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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHOUSE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
535 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO
BY THIS MORNING.  FLOW WILL TURN SOUTHWESTERLY WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  WARMER DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE BY THURSDAY WITH HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 15 MPH.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY.

SMOKE DISPERSALS WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING BEFORE BECOMING
FAIR THIS AFTERNOON.  POOR DISPERSALS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP
TONIGHT WITH IMPROVEMENTS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH BETTER
MIXING OVER THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT
                    7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...SID HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.POWDE.01/PUB