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SPOT FORECAST FOR NW LEADVILLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
527 AM MST THU NOV 18 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

WITH AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY AND WARMER.  SOME WESTERLY BREEZES ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  WINDS IN THE MIXING LAYER
WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TODAY TO GIVE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE AFTERNOON...
AND THEN ON FRIDAY IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL SEE VERY GOOD DISPERSAL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD BY 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2100 THEN NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD BY 1200.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.NWLEA.01/PUB