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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDERHOUSE PILES...USFS RIO GRANDE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
311 AM MST TUE NOV 30 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...HIHG PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE AREA TODAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS...WHICH WILL BE FROM THE WEST
OR NORTHWEST AND DOWN-VALLEY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL
LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSION...BUT THERE WILL BE A SHORT PERIOD EACH EARLY
AFTERNOON WHEN DISPERSION IS AT LEAST FAIR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN AROUND 15
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...KENT SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101129.POWDE.04/PUB