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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
845 AM MST THU DEC 2 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...THE BIG HORN RAWS IS NOT VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXPECTED
WEATHER OF THE PROPOSED BURN SITE...HOWEVER UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD ACROSS THE STATE TODAY WITH GENERALLY WEAK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
ACROSS THE BURN SITE. THE WEAKER FLOW ALOFT WILL LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSIONS
ACROSS THE BURN SITE WITH A FEW HOURS OF BARELY INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(37 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...PAUL DUARTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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