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SPOT FORECAST FOR PANARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
535 AM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...WEAK WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY WITH A MINOR UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
COLORADO THIS MORNING CONTINUING TO MOVE OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MINOR WAVE WILL BE ON
THE DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL LIMIT
MIXING TODAY WITH ONLY FAIR DISPERSIONS EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING BETTER DISPERSIONS TO THE BURN SITE ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3000
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-93 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    0800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHWEST 13-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101228.PANAR.01/PUB