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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
705 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN COLORADO TODAY.
THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SOME OCCASIONAL BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND AN ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSION
SHOULD BE GOOD ONCE ANY MORNING SURFACE INVERSION MIXES OUT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(48 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5 TO 10F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    GOOD 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...DREW MAXWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110104.HIGHW.01/PUB