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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH COTTONWOOD PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
919 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON BRINGING
THE THREAT OF ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AROUND THE SHOWERS.

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES BY...WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA WILL CAUSE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(52 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH NEAR SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-7F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    2000...THEN DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(59 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1600...THEN GOOD.

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FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110104.NORTH.01/PUB