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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW DIVIDE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
643 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE WARMER AIR STARTS TO SPREAD
INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY.  SCATTERED OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THOUGH ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL
REMAIN AROUND A HALF INCH OR LESS.  WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT.

ON THURSDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH...WITH EXPOSED
RIDGE TOP WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  GIVEN
THE FAIRLY SHELTERED LOCATION THINK WIND GUSTS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH
FOR THE BURN SITE.  TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM INTO THE TEENS. ANOTHER
ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A COUPLE INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS BY
FRIDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-28 TO -23F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....-10 TO -5F.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-7 TO -13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL BY 1800.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-55%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTH 10-15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR A LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110202.MEADO.01/PUB