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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
411 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY UNTIL MID-
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE INTO THE EVENING.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WITH MOSTLY
CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY...NORMAL DIURNAL
UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE WIND FLOW IS NOT EXPECTED SO WINDS SHOULD
GENERALLY BE LIGHT...6-10 MPH.

CONDITIONS BECOME SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
UPPER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO THE EAST...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
BECOME A POSSIBILITY IN THE AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL 1500...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST-NORTHEAST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2000. NORTH AFTER 0200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 14000 FT AGL AFTER 0800.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110501.SANDG.01/PUB