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

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE UNDER 2 INCHES. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT TONIGHT...MAINLY DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.

FOR TOMORROW...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE COOL WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. OVERALL WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT...BUT WE COULD SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONVECTIVE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

OUTLOOK....DRY. NO PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 4 DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL 2000...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
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). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 16000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 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.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110501.SANDG.02/PUB