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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
435 AM MDT THU OCT 27 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

STORM SYSTEM IS SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING
TO MOVE AWAY.  MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOL WEATHER WILL BE LEFT BEHIND...
WITH HIGHS TODAY 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY CALLS FOR DRY AND WARMER WEATHER...WITH
TEMPERATURES STILL BELOW...BUT CLOSER TO AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE RECENT STORM SYSTEM HAS LEFT BEHIND A COOL AND STABLE AIRMASS OVER
THE BURN SITE...WITH WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS EXPECTED.
CONSEQUENTLY...GENERALLY POOR VENTILATION RATES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.RAMPA.01/PUB