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SPOT FORECAST FOR FORBAY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT PSICC USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
448 AM MDT WED NOV 2 2011

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...

A WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE BURN SITE WITH
SNOW ONGOING.  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
MID AFTERNOON.  EXPECT SNOW TO END BY MID AFTERNOON.  WINDS
HAVE BEEN SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING AND WILL TRANSITION
TO NORTHEASTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER STORM SHIFTS EAST.
DISPERSALS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE GOOD THIS MORNING WITH FAIR
TO GOOD CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION FOR THURSDAY.  THIS WILL
BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES.  THE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO CENTRAL COLORADO WITH
THE HIGH PRESSURE.  WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN.  DISPERSALS WILL START OFF POOR AND BECOME FAIR
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL 0900...THEN SNOW
                    LIKELY UNTIL 1200...THEN SNOW ENDING BY 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    THROUGH 1100 BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY 4 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    POOR.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MARKALUNAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.FORBA.02/PUB