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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
449 AM MST TUE NOV 8 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN REGION BUILDING INTO THE STATE
AS AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO LIFT OUT INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING
TREND ACROSS THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(65
                    PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-29F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(28 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111108.RAMPA.01/PUB