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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGEWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
751 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

BURN SITE UNDER DRY WESTERLY FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY.  SOME HIGH CLOUDS AT
TIMES OBSCURING THE SUN.  NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.  WINDS...ESPECIALLY
TRANSPORT WINDS...WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH
SHOULD PROVIDE MORE THAN ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

FUELS ARE NOT INDICATED TO BE CRITICAL ACROSS ZONE 221 SO NO FIRE WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN SITE.  HOWEVER...AS YOU CAN SEE FROM
THE PARAMETERS BELOW...METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS WILL BE AT OR NEAR CRITICAL
LEVELS ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE BURN SITE.  THIS COULD PLAY HAVOC WITH BURN
CONTROL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. GOOD AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT).  PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 47 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.RIDGE.01/PUB