FNUS75 KPUB 011223
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE ROCK PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
523 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT OCCASIONAL SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...TAPERING OFF TO
FLURRIES BY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
IS EXPECTED...WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT...WITH DRY AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER ON FRIDAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW REDEVELOPS
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH...A FEW GUST TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2300...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY(48 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    2300...THEN A FEW FLURRIES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....0 TO 5F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(46 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111201.HOLEI.01/PUB