FNUS75 KPUB 121442
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
742 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING ACROSS THE
REGION ALONG WITH GENERALLY WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING
ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSION EXPECTED.
INCREASING FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER MIXING ACROSS THE
AREA ON TUESDAY...ALONG WITH CHANCES OF SHOWERS AS PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS SPREADS EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(63 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 4-9 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38F.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOSH LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111212.RAMPA.02/PUB