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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
707 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...WARMING ALOFT WITHIN MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. THE WARMING ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING ACROSS THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH A BRIEF WINDOW OF FAIR SMOKE DISPERAL
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES LATER TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGING BETTER DISPERSIONS TO THE AREA
TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(68 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37F.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3500 FT AFL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(64 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW UNTIL 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(34 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 2500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1000...THEN 6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 3000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1600...THEN FAIR.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...PIKE HOTSHOTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111213.RAMPA.01/PUB