FNUS75 KPUB 131245
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY GULCH PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
545 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 ONLY 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22F.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 2400. WEST AROUND
                    36 MPH AFTER 0200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111213.TURKE.01/PUB