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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
737 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

ALTHOUGH SMOKE DISPERSION IS GOING TO BE GOOD OR BETTER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS. GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IT SHOULD
BE NOTED THAT OBSERVATIONS AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY
ARE INDICATING WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ON TOP OF THE RAMPART RANGE
AT 7 AM THIS MORNING.

OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 22 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    FAIR UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 36 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN HEN WEST 15-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 29
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    POOR.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...RICHERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111229.RAMPA.01/PUB