FNUS75 KPUB 301106
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARRIZO WC PILES...USFS COMANCHE NG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
406 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

A RELATIVELY QUIET AND MILD DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA
TODAY...WITH OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE
BY LATE MORNING. WINDS MAY BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT WILL
BECOME MORE SO LATE TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER SHORTWAVE
CROSSES THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...INCREASING WINDS SIGNIFICANTLY. THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE
TONIGHT...AND SHOULD NOT BE REALIZED IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN
AREA UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH THROUGH
                    0900...THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 9-13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    UNTIL 1300...THEN WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 18 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 31 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN NORTH AROUND 18
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111230.CARRI.01/PUB