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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMPART PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
751 AM MST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

A STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE BURN SITE WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON.  SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING AND WILL SPREAD
OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.  TEMPERATURES
ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST RIGHT NOW AND WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY
FROM THE REGION.

NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS COLORADO BY THURSDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  THIS WILL LEAD TO
DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES.

SMOKE DISPERSALS WILL BE A CHALLENGE TODAY...STRONG WINDS WILL
MOVE SMOKE BUT VENT RATES VERY LOW GIVEN THE COLD AIR MOVING
INTO PLACE.  THE LOW VENT RATES HAVE GIVEN POOR DISPERSALS FOR
TODAY.  FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSALS ARE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20F.  HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE OCCURRING THIS
                    MORNING WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT) UNTIL 1900...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-7F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN
                    AROUND 33 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 2200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0400...THEN
                    POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.RAMPA.01/PUB