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SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCOY GULCH PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
636 AM MST THU FEB 2 2012

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST
FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF
COLORADO THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE LIFTING OUT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND THEN
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL
                    1100...THEN RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST
                    TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1100...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120202.MCCOY.01/PUB