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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE ROCK PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
343 AM MST WED FEB 8 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY.
SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TODAY...ALTHOUGH TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL BE MODERATE FROM THE WEST. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT
SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO RELAX ON THURSDAY...LEADING TO POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    NORTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...MATT NORDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.HOLEI.01/PUB