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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
535 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

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


.DISCUSSION...

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER THE SPOT SITE THIS MORNING WILL GET MUCH STRONGER
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT FORM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST TODAY...
AND BECOME QUITE STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY GUSTING IN THE 40-50 MPH
RANGE. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS IN THE LAT MORNING...BUT IT
WILL BE BRIEF. WINDS WILL NOT RELAX UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE LESS
STRONG ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 50 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 0100...THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 50 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 0100. GOOD AFTER 0400.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 45 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN AROUND 35
                    MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL
                    1600...THEN AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.HIGHW.01/PUB