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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALVARADO TANGLEWOOD PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
215 PM MST WED JAN 30 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED GUSTY
WINDS ALONG THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY.
EXPOSED WINDY SPOTS ALONG THE LEE OF THE SANGRES HAVE BEEN SEEING GUSTS
TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES TODAY (AS EVIDENCE IN BEAR CREEK RAWS WELL
TO THE NORTH).  ALTHOUGH OBSERVATIONS ARE WIDELY SPACED APART...SUSPECT
THAT OTHER NOTORIOUSLY WINDY SPOTS ARE ALSO BLOWING AT A SIMILAR SPEEDS
TO THE WEST OF SLIVERCLIFF.  A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME THIS EVENING...WINDS
MAY ACTUALLY INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS
CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WINDS
MAY DECREASE A LITTLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH THEY WILL AT LEAST BE
SOMEWHAT BREEZY IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSION RATES WILL BE VERY GOOD AGAIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

NOTE: YOUR SPOT REQUEST FOR TOMORROW MORNING'S UPDATE IS POSTED ON
TODAY'S DATE (JAN 30TH). TOMORROW MORNING YOU WILL NEED TO GO TO
YESTERDAY'S DATE TO RETRIEVE THE UPDATED FORECAST UNLESS YOU CHOOSE
TO CHANGE THE 2ND SPOT REQUEST. NOT A PROBLEM FOR US EITHER WAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(49 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 13-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH
                    THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(47 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(34 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS UP T0 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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