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SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT CARSON PILES...FORT CARSON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
853 AM MST FRI FEB 15 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 36
HOURS. WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD. SURFACE
WIND FLOW TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE NORTH-NORTHWEST THIS MORNING
BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD GET A BIT
GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON.

TOMORROW WILL BE A DRY DAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY
LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(63 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL
                    BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 8500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL
                    1600...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800. 500 FT AGL AFTER 1900.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 0400.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 9
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 8000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1300...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1600...THEN VERY
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...ANDY CULLAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.FORTC.01/PUB