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SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
929 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN AFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY THROUGH 11 AM
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND INTO
SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY MID DAY THURSDAY.  SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.  WINDS
TODAY WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST BY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT
AROUND FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
BECOMING GUSTY BY THURSDAY MORNING.  TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 4-6 INCHES AT THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...
                    THEN SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTH AROUND 14
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1400...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32F.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...JESSE THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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