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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR ELK PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
458 AM MST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY IS DEPARTING TO THE
EAST THIS MORNING.  ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE SYSTEM IS VERY WEAK AND NOT EXPECTED TO DO
MUCH BUT IT COULD BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE PEAKS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30 PERCENT) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50 PERCENT).  A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING SNOW SHOWER ON
                    THE PEAKS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS 3-8 MPH...EXCEPT NORTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. GOOD AFTER 1000.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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