FNUS75 KPUB 072202 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREBAY PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 302 PM MST THU MAR 7 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...CURRENTLY OFF THE WEST COAST...IS FORECAST TO SWING ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF THE BURN AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE AREAS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (37 PERCENT) UNTIL 0300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23F. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........N-NE 5-10 MPH THROUGH 1800...BECOMING S-SW 3-7 MPH BY 2000. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1000 UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 1500...THEN RAIN LIKELY...MIXING WITH SNOW AFTER 1800. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45F. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........S-SW 7-10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 11-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 7000 FT AGL AFTER 0900. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. POPS MAR 8: 30% 1000-1200...THEN 60% REST OF DAY AND NIGHT MAR 9: 70% UNTIL 1700...THEN 40% UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 20% MAR 10: NIL $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...RYAN ROMERO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.FOREB.02/PUB