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SPOT FORECAST FOR PINELLO RANCH AG BURN...COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
802 AM MDT THU APR 18 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

REMNANT MOISTURE BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL ALLOW ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE
TODAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE 30S AND 40S.  IT WILL DRY OUT FOR FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
BACK INTO THE 50S AND LOWER 60S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(58 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN
                    NORTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800. 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130419.PINEL.01/PUB