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FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR O HAVER LAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1130 AM MDT MON APR 22 2013

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST FOR TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW WILL NOT
BE A GOOD INDICATION OF EXPECTED CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY...AS WE
CURRENTLY HAVE A STRONG SPRING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
STATE.

A SLOW WARMUP TO SEASONAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY
WITH A FEW ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. I HAVE APPENDED THE EXTENDED FORECAST PORTION OF THE
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST (FWFPUB) FOR ZONE 220 THE UPPER ARKANSAS
RIVER VALLEY-INCLUDING...CHAFFEE COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY FOR AN
OUTLOOK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 18-22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 39 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY UNTIL
                    2000...THEN SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 29 MPH UNTIL 2000. AROUND 10 MPH
                    AFTER 2300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER 1400 UNTIL 1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 7 TO 20. HIGHS
27 TO 45. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 23. HIGHS 30 TO 51.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 28. HIGHS
34 TO 58. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. HIGHS 35 TO 62.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 30. HIGHS 35 TO 62.


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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOHN INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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