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SPOT FORECAST FOR COOLBROTH BURN......USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
243 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2003

VALID UNTIL 1043 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2003
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

***NOTE...THIS FORECAST WAS ENTERED ON THE WEB CALENDAR ON WEDNESDAY.
TODAY IS TUESDAY. AFTER CALLING THE CONTACT NUMBER...THE FORECAST HAS
BEEN DONE FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. FOR A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SPOT
FORECAST FOR TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) PLEASE REQUEST ANOTHER SPOT
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH NEW OBSERVATIONS.***

DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY...CLEAR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS OVER
THE BURN AREA...WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE GENERATING DIURNAL
SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS. AS A RESULT OF THE LIGHT WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT...TRANSPORT WINDS ARE LIGHT...AND SMOKE DISPERSAL BECOMES ONLY
FAIR ON WEDNESDAY. HAINES INDICES CLIMB THROUGH THE PERIOD...AS THE
ATMOSPHERE DRIES AND WARMS IN RESPONSE TO A RIDGE MOVING IN ALOFT.

TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........12-17F.
   RH..................55-65%.
   WIND...EYE LEVEL....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-8 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-8 MPH.
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY 2000.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2000.
   HAINES INDEX........2...OR A VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRES.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........60-65F.
   RH..................12-22%.
   WIND...EYE LEVEL....BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 7-12 MPH.
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL BY 1200.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1200.
   HAINES INDEX........3...BECOMING 4 BY 1500...OR A LOW POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES.

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........20-25F.
   RH..................60-70%
   WIND...EYE LEVEL....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH BY 2000.
   20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY 2000.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 2000.
   HAINES INDEX........4...OR A LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRES.

...FORECASTER...CRAVEN

...OUTLOOK...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

%%% EVALUATION OF SPOT FORECAST %%%
PLEASE EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PARAMETERS:
WIND...TEMPERATURE...HUMIDITY...SKY/WEATHER

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