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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTER RANCH UNIT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER-BOULDER CO
823 AM MST SAT FEB 12 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTER RANCH UNIT 4
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
824 AM MST SAT FEB 12 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS.

SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS COLORADO TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING.  PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE TROUGH.
THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  THE LOWER LEVEL
WINDS
WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND THE TROUGH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0930...THEN VERY GOOD BY 1230.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST 18-32
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-94%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 400-1400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 36 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN 20-24
                    MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 14-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1000...THEN EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 36-44 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN
12 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN
12 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...JULIE STENNES
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, USFWS, BIA).