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FNUS75 KBOU 102257
FWSBOU

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAUNTON SP PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER-BOULDER CO
457 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS.

SYNOPSIS...A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS
EASTWARD THIS EVENING...DECREASING FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...MUCH OF THE SNOWFALL WILL HAVE ENDED.

EXTENDED SYNOPSIS...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...THE STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY
NIGHT WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURING FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. UNCERTAINTY IN THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
WILL LEAD TO ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
FOR LATER IN THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...
 ...ALL SURFACE WINDS ARE 20-FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGED WINDS...

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.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12-16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2300...THEN GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28-32 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-45...EXCEPT AROUND 36 ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000...GOOD UNTIL 1200...
                    EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24-32 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91%...EXCEPT 77-83% ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2200. POOR AFTER 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 200-1200 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30-35 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 16-24
                    MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-50...EXCEPT AROUND 40 ABOVE TIMBERLINE.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16-20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS
LESS THAN 12 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...ALLEN GALLAMORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A 
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.