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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRIMSON PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER-BOULDER CO
528 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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 ON
MONDAY 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 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.....13-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-95%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2300...THEN FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 2600-3600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20-24 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
                    1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-52%.
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...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200. EXCELLENT
AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17-24 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN AROUND 28
                    MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-97%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2200. POOR AFTER 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800-7800 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 600-1600 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25-32 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 13-20
                    MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400-10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-20 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. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS
THAN 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN
12 MPH.

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