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FNUS75 KBOU 071222
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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAUNTON SP UNIT 9...USFS   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
530 AM MST MON NOV 7 2005

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

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL USHER IN 
VARYING AMOUNTS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE TODAY AND 
TONIGHT...BUT IT SHOULD BE DRY.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST THIS 
AFTERNOON IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...INCREASING LATER TONIGHT AS THE 
GRADIENT ALOFT BEGINS TO INCREASE.  TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE MUCH 
LIKE YESTERDAY.   

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. 
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-15 BECOMING 10-22 THIS AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-28 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 32-40 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL                
                    1200...THEN VERY GOOD. 
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. 
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 600 FT AGL. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. 
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY 
                    CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OR RAIN 
                    SHOWERS AFTER 1100. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. 
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. WEST 24-40 MPH. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 40 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8200 FT AGL. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN 
                    EXCELLENT. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN
12 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH. 
.VETERANS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN GALLAMORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20051107.STAUN.02/BOU