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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND LAKE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER-BOULDER CO
807 AM MST SAT FEB 12 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR GFRAND LAKES PILES
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
806 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 SNOW WILL DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  THE LOWER LEVEL WINDS
WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND THE TROUGH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY BY 1200 NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4800-5800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST 15-30
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 400-1000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-28 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1700...THEN GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28-32 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
7. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 2.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...ERIC ALLEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE