Re: Fog in Gunnison

hank Wrote:
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> > Chris Walker Wrote:
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> > > That box would be for the fog signals.
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> > ????????????
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> > Not much need for a fog horn in Colorado.
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> Oh, believe me, fog occurs in the Colorado High
> Country. All fog is, basically, is a cloud at
> ground level.
> As the temperture drops, and it can drop *fast* at
> high elevations[1], the air can't hold as much
> water vapor in suspension (relative humidity
> rises) and, when it gets to a point where the
> *absolute* humidty is at or near the maximum the
> air can hold (100% rel. Humidity), you get fog.
> Most common in Fall, but, like snow, I have seen
> it in the Gunnison Valley at all times of the
> year!
> hank
> [1] One time, back when I lived in Gunnison, I was
> walking down Tomichi Ave about 30 minutes after
> sunset and from the time I could make out the
> time/temp display at GB&T to the time I passed it,
> the temp dropped 5 degrees F!