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SPOT FORECAST FOR SW OF SPRINGFIELD...BACA CO. DEM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1243 PM MST MON JAN 19 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
DECREASING SOME THIS EVENING.  EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS 25-35 MPH
GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 15-25 MPH
THIS EVENING.  NOON MST WINDS AT THE SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT WERE FROM
THE NORTH AT 36 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH...WITH A PEAK WIND GUST
TO 52 MPH AT 1110 AM MST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT THEN
SHOULD SHOW PRETTY QUICK RECOVERY THIS EVENING...AS THE ATMOSPHERE
DECOUPLES AND WINDS DIE DOWN.

THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... STILL WARM AND DRY...BUT WITH LESS
WIND AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26F.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...EM811
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090119.SWOFS.01/PUB