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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 143...FORT CARSON FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
752 AM MST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR BY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE BURN AREA. RH VALUES WILL BE QUITE LOW AND HAINES INDEX VALUES
WILL BE QUITE HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND 3-4 AM FRIDAY MORNING.
RH VALUES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST 10-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(49 PERCENT) UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 3   TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...TOM TILLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090122.RANGE.01/PUB