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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARY...FORT CARSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
202 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE WEST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
AND WILL THEN DECREASE.   AFTER ABOUT 2100 THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE WEST AND CONTINUE THIS WAY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
HOWEVER...THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE MUCH LIKE TODAY...
WITH THE WINDS BECOMING STRONG AGAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG WITH
VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY ALSO LOOKS LIKE A VERY WINDY AND DRY DAY.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 32.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 20-30 MPH UNTIL 1900...WEST 10-20 MPH UNTIL 2100...
                    THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 26 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN AROUND 15
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 9700 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900.  WEST AROUND 30 MPH
                    AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...TILLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090303.QUARY.01/PUB