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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARY...FORT CARSON FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
532 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN ACROSS
THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT
WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. THE DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL
KEEP DRY AIR IN PLACE WITH MIN RHS AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
AND POOR RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ALONG WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(42 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 18-22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 41 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 43 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 16-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 38
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 44 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN AROUND 34
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 25-29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 47 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 52 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...TOM TILLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090304.QUARY.01/PUB