FNUS75 KPUB 091141
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3R...RYE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
541 AM MDT MON MAR 9 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT
36 HOURS...

.DISCUSSION...

RED FLAG CONDITIONS (WINDS AND LOW RH VALUES) ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BURN AREA.

ALTHOUGH RH VALUES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER AFTER SUNSET..THE WINDS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO DECREASE. THE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 30
MPH.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TUESDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT MOVE
ACROSS THE BURN AREA. RH VALUES...HOWEVER...WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(54 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(57 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 26 MPH UNTIL 2300. SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    53 MPH AFTER 0500.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    0500...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(52 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    UNTIL 1000...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL
                    1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 51 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN AROUND 36
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PHILLIP DANIELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090309.3R___.01/PUB