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

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 1915 MDT THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE SITE. RH VALUES WILL CLIMB
AFTER THE WIND SHIFT...RECOVERING TO NEAR 50 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
COULD SEE A SPRINKLE OR FLURRY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THOUGH
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ISN'T EXPECTED. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
REDEVELOP BY MID-MORNING TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH.
MINIMUM RH WILL QUICKLY DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE THE WEST WINDS
DEVELOP...WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT RH LIKELY THROUGH
THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(57 PERCENT).
                    AFTER 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH UNTIL 1915...THEN EAST 10-15 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 35 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN EAST-SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100.
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 0900...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL
                    1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 46 MPH UNTIL 1400. AROUND 22 MPH
                    AFTER 1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...PHILLIP DANIELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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