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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT C2   UNIT P RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
446 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN SITE INTO AT
LEAST WEDNESDAY.

ATTACHED BELOW IS OUR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S CNTRL AND
SERN COLORADO(FWF ZONE FORECAST) ISSUED AT 413 AM MDT THIS MORNING.
THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE ADDRESS OF:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PUB UNDER THE FIRE WEATHER LINK.

IN ADDITION...LONGER TERM FORECASTS SUCH AS FORECAST TEMPERATURES
...HUMIDITIES...WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED AND SMOKE DISPERSALS CAN
ALSO BE FOUND AT THE SAME WEB SITE UNDER IN THE EXPERIMENTAL FIRE
WEATHER PRODUCTS BOX.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN HOW TO FIND/USE
THESE PRODUCTS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US AS NEEDED.


FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7(FROM THE FWF ZONE FORECAST)

WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS
NEAR 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 23 TO 29. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 22 TO 29. HIGHS NEAR 60.

SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS NEAR 60.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-62F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-84 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST AROUND
                    10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 1000. 11000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1500.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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