FNUS75 KPUB 131100
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA MARIA...USFS, DIVIDE DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
500 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
THIS MORNING CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. STRONG SOLAR HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD MIXING
AND POTENTIALLY ALLOW FOR THE GUSTY WEST WINDS TO MIX DOWN ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER...WITH THE WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT AND THE ASPECT OF THE BURN SITE...YOU SHOULD SEE LOWER
PRESSURES NORTH AND EAST OF THE SITE WHICH WOULD KEEP THE
GENERALLY LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW YOU SAW ON THE
BURN YESTERDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(29 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL
                    1700...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...MARK C  GOSHORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090512.SANTA.02/PUB