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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR NI...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
352 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS FRIDAY WILL BE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN...LIKELY FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WILL REACH THE
SITE. A MOIST SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO
SATURDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW CLOUDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH
SURFACE HEATING TO DEVELOP A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3 TO 6 UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST  8 TO 12 MPH BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2400...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 2000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN AROUND 17
                    MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...
...FOR PLANNING URPOSES ONLY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL
                    1200...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW
                    POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WOLYN
REQUESTED BY...ERICK STAHLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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