FNUS75 KPUB 101648 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR OLESON MITIGATION PROJECT...STONEWALL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1048 AM MDT FRI JUL 10 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY. MID LEVEL MONSOONAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER COLORADO FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. ANY STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED WITH LITTLE RAINFALL...AND WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC. STORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW...WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS IN THE MORNING. MORE EXTENSIVE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 11000 FT AGL AFTER 0800. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 0900. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57F. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 9500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3. $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...LOYD HOLLIMAN DEP CHIEF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090710.OLESO.02/PUB