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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURTH NEWLIN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1208 AM MDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...CORRECTED FOR FORECAST ERRORS IN THE TONIGHT PERIOD...

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

.DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE ON THE
STRONG SIDE. RECOVERIES SHOULD BE RELATIVELY GOOD FRIDAY NIGHT...AND
THE HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL BE REINFORCED ON SATURDAY AS UPSLOPE FLOW
CONTINUES FROM THE EAST. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT
EXCEPT NEAR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...WINDS
ALOFT WILL BE MODERATE TO STRONG...IN THE 30 TO 50 MPH RANGE ABOVE
10000 FEET...AND THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRONGER THUNDERSTORM
RELATED WINDS. IF UPDATED INFORMATION IS REQUIRED...A NEW SPOT
REQUEST SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FRIDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(50
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL
                    1700...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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