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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURTH NEWLIN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1029 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE AREA.
EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES...AND DRIER AIR TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW. ONCE
THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES OUT...WHICH WILL OCCUR BY EARLY AFTERNOON...EXPECT
GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL'S. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. ANY CONVECTION
SHOULD STOP SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(56 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN LESS THAN 500
                    FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN WEST AROUND 9
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL 1500...THEN NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 10000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 0800.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...CERU
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.FOURT.01/PUB