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SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE W1415...CSFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1121 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE TODAY...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
TODAY ARE VERY LOW...WITH ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM PRODUCING GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS...BUT LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. RH WILL FALL
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS
AFTER 1200. EXPECT ONLY MODERATE RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT'
AS SOUTHWEST WINDS KEEP MIXING GOING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. ON
SATURDAY...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WITH MINIMUM RH FALLING
TO NEAR 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...
THOUGH SPEEDS WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(36 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 13000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...CK MOREY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.APACH.01/PUB