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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDROSA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
509 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
WILL SEE SOME GUSTY WEST WINDS OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES EARLY THIS
MORNING...TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS SHOULD QUIET DOWN A BIT LATER THIS
MORNING...BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN BY PEAK HEATING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
AND WINDS COULD BE STRONG AND ERRATIC IN VICINITY OF STORMS.
HOWEVER...COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
BY WEDNESDAY...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE A BIT LIGHTER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN WEST AROUND 10
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.PIEDR.01/PUB