FNUS75 KPUB 032040 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDLE RIDDGE FIRE...USDA FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 240 PM MDT THU SEP 3 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY WEAK FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AT THIS TIME AND THIS MOISTURE WILL LIKELY REMAIN OVER THE REGION UNTIL AT LEAST MID WEEK. OVERALL...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(62 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(48 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49F. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN WEST AROUND 4 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................4 UNTIL 1900...THEN 3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLY 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 12000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN EAST AROUND 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3. $$ FORECASTER...HODANISH REQUESTED BY...CHRIS NACCARATO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090903.MIDLE.01/PUB