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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDLE RIDDGE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
430 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

GENERALLY WEAK FLOW IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. ADEQUATE MOISTURE SHOULD BE NOTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. OVERALL...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH NEAR
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. FINALLY...LOW GRADE 20 FOOT WINDS SHOULD BE
NOTED.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(59 PERCENT) UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(49 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-47F.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-82 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(57 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-69F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 11500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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