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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
428 AM MDT TUE SEP 8 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

FIRST...MAJOR CHANGES IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR BY FRIDAY.
PLEASE SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION IN THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE PRODUCT
FOR DETAILS.

FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO...WINDS IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ATMOSPHERE
ARE GOING TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...SO I DO NOT SEE ANY STRONG 20 FOOT
WINDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE PLAINS
THIS EVENING AND THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME WETTING
RAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS FRONT FOR THIS EVENING
WILL BE RATHER SHALLOW...SO I DO NOT SEE ANY STRONG WINDS AT THE FIRE
SITE. THE ACTUAL FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA BY 10 PM.

FOR WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER AND YOU WILL
ONCE AGAIN HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME WETTING RAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT) UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1100 UNTIL 1400...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL
                    1400...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY(49 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO  8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN SOUTH AROUND 3
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(54 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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