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SPOT FORECAST FOR ABBEY ROAD...RYE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
649 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

THE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY AND FAIRLY STRONG...ESPECIALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.  THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY LOW TODAY.  THE
COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND THAT IS WHY A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT TODAY.  SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
THE WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE EARLY TO MIDEVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-22 MPH UNTIL AROUND
                    1000 THEN INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH POSSIBLY SOME
                    GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 17-27 MPH UNTIL 2000 THEN 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 42 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR BY 0500.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH UNTIL AROUND 0900 THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH POSSIBLY SOME HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...PHILLIP DANIELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100330.ABBEY.01/PUB