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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER BOTTOM WF...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
612 PM MDT THU APR 1 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL 800 PM BEFORE WINDS START TO DECREASE.  HOWEVER...WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY MOST OF THE NIGHT.
HUMIDITIES AT NEAREST OBSERVATION SITE (LA JUNTA) ARE STARTING TO RISE
(AROUND 20% AS OF 600 PM) BUT IT WILL BE A GRADUAL INCREASE TO A MAXIMUM
HUMIDITY OF AROUND 50 PERCENT BY 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TOMORROW OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING BEFORE WINDS START TO
SUBSIDE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  HUMIDITIES TOMORROW WILL DROP BACK TO
AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON AS THERE IS VERY LITTLE MOISTURE
COMING IN BEHIND THE FRONT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(67 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WINDY. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 35-50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 60 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WEST 25-35 MPH
                    UNTIL 0300...THEN WEST 12-24 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(69 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...NWS LHX FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.RIVER.02/PUB