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SPOT FORECAST FOR DENTON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
115 PM MDT SUN MAY 16 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA TODAY THOUGH WITH
AFTERNOON HEATING CUMULUS BUILD UPS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WILL
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.  LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DECREASE
DURING THE EVENING WITH A LIGHT EASTERLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

FOR TOMORROW...GREATER MOISTURE AND AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR MONDAY.
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 40 MPH...LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(56 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN EAST
                    4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(46 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    10-20 MPH UNTIL 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 10000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. GOOD UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT AFTER
                    1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL DUARTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100516.DENTO.01/PUB