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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO...PUEBLO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
518 AM MDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING AT LEAST ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. EXPECT SURFACE WINDS TO SWING
BACK AROUND THE THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL LIKELY
DRY OUT THE AIR MASS AND PRODUCE LOWER MIN RH THAN ON SATURDAY. SOME
VERY SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING FORECAST FOR MONDAY...WITH A TREND
TOWARD DRIER...WARMER AND WINDIER WEATHER EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY
INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2400...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN NORTHWEST
                    UNTIL 0200...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(63 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 12000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1400...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100612.MEDAN.01/PUB