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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
517 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT TIMES SHOULD BE NOTED FROM
TODAY INTO THURSDAY.  IN ADDITION...IT STILL APPEARS THAT A
PROLONGED WARM...DRY AND POTENTIALLY WINDY WEATHER PATTERN
AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE FROM TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 19-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-53F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-39 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 43 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-83F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 19-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100615.MEDAN.01/PUB