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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO EAST SIDE...PIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
610 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

BASICALLY WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY RELIEF IN SITE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
EACH DAY WILL ALSO BE QUITE DRY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEING BELOW 15 PERCENT...THEN ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY BE 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WILL LIKELY BE 25-35 MPH.  THIS IS PART OF THE REASON THERE IS A RED
FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FRIDAY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
SATURDAY...AND WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED
FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH.
                    MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN DOWNSLOPE 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 9-13 MPH UNTIL
                    1200 THEN SOUTHWEST 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 16500
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100617.MEDAN.02/PUB