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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
838 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

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

.DISCUSSION...

IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY AND BREEZY AT THE BURN SITE TODAY
WITH WINDS INCREASING BY LATE MORNING.  HAINES VALUES WILL REMAIN
AROUND 6 TODAY...AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL BE POOR.
TOMORROW WILL BE WINDY ONCE AGAIN WITH EVEN HIGHER GUSTS INTO THE
30 TO 40 MPH RANGE BY AFTERNOON AS A JET STREAM MOVES OVERHEAD.
HAINES VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE HIGH CATEGORY (AROUND 6).
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...AND THE
WEATHER PATTERN DOES NOT LOOK FAVORABLE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 18500 FT AGL AFTER
                    0900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MAX HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH UNTIL 2400. EAST SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 38 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...JESSE DUHNKRACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100618.MEDAN.01/PUB