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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1015 AM MDT SAT JUN 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BURN
AREA TODAY AFTER 12 NOON...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CURRENT SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATES SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS RIGHT NOW THROUGH
ABOUT MIDDAY...THEN LOOK FOR MORE CLOUD COVER TO DEVELOP. REMEMBER
THAT ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL OVERRIDE LOCAL TERRAIN
WINDS...AND PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC SURFACE WINDS AS WELL AS A
LIGHTNING THREAT.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND RAISING HUMIDITY LEVELS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHTLY
HIGHER CHANCE FOR STORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (57 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 12 NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST-NORTHWEST
                    9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (58 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (44 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH AROUND 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1500...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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