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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
712 PM MDT FRI JUL 16 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

IT WILL GENERALLY BE HOT AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS...IF
THEY OCCUR WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE DIURNAL THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

THE PROSPECTS FOR WETTING RAINS REALLY DO NOT LOOK GOOD. THE BEST DECENT
CHANCE WILL BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

LOOKING AT THE WINDS...I REALLY DO NOT SEE ANY STRONG SYNOPTIC WINDS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND FLOW WILL MAINLY BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN.




.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(33 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 11000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(32 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(33 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22.27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 11000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...ZION MODULE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.MEDAN.01/PUB