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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
924 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

QUITE A BIT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS GOING TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOISTURE ALONG WITH WEAK SHORT WAVES IN THE MID
LEVEL FLOW SHOULD ALLOW FOR QUITE A BIT OF THUNDER OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO. LIKEWISE...I WOULD EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE IN YOUR IMMEDIATE
REGION DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. LOOKING AT THE 700 MB WIND
CHARTS FLOW WILL BE FROM A GENERALLY WEAK WESTERLY DIRECTION AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS
SO DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(59 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 OT 8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST AROUND 8 MPH
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(69 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-55F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(66 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-84F...EXCEPT 58-71F ABOVE 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-29 PERCENT...EXCEPT 32-42 PERCENT ABOVE
                    10000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...ZION MODULE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100720.MEDAN.01/PUB