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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDANO...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
636 PM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010

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

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN WITH SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING. AMPLE MONSOONAL
MOISTURE AND LIGHT STEERING WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WITH ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP.

...NOTE...IT WAS NOT NOTED IN THE SPOT REQUEST WHEN THIS FORECAST
WAS NEEDED...SO IF YOU NEED THIS FOR TOMORROW...PLEASE SUBMIT
ANOTHER SPOT REQUEST IN THE MORNING...

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(63 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................5 UNTIL 2400...THEN 3.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(65 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST 8-14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...BLACK HILLS MODULE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.MEDAN.01/PUB