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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAMADITAS MESA...USFS - RGF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
643 AM MDT THU SEP 16 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH. ONLY
FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS DRY AIR MOVES
IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND GENERALLY FORM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN LESS THAN 500
                    FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0300.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.ALAMA.01/PUB