FNUS75 KPUB 031504
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 143 - 155...FORT CARSON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
904 AM MDT SUN OCT 3 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER RIDGING IS PROJECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE BURN SITE FROM TODAY
INTO MONDAY...ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION
WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES WHEN COMPARED TO YESTERDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-80F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 9
                    MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH AROUND 1400
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-51F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-68 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN WEST AROUND
                    14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 10 MPH THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 12500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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REQUESTED BY...PETER WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101003.RANGE.02/PUB