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SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGEPOLE FLATS RX...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
545 AM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
TO THE BURN AREA TODAY AND SATURDAY.  THE WARM...DRY CONDITIONS WILL
RESULT IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS.  WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10 MPH
THROUGH SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS COULD REACH 15 MPH.  VENTILATION
RATES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE GOOD CATEGORY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS TODAY AND SATURDAY.  NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
BURN SITE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN RISING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...BECOMING POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN RISING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...ANDY WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.LODGE.02/PUB