FNUS75 KPUB 032246
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT CARSON COMPLEX...CO-FCQ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
346 PM MST FRI DEC 3 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND
1800 THIS EVENING PRODUCING HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
EXPECT TO SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS AFTER 1800 WITH WINDS DECREASING
AND LOW HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.  A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS
THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS TURNING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
AND MUCH MORE HUMID AIR.  WINDS ARE FORECAST TO TURN SOUTHEASTERLY
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT GUSTS.  CLOUD COVER
AND COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES LOW
AND HUMIDITY VALUES RELATIVELY MOIST.

SMOKE DISPERSALS WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
POOR DISPERSALS SETTING UP OVERNIGHT.  MIXING WILL BE LIMITED
TOMORROW WITH POOR DISPERSALS EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32F.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH
                    1700 BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.  WINDS WILL SHIFT
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST AFTER 0300 AT 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800. 1500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    1100 AT 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...S CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101203.FORTC.01/PUB