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SPOT FORECAST FOR APRIL 3  2011 SAR...EL PASO COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
126 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT HAS CRESTED MONUMENT HILL AS OF 1300 MDT...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND REMAIN GUSTY...WITH RAIN SHOWERS
BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS BY LATE AFTERNOON AS WELL. COLDER AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL DROP TEMPS INTO THE 30S BY SUNSET...WITH RAIN CHANGING
TO SNOW AFTER 1600. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. HAVE SEEN A COUPLE LIGHTNING
STRIKES OVER NORTHERN COLORADO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SO AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA INTO THE EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL
                    1600...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. AN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F...FALLING INTO THE 30S BY 1800.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 20-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 41
                    MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 20-30 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 39 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN AROUND 26
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 19-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN NORTHWEST 13-17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1900. GOOD AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES VOIGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110403.APRIL.01/PUB