FNUS75 KPUB 141545
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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN...PIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
945 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO AND INTO
KANSAS TODAY...WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE SYSTEM.  WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM
THE NORTHWEST AT GENERALLY 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS HITTING IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE.
THERE COULD BE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND IN THE AFTERNOON BUT
FOR THE MOST PART CONDITIONS SHOULD BE JUST DRY AND WINDY.

FOR TONIGHT...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS
KANSAS WITH WINDS DECREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT.  FOR TOMORROW...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE BURN SITE ALLOWING FOR LIGHTER
WIND SPEEDS BUT ALSO LOWER HUMIDITIES.  AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD
GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT
RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED SHOWER
                    POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH.  GUSTS OF 30-35
                    MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 12500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110414.GREEN.01/PUB