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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONUMENT 0800 UPDATE...EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
837 AM MDT WED APR 20 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO EASTERN COLORADO
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ENHANCED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
UPSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 7 TO 15 THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1200 MDT...WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY AFFECT
THE WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTION. GRADUAL CLEARING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7-15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH
                    15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL
                    2400...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2300. POOR AFTER 0500.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...VIC A LOVELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.MONUM.03/PUB