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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
353 PM MDT MON MAY 2 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

REVIEWING THE MESONET DATA IN AND AROUND THE BURN SITE...WINDS WERE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 MPH. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA
WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ISOLATED SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO ACROSS THE BURN AREA. BRIEF
GUSTY WEST WINDS...UP TO 20 MPH...MAY OCCUR WITH THE SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2200. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 2000 UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........ UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 0100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN WEST AROUND
                    5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST AROUND
                    8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 11500 FT AGL AFTER 0800.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110501.SANDG.03/PUB