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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
609 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW ACROSS THE BURN
AREA. NOTE THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE QUITE LOW BOTH TODAY
AND TOMORROW AND WE WILL LIKELY SEE A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH DURING
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER TOMORROW.

IMPORTANT...WE WILL LIKELY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...MONDAY...
TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION DURING THESE DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110505.SANDG.01/PUB