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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...COLORADO DEM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
411 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

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

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

.DISCUSSION...

FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...

UPSLOPE FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING. THIS FLOW WILL BRING
INCREASING HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FIRE AREA...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES SHOULD REACH DOWN TO 15 TO 20%. WE SHOULD SEE SOME
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL MOVE IN FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH COULD OCCUR WITH ANY
OF THE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD END BY THE MID
EVENING HOURS.

LONGER RANGE PLANNING INFORMATION...

RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400 UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1200. EAST
                    10 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(47 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 36 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SORENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110604.SALTF.01/PUB