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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT II FIRE...BENT COUNTY S.O.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
404 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NEARER TO THE SURFACE...THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT SHOULD SHIFT AROUND TO A NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION
DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN TO AN EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION TO THIS WIND SHIFT...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY AFTER 1500 LOCAL TIME
WEDNESDAY.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AREAS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATER
WEDNESDAY CAN HAVE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-64F.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SORENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110607.SALTI.01/PUB