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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKETT...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
623 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

IT WILL REMAIN DRY AND WINDY OVER THE FIRE REGION DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR. HAINES VALUES WILL BE
6 DURING THE AFTERNOON TIME PERIODS.

FOR TOMORROW...THE INVERSION WILL LIKELY BREAK AROUND 1000-1100 LOCAL.

AS PER INFORMATION FROM PUEBLO DISPATCH...THIS FIRE IS IN THE LEE
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. EDDY EFFECTS OF THE MOUNTAINS MAY
CAUSE WINDS TO BE ERRATIC AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
TIME PERIODS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 18500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110612.DUCKE.01/PUB