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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKETT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
736 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY...THOUGH WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN THE PAST COUPLE
DAYS. DAYTIME MINIMUM RH WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY LOW TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...
WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON....WITH THE THREAT OF GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. COULD SEE A RETURN TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE.

.TODAY (TUESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 12500 FT AGL
                    AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (TUESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2200...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2300...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 19000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 81 TO 85. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 80 TO 85. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 52. HIGHS 78 TO 83.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY CROOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110613.DUCKE.02/PUB