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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKETT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
306 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS A FLAT RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.
WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ON SUNDAY...AND THE INCREASING WINDS COUPLED
WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS HAS PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
ANY BENEFICIAL PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIKE IT WILL OCCUR MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT DROPS DOWN THE EASTERN
COLORADO PLAINS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH 2100...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH UNTIL
                    2100...THEN TRANSITIONING TO DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH
                    BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0300.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-6 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN WEST AROUND
                    8 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN WEST-SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SHIELDED CANYONS
                    AND DRAWS WILL SEE UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 18500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 19 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...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110624.DUCKE.01/PUB