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SPOT FORECAST FOR LENHARDY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
227 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME GUSTS THIS
AFTERNOON...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF WINDS END UP A LITTLE STRONGER. WINDS SHOULD RELAX
TONIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE A BIT ON SUNDAY AS A WEST TO SOUTHWEST
ORIENTED JET STREAM STRENGTHENS OVER COLORADO. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY AND COULD BRING SOME
SHOWERS TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 2100. DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 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...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110625.LENHA.01/PUB