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SPOT FORECAST FOR LENHARDY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
543 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

IT WILL BE HOT AND DRY TODAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH.

TOWARDS SUNRISE TOMORROW...A COOL FRONT WILL COME DOWN THE PLAINS.
THE COOL WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE
FAIRLY DEEP...AND THE COOL WEATHER AND ASSOCIATED HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AIR WILL LIKELY MAKE IT WESTWARD TOWARDS THE FIRE SITE.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY MID MORNING AND MINIMUM RH
VALUES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH UNTIL 2100. DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0400.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110625.LENHA.02/PUB