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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKETT...PIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
836 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED FOR TONIGHT...WITH CLEARING SKIES
EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD...WITH
MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 60 PERCENT OR HIGHER BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY AS
SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AND HUMIDITY FALLS TO BELOW 10 PERCENT
BY AFTERNOON. THE AIR MASS OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE...
WITH A HAINES INDEX OF 6 FOR MOST OF THE DAY. AN ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AFTER 1200...WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW
WINDS WITH ANY STORMS THAT MAY FORM.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(47 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(42 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 16500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1500.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110627.DUCKE.01/PUB