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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKETT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
733 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WITH RELATIVELY POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERY FORECAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT SHOULD REMAIN AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...WITH NORMAL SLOPE WINDS AT THE SURFACE THIS EVENING.
WEAK SURFACE-BASED INVERSIONS WILL BE QUICK TO BREAK TOMORROW
MORNING...AND STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS COUPLED WITH
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS HAS LED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

KEEP A WATCH OUT FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOPING DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD MOST LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
FROM VIRGA.

**THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS**

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(36 PERCENT)...BECOMING CLEAR
                    AFTER 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE
                    2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0300.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN UPSLOPE
                    3-7 MPH THROUGH 1000. AFTER 1000...WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    7-12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 16500 FT AGL
                    AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110628.DUCKE.01/PUB