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SPOT FORECAST FOR MORIES...USFS- RGF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
635 AM MDT WED JUN 29 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...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AND
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. ISOLATED STORMS...SOME DRY...ARE
POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
NEAR ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. WINDS COULD SHIFT TO THE EAST BRIEFLY
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING IF STORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE
EAST OF THE SPOT LOCATION...BUT GENERALLY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST. EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
THURSDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(45 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 20000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(55 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...PIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110629.MORIE.02/PUB