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SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCKETT...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
550 AM MDT FRI JUL 1 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

CONSIDERABLY LESS FIRE WEATHER CONCERN TODAY AS WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY.  SO...NO HIGHLIGHTS.  CAUTION WILL STILL BE
NEEDED AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM...THOUGH...AS THEY MAY
PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND STRONG...GUSTY MICROBURST WIND GUSTS TOPPING
50 OR 60 MPH.

OTHERWISE...A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE SITE
TODAY.  THIS WILL RESULT IN PLENTY OF SUN MUCH OF THE DAY
BEFORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BRINGS INCREASING CLOUD COVER
LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING.  ALSO...WINDS MAY PICK UP FROM
THE EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW PUSHES
UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

FOR SATURDAY...PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE ALTHOUGH
THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS BETTER WITH EVEN A LITTLE BETTER
CHANCE FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION.  ALSO...LOOKS LIKE LATE AFTERNOON
WINDS WILL COME OUT OF THE WEST INSTEAD OF THE EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AFTER 1200.
                    LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TOPPING 50 OR 60 MPH
                    POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN UPSLOPE
                    4-8 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN EASTERLY 8-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400...THEN CLEARING.
                    LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH
                    ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 6-11 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
                    LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN UPSLOPE
                    4-8 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WESTERLY 8-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 15000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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