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SPOT FORECAST FOR MASON...PIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
635 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS OVER THE
REGION...SO SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN
ISSUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. EAST WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING
SHOULD BECOME DRAINAGE WINDS LATER THIS EVENING...AND LAST UNTIL
SUNRISE. BY LATER TOMORROW MORNING WINDS WILL BECOME UPSLOPE AT
AROUND 10 MPH.

THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING.
DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

MAIN CONCERN IS IT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HOT TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES
IN THE INTO THE 90S.

SHOWERS SHOULD BE ON THE INCREASE TUESDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ON WEDNESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(54 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(52
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200
                    UNTIL 1500...THEN ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 16500 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1500...THEN 6.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110703.MASON.01/PUB