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SPOT FORECAST FOR MASON...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
511 AM MDT MON JUL 4 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION...THEREFORE SUSTAINED
20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW GRADE BOTH TODAY
AND TUESDAY.  ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE BOTH TODAY
AND TUESDAY.  ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN WELL WEST OF THE BURN AREA TODAY.  ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN
AREA WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF-LIVED ERRATIC AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS.  FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO LATE THIS WEEK...INCREASING
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE NOTED IN
COMBINATION WITH COOLER MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(52
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-97F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 9 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH AT TIMES. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0800. 14500 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-67F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-39 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AT TIMES UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    NORTHEAST AT AROUND 6 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-93F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH AT TIMES. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 12000 FT AGL AFTER
                    0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN EAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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