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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR PEAK...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
557 PM MDT TUE JUL 19 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OR TWO COULD
MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING.  IF THAT OCCURS...ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS
SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

ON WEDNESDAY THE WINDS IN THE MIXING LAYER ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY
LIGHT AND THUS SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE UNTIL 2100. THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BY 2000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(46 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1300 UNTIL 1500...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    NORTHERLY AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900 THEN 11800 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3 UNTIL 1500...THEN 4.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2300 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000 THEN ISOLATED
                    UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56F
MAX HUMIDITY........62-72 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2300 THEN VARIABLE
                    3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900 THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110719.BEARP.01/PUB