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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FOUNTAIN...PIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
420 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS DRIER AIR ALOFT FILTERS INTO THE REGION.
THERE IS STILL ENOUGH AVAILABLE MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
AFTERNOON HIGH BASED CONVECTION...WITH STORMS PRODUCING MORE WIND
THAN RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN WARM BACK TO WELL ABOVE SEASONAL
AVERAGES TODAY AND TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1300 LOCAL...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1300 LOCAL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-85F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 11000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 0800.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400 LOCAL...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400 LOCAL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL 1300 LOCAL...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY(35 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1300 LOCAL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1100 LOCAL...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...WALROD/WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.LITTL.02/PUB