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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAMADITAS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
740 AM MDT MON SEP 26 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TODAY WITH GENERALLY NORTHERLY
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A SOUTH MOVING FRONT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN THREATS
BEING LIGHTNING AND VARIABLE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM THIS AFTERNOON.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW
WITH A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.  WINDS WILL
ALSO BE A BIT STRONGER OUT OF THE SOUTH BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(50
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 12 O 15 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 11500 FT AGL
                    UNTIL 1700...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTH
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...SID HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110926.ALAMA.01/PUB