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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAMADITAS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
723 AM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS SOUTH OVER COLORADO WITH THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.  EXPECT MOST STORMS TO REMAIN
OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BUT A FEW MAY DRIFT EAST TO NEAR THE
BURN SITE.  THREATS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.  OTHERWISE TYPICAL DIURNAL AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL
CONTINUE...SIMILAR TO THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.  SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL HELP KEEP WINDS A BIT WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WITH NO THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  DIURNAL AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL
CONTINUE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
                    4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUST TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 6500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1700...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    POOR UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 0900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN NORTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

$$
FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...SID HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.ALAMA.01/PUB