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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR ELK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
907 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THERE WILL
BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH CUMULUS
BUILDUPS ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER
1500 THURSDAY...MAINLY OVER THE NEARBY RIDGES. THE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH BUT ONLY
LIGHT RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 2-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 12000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44F.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN EAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(27 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(45%). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500...MAINLY OVER THE
                    NEARBY RIDGES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN UPSLOPE
                    5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM
                    THE STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...LESZCYNSKI...NWS BOULDER
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RANGER DISTRICT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.FOURE.01/PUB