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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGAR LOAF...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
543 AM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FIRE...BUT THEY WILL BE LIGHTER ON THE VALLEY FLOOR AND ON
EAST FACING ASPECTS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS...BUT LITTLE CHANCE OF WETTING RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(51 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 9000 FT AGL AFTER
                    0800.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48F.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL
                    2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0800.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...STARK
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.SUGAR.01/PUB