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SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 21...FORT CARSON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
847 AM MDT THU OCT 20 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY THIS MORNING...OCCASIONALLY
TO ABOUT 20 MPH. WINDS WILL THEN RELAX AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER
THE AREA. VERY LIGHT WINDS ON FRIDAY BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL RESULT
IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSION. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING TO THE NORTH WILL BRING
WIND SPEEDS BACK UP A BIT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWN VALLEY OR DOWN SLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN LESS THAN 500
                    FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WEST AROUND
                    7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1700...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN EAST
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...PETER WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.TA21_.02/PUB