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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL IMPACT...FORT CARSON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
849 AM MDT SAT OCT 22 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.  WINDS WILL SWING AROUND
FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY
LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY.  STRONGER AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY AS THEY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN NORTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND
                    6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PETER WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111022.SMALL.01/PUB