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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON FIRE...TELLER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
103 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS NEAR THE FIRE AREA ARE SHOWING SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP ABOUT 17 MPH...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN THE CASE THROUGH ABOUT 0900...
WHEN THE OVERALL WIND FLOW PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE
EASTERLY DIRECTION BY 1200.  WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING A SWITCH FROM
A DOWNSLOPE WIND FLOW TO UPSLOPE FLOW WILL OCCUR.  BY MIDAFTERNOON
THE OVERALL WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH
WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...POSSIBLY 20-25 MPH.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MAX HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(55
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE
                    10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 15500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 6.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...STAN BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.WALDO.01/PUB