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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON...PUEBLO DISPATCH/EL PASO COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1007 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

    10 AM UPDATE...

WIND DISCUSSION: AT 10 AM...WINDS ACROSS THE BURN REGION WERE
BEGINNING TO SHIFT. WINDS ACROSS THE USAFA REGION WERE SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AND WERE STILL LIGHT AT ABOUT 5 MPH. PIKES PEAK OB WAS
STILL NORTH AT 5 MPH AND THE WOODLAND PARK REGION WERE SOUTHWEST
AT 5 MPH.

THROUGH 1100 LOCAL...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT AND WILL BECOME
SOUTHEASTERLY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WHILE WINDS AT RIDGE TOP
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE TO
8 TO 12 MPH AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WHILE AT RIDGE TOPS WINDS SPEEDS
WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

CONVECTIVE CLOUDINESS SHOULD INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GENERALLY
AFTER 1300 LOCAL.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FIRE ARE SHOWING PYROCUMULUS DEVELOPING WITH
THE SMOKE PLUME.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL THE WEATHER OFFICE IF YOU WANT MORE
INFORMATION.

FOR FOLKS READING THIS OUTSIDE THE COLORADO REGION...USAFA IS THE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY MESONET NETWORK.

HODANISH

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SEE DISCUSSION SECTION ABOVE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 17000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 6.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(57 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66F.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(34 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 14000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN AROUND 17
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH EL PASO COUNTY EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.WALDO.10/PUB