FNUS75 KPUB 050036 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR BACA COUNTY 4TH OF JULY EVENTS...WALSH FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 636 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...APPEARS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IS FAIRLY LOW...THOUGH STORMS CURRENTLY OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO MAY DRIFT TOWARD THE AREA AFTER SUNSET. SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH STRONG GUSTS ENDING AFTER 8 PM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71F. MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2000. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99F. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 12000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...PETERSEN REQUESTED BY...EVERETT BRISENDINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120704.BACAC.01/PUB