FNUS75 KPUB 041208 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR PUEBLO WEST 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES...PUEBLO WEST FIRE DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 608 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AS WE EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE REGION. IT WILL BE HOT ONCE AGAIN WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE UPPER 90S. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. WE MAY SEE A BIT HEAVIER RAINS WITH THE STORMS AS THEY WILL BE MOVING MORE SLOWLY AND THERE IS A BIT MORE MOISTURE IN THE AIR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(49 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98F. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 6 MPH UNTIL 1100... THEN EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND GUST TO 45 MPH IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 13000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(47 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0300...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0600. WIND GUST TO 45 MPH IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72F. MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0100...THEN 3 UNTIL 0300...THEN 1. $$ FORECASTER...HODANISH REQUESTED BY...LT ERIC TOFT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120704.PUEBL.01/PUB