FNUS75 KPUB 201043
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
443 AM MDT FRI JUL 20 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED
MAINLY AFTERNOON AND/OR EVENING THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE
BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(29 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-93F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 11500 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    1900.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-64F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-56 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-91F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 11
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 14500 FT AGL AFTER
                    0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND
                    10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120719.WALDO.02/PUB