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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
405 AM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVER MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST
OF THE FIRE...WITH MOST STORMS MOVING NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE BURN
SITE. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE AS DEEPER
MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(56
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 14000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(62 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(34 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11-15 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 1000 FT AGL AFTER 0100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 10500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120721.WALDO.01/PUB