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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
628 AM MDT MON JUL 23 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY
AS DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. EVEN BETTER THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW THE TYPICAL
DIURNAL CYCLE...WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS AT NIGHT SWITCHING TO SOUTHEAST
UPSLOPE BY LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(60
                    PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 11500 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT) UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    0900 UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 11000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN EAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. FAIR AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 3 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

$$
FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...MARK LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.WALDO.01/PUB