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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
426 AM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN SCAR
THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS
THAN 0.10 INCHES...HOWEVER I CANNOT RULE OUT LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

STORM MOTION TODAY SHOULD BE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

STORM MOTION TOMORROW WILL BE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1500...THEN
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1500...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(57 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(35 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0200.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(64 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTH AROUND 11
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120725.WALDO.01/PUB