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SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH CREEK...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
331 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE EAST UNTIL SUNSET...
WITH LIGHT WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. ON
THURSDAY...EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER THE
INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 1000. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A
THUNDERSTORM THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW
WINDS POSSIBLE. WETTING RAIN LOOKS UNLIKELY WITH STORMS ON
THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(36 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN SOUTH UNTIL
                    0500...THEN NORTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(34 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 13000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR.
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...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.DITCH.01/PUB