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SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH CREEK...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
430 AM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
SATURDAY.  TODAY THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY BETWEEN
1400 AND 1900.  LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35-45 MPH BEING POSSIBLE. ON SATURDAY A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...AND IT IS EXPECTED
TO BRING GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(58 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 12400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY AROUND 10-15 MPH UNTIL 0100 THEN AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(57 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

$$
FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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