FNUS75 KPUB 102013
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH CREEK...PUEBLO DISPATCH/EL PASO COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
213 PM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER FREMONT COUNTY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE BURN SITE. THERE IS A VERY
HIGH PROBABILITY THAT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTING WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORM OVER THE BURN AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON (AFTER 3 PM). WETTING RAINS MAY ALSO OCCUR.

MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

FOR TOMORROW...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP TOMORROW MORNING AND LAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ONLY
ISOLATED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 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 UNTIL 1900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(57 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH EL PASO COUNTY EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.DITCH.01/PUB