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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIKES PEAK ASCENT...EL PASO COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
345 AM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

HI LARRY.

IT SHOULD BE A RATHER QUIET DAY ON THE PEAK TODAY. STORMS OVER NE
COLORADO SHOULD STAY TO THE EAST THIS MORNING. A COOL FRONT IS
HEADING OUR WAY BUT ITS EFFECTS (GUSTY NE WINDS) WILL MAINLY BE
FELT OUT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND THE WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WILL LIKELY NOT BE AS STRONG OR GUSTY.

ANY STORMS TODAY WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST...AND THE HI RESOLUTION
MODELS SHOW THEM DEVELOPING AFTER 2 PM.

IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP...STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT
 20 MPH

NOTE: IF YOU LOOK AT THE METOGRAM (HOURLY WEATHER PLOT) FOR PIKES PEAK
OFF OF OUR WEBSITE IT WILL SHOW WARMER TEMPERATURES THEN WHAT I HAVE IN
THE FORECAST BELOW. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS USING A 2.5 KM AVERAGING
TECHNIQUE AND IT IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VERY TOP OF THE
MOUNTAIN. GIVE US A CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. HODANISH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(52 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45 AT THE SUMMIT.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45% PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...LARRY DUNN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120818.PIKES.01/PUB