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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON BAER AERIAL MULCHING...PUEBLO DISPATCH/EL PASO COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
440 AM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

DEVELOPING HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO...INCLUDING THE WALDO BURN
SCAR AREA WILL ALLOW ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO BE NOTED TODAY
AND MONDAY IN COMBINATION WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER .05 INCHES
...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IF A STRONGER STORM DEVELOPS DIRECTLY OVER THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(55
                    PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-83F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-31 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 8
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(54 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-59F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-67 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-84F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-26 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH AROUND 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH EL PASO COUNTY EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.WALDO.01/PUB