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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON BAER AERIAL MULCHING...PUEBLO DISPATCH/EL PASO COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
358 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENINGS. WITH DRY AIR
IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...THE MAIN THREAT WITH
THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS WILL BE ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
AND LIGHTNING.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN HIGHLY LOCALIZED.
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT LIKELY TO IMPACT THE BURN SCAR...IF THEY
SHOULD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN UNDER .15 BOTH
TODAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST 8-15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(53 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
                    UNTIL 1900.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    WEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 6-10 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    10-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH EL PASO COUNTY EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.WALDO.01/PUB