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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON BAER AERIAL MULCHING...PUEBLO DISPATCH/EL PASO COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
412 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE HIGHLY LOCALIZED.
IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO IMPACT THE BURN SCAR TODAY...IT WILL MOST
LIKELY TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF .15 OR LESS. THE MAIN
THREAT WITH HIGH BASED SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.  THIS MAY CAUSE VARIABILITY IN
WIND DIRECTIONS ACROSS THE BURN SCAR DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.  A SIMILAR SCENARIO
IS EXPECTED TO PLAY OUT ON THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    AND SPEEDS POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(51 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(33 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-87F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH EL PASO COUNTY EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.WALDO.01/PUB