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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALDO CANYON BAER AERIAL MULCHING...TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
353 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON.  NO THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TODAY.  WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH EXPECTED OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.
WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN ELEVATED HEADING
INTO MONDAY MORNING.

A STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COLORADO THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WHICH WILL BRING WET CONDITIONS TO THE REGION
INCLUDING THE BURN SCAR.  A COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    11-15 MPH.  GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                    FROM 1600 THROUGH 1900.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH
                    THROUGH 2200.  WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST AFTER 2200
                    AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY(50
                    PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1500...
                    THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...TEST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120909.WALDO.01/PUB