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SPOT FORECAST FOR WETMORE...PUEBLO COUNTY SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
853 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

PEAK WIND GUSTS IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING AND AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL...HUMIDITY VALUES
SHOULD CREEP ABOVE THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD. IT WILL
REMAIN WINDY OFF AND ON THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTERMITTENTLY SPILLING DOWN
THE EASTERN SLOPES INTO THE FIRE AREA AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ERRATIC SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  THESE
GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED WIND SHEAR ALONG THE LOWER
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WET MOUNTAINS.  HUMIDITIES WILL DROP AGAIN
ON WEDNESDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURNING BY
AFTERNOON WITH CONDITIONS REMAINING FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD.  A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING GUSTY NORTH
WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 40 MPH UNTIL 10 PM.  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP
                    TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(31 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING THEN GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 6000 FEET AGL
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO COUNTY SHERIFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121023.WETMO.03/PUB