FNUS75 KPUB 181551
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRI-LAKES 001-2013...TRI-LAKES MONUMENT FPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
951 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UP AND DOWN WEATHER PATTERN IS IN THE OFFING
FOR THIS WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE BURN SITE...PRODUCING
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY WITH A GENERALLY LIGHT
DIURNALLY AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND REGIME EXPECTED AT THE BURN
SITE. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AHEAD
OF A STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO AREA ON
THURSDAY...ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON
BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE EXTENDED FORECAST FROM THE FIRE
WEATHER FORECAST (FWFPUB) FOR ZONE 226 HAS BEEN APPENDED TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS FORECAST...WHICH IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(33 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28F.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 2300...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHEAST 7-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTH
                    AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 30.
HIGHS 50 TO 55. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 50. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS
35 TO 40. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS
35 TO 45.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 25.
HIGHS 40 TO 45.


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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOHN VINCENT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130318.TRILA.01/PUB