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SPOT FORECAST FOR O HAVER LAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
918 AM MDT SUN APR 28 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND WEAK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS
THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR A GENERALLY WEAK...DIURNAL AND
THERMALLY DRIVEN WIND REGIME ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY.
THERE COULD BE A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS BUILDING ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH DO NOT EXPECT MUCH
IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION TODAY.

WESTERLY FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT
AND THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. THIS...ALONG WITH
CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES...WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD
MIXING ACROSS THE AREA SUPPORTING BREEZY TO WINDY
WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE LATE MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS TO
PERSIST TUESDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG SPRING WEATHER
SYSTEM BRINGING MUCH COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL
                    1000...THEN UPSLOPE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                    6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36F.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN DOWNSLOPE
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 5-9 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 12-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOHN INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130428.OHAVE.01/PUB