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SPOT FORECAST FOR O HAVER LAKE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
920 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH FLOW ALOFT BECOMING MORE SOUTHWEST
AND CONTINUING TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AHEAD OF
ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE STATE.

ALTHOUGH THE BURN SITE IS NOT IN A RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO FUELS
DEEMED NON CRITICAL...METEOROLOGICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE
LIKELY FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH
OUT THE DAY TOMORROW.

THE STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG
WITH PERIODS OF SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 15-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(45 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 43 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOHN INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.OHAVE.02/PUB