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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK FOREST FIRE...NWS IN CARE OF PUEBLO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
434 PM MDT TUE JUN 11 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
AROUND 2100 MDT. AFTERWARD...A WEAK FRONT WILL TURN THE WINDS TO A
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION OVERNIGHT. THE BEST MOISTURE WILL STAY TO
THE EAST OF THE AREA...AND ANTICIPATE VERY MODEST RH RECOVERY
OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE WILL BE A VERY MINIMAL INCREASE IN
HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES STILL IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 0900...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY(36
                    PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17-27 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 20000 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 17 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
                    AFTER 2100...WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 10-20 MPH BY 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH
                    12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 14500 FT AGL AFTER 0900.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH AROUND 18
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...WOLYN
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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