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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK FOREST FIRE...EL PASO COUNTY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
336 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

POOR RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FIRE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN
SOMEWHAT LIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM THE
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH...THEN BECOME GUSTY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30
MPH AT TIMES FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE AIR
MASS WILL REMAIN DRY WITH LOW HUMIDITIES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTH 12-16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(26 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    NORTH 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN AROUND 36
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130612.BLACK.03/PUB