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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYAL GORGE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
334 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
TODAY...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS SPEEDS EXPECTED. A LIGHT
EASTERLY FLOW IS FORECAST BY MID-MORNING...BUT BY MIDDAY WINDS
WILL SWING AROUND TO A MORE SE-S DIRECTION AND INCREASE TO 8-14
MPH. ONE THING TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF
ISOLATED HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SURROUNDING HIGHER
TERRAIN. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
                    AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    EAST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
                    8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 17000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    UNTIL 2300...THEN WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (29 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 17000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

$$
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130612.ROYAL.01/PUB