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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYAL GORGE...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
426 AM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHT WEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY TURN TO THE SOUTH
BY 0800...THEN BECOMING GUSTY AROUND MIDDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A DRY THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS POSSIBLE. AFTER ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT...
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY...ALONG
WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTH 12-16 MPH.
                    A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 16500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH...A FEW GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 17000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 6.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130613.ROYAL.01/PUB