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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYAL GORGE...PSICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
404 AM MDT FRI JUN 14 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...FAIRLY POOR RH RECOVERY THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT WESTERLY
FLOW THROUGH THE ARKANSAS VALLEY. EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY BECOME
SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN
THE PAST FEW DAYS. AN ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(41 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 18000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(31 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-55F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 15500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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