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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRICKLE MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
933 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN
AREA WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. UPSLOPE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW CAN
BE EXPECTED UNTIL 1200. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL THEN MIX DOWN AND PRODUCE
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH 2100. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT AS DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE BURN
AREA.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
RED FLAG CONDITIONS RETURNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST SOUTHEAST 10-13 MPH UPSLOPE UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL UNTIL 1000.
                    BECOMING 15000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000...BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE WINDS AROUND 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900...BECOMING POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. BECOMING 14500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800 BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CIOFFI
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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