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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRICKLE MTN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
525 AM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

NO BIG CHANGES IN CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN WITH MODERATE SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT PERSISTING ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS
THE BURN AREA. VERY LOW HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH
POOR RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS REMAIN FORECAST
FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    WEST SOUTHWEST 11-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0700. 15000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47F.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 15000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...CARL FILLINGAME
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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