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Colorado Fire Weather Zone 221

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S CNTRL AND SERN COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
317 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT FOG AND A FEW FLURRIES OVER THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.
FOG WILL CLEAR BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH FLURRIES
AND VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL BE WARMER MOST AREAS...THOUGH
AFTERNOON READINGS WILL STILL REMAIN A LITTLE BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES.

A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FROM THURSDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK TO NEAR OR A LITTLE
ABOVE NORMAL BY SATURDAY. A COUPLE WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
KEEP THE THREAT OF SOME LIGHT SNOW IN PLACE OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.

TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GOOD TO
VERY GOOD DISPERSAL OVER THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY...WHILE
INVERSIONS IN MOST VALLEYS AND OVER THE PLAINS KEEP DISPERSAL
POOR. GOOD TO VERY GOOD DISPERSAL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS
ON THURSDAY...WITH INVERSIONS WEAKENING AND AT LEAST FAIR
DISPERSAL DEVELOPING OVER THE VALLEYS AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE PLAINS REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY
AS MIXING HEIGHTS REMAIN LOW.

TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
INCLUDING...FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT...PIKES PEAK
317 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(61 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........WEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-20F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-81 PERCENT...EXCEPT 53-65 PERCENT ABOVE
                    10000 FEET.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15-25
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-41F...EXCEPT 20-31F ABOVE 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH DECREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    VERY GOOD.



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 21. HIGHS 29 TO 42. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 12 TO 25.
HIGHS 28 TO 41. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 13 TO 25.
HIGHS 27 TO 38. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 25. HIGHS 32 TO 45.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 25. HIGHS 31 TO 49.