Colorado Fire Weather Zone 228

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S CNTRL AND SERN COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 .DISCUSSION... WE WILL BE IN QUIET WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE DISTRICT WILL BE THIS WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME THIS WEEKEND WEATHER SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE. LONG RANGE GUIDANCE IS INDICATING ARCTIC AIR COULD MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT BY MID WEEK NEXT WEEK. NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS. HODANISH PUEBLO COUNTY- INCLUDING...PUEBLO 247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-21F. MAX HUMIDITY........64-78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH BECOMING 15-30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51F. MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 25-40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22F. MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH DECREASING TO 15-25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-65F. MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH DECREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 24 TO 30. HIGHS 56 TO 63. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 23 TO 29. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 22 TO 29. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 24. HIGHS NEAR 40. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS 40 TO 45.
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