Colorado Fire Weather Zone 229

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S CNTRL AND SERN COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY QUIET FALL WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COULD ARRIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VENTILATION RATES WILL GENERALY NOT BE ALL THAT GOOD TODAY DUE TO PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS AND FAIRLY LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. RATES WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN WORSE ON THURSDAY...AS TRANSPORT WINDS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. HUERFANO COUNTY- INCLUDING...WALSENBURG 413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49F. MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 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 25-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTH UNTIL 1600...THEN WEST. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25F. MAX HUMIDITY........67-78 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........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH DECREASING TO 10-20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63F. MIN HUMIDITY........15-16 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6500 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS 59 TO 65. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 19 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
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