NWS Denver/Boulder, CO - Colorado Fire Weather Zone 231

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 231

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

CROWLEY COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH BECOMING 20-30 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51F.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH INCREASING TO 30-45 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 22 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 6
                    MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-100 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........NORTHWEST 30-45 MPH DECREASING TO 20-30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 4500 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS 56 TO
65. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 23. HIGHS
NEAR 40.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 22. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S.
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