Colorado Fire Weather Zone 232

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 OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS 247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-19F. MAX HUMIDITY........79-87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH BECOMING 15-25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-51F. MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTH AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN WEST AROUND 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-22F. MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH DECREASING TO 20-30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65F. MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT WINDS. 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.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 22. HIGHS NEAR 40. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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