Colorado Fire Weather Zone 233

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. EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...PINON CANYON 413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50F. MIN HUMIDITY........25-31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH INCREASING TO 30-45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-29F. MAX HUMIDITY........65-82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 30-45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 30-40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65F. MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 23 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS 47 TO 52. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 22 TO 27. HIGHS 37 TO 42. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 18 TO 22. HIGHS 35 TO 41. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
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