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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 230 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009 .DISCUSSION... THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT EASTERN COLORADO TONIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK ITO THE 40S AND 50S BY WEEKS END ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE DISTRICT NEXT WEEKEND BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF COOL WET WEATHER. SMOKE DISPERSIONS WILL BECOME POOR FOR ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A SLOW WARM UP IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH DAY TIME INVERSIONS SLOWLY RISING INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR MOST AREAS. STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER WILL RESULT IN GOOD OR BETTER DISPERSIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES. KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS 230 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(54 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY(26 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-25F. MAX HUMIDITY........79-93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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 25-40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN NORTH AROUND 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 0300. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48F. MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1500...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23F. MAX HUMIDITY........78-93 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 25-35 MPH DECREASING TO 20-30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 29 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50F. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH INCREASING TO 30-50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS 48 TO 53. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
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