Colorado Fire Weather Zone 235

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. BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAMAR...LAS ANIMAS 413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50F. MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 30-45 MPH INCREASING TO 40-50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25F. MAX HUMIDITY........84-90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 40-55 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 35-55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63F. MIN HUMIDITY........21-22 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 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 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 4500 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS 47 TO 54. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 22 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
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