Colorado Fire Weather Zone 237

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 BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS...SPRINGFIELD 247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-26F. MAX HUMIDITY........60-81 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.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52F. MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 20-35 MPH INCREASING TO 30-50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN AROUND 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-28F. MAX HUMIDITY........83-94 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 30-50 MPH BECOMING 30-45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65F. MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH DECREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 63 TO 68. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS 47 TO 54. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS 39 TO 44. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS 40 TO 46.
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