National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 221

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S CNTRL AND SERN COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
359 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEAK...WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.  THE NEXT CHANCE OF ANY
PRECIPITATION WILL COME LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY...AS A THROUGH
MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.

SMOKE DISPERSIONS OVER THE PLAINS TODAY WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE
IT INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY DUE TO STRONG MORNING INVERSIONS AND
LITTLE AFTERNOON MIXING. STRONGER WINDS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER
WILL RESULT IN BETTER DISPERSIONS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN ZONES.

TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
INCLUDING...FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT...PIKES PEAK
359 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-46F...EXCEPT 26-38F ABOVE 10000 FEET. 
MIN HUMIDITY........18-27 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTH 25-35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN 
                    POOR. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(39 PERCENT). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-19F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........67-96 PERCENT...EXCEPT 64-85 PERCENT ABOVE 
                    10000 FEET. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH 
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.