National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 222

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

FREMONT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CANON CITY...HOWARD
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(29 PERCENT). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-20F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........52-64 PERCENT...EXCEPT 41-63 PERCENT ABOVE 
                    10000 FEET. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH 
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-51F...EXCEPT 35-39F ABOVE 10000 FEET. 
MIN HUMIDITY........18-28 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........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6000 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN 
                    AROUND 18 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN 
                    GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR.