National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 224

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

SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ALAMOSA...DEL NORTE...FORT GARLAND...SAGUACHE
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-10F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........72-86 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 10-25 MPH BECOMING 15-25 MPH AFTER 
                    MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN SOUTH 
                    AROUND 8 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPVALLEY 8-12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN 
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN 
                    POOR.