National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 225

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

SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...
WET MOUNTAINS
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-19F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........49-70 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH BECOMING 15-30 MPH AFTER 
                    MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-49F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT. 
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 25-35 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 5000 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN 
                    FAIR.