National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 226

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

NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...MONUMENT
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(31 PERCENT). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........56-75 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 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 20-35 MPH 
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN NORTH 
                    AROUND 25 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(29 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........30-36 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE 
                    MORNING. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH INCREASING TO 25-45 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN 
                    GOOD.