National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 227

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.

SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...FORT CARSON
359 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTH 30-45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20-35 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 4500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN 
                    POOR. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(36 PERCENT). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-20F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........78-100 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 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 8 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN NORTH 
                    AROUND 10 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.