National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 230

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR S CNTRL AND SERN COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...

GENERALLY QUIET FALL WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT
WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.  NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COULD ARRIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

VENTILATION RATES WILL GENERALY NOT BE ALL THAT GOOD TODAY DUE TO
PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS AND FAIRLY LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS.
RATES WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN WORSE ON THURSDAY...AS TRANSPORT WINDS
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...THATCHER...TRINIDAD
413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 
                    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........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 3500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN WEST 
                    AROUND 7 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........66-72 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH BECOMING 15-25 MPH AFTER 
                    MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.