National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 231

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

CROWLEY COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........75-82 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH BECOMING 20-30 MPH AFTER 
                    MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 
                    LIGHT WINDS. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-30 MPH INCREASING TO 30-45 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 22 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN AROUND 6 
                    MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.