National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 232

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

OTERO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LA JUNTA...WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-19F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........79-87 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 7 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-51F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
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.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN NORTHEAST 
                    AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTH AROUND 7 
                    MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN WEST AROUND 6 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.