National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 236

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.

BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAMAR...LAS ANIMAS
413 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 
                    MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 30-45 MPH INCREASING TO 40-50 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2000 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN 
                    POOR. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........84-90 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 40-55 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 35-55 
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.