National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Colorado Fire Weather Zone 237

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

BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS...SPRINGFIELD
247 PM MST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-26F. 
MAX HUMIDITY........60-81 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH DECREASING TO 20-30 MPH 
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52F. 
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
10K FT WINDS........NORTHWEST 20-35 MPH INCREASING TO 30-50 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0700...THEN 
                    AROUND 13 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN 
                    POOR.