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SPOT FORECAST FOR FERNDALE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1016 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2146 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING A VERY DRY AND VERY WARM
AIRMASS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL PREVAIL WITH GUSTS TO 25 POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE VERY POOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

ON THURSDAY MORNING...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST
COLORADO. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE FRONT WILL STAY JUST
NORTH OF THE FIRE. IF IT PUSHES THROUGH THE FIRE AREA...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE HIGHER AND WINDS WILL BE NORTHEASTERLY.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 19300-20000 FT
                    AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......18900 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTH 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 18800-19800 FT
                    AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEIER
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130618.FERND.01/BOU
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
