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Spot Forecast for Lead Mountain...USFS
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
639 PM MDT Fri Jun 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 MDT on June 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (719) 948-9429, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Per your primary request, no thunderstorms are expected tonight
over the LEAD MOUNTAIN burn site. Thunderstorms will be possible
tomorrow afternoon over the burn site, They will also be possible
Sunday afternoon over the burn site.

For tonight, west winds of 10 to 20 mph will prevail, weakening to
downslope/downvalley after 2200 local tonight.

By mid morning tomorrow, winds will be primarily from a south-
southeast direction at 10 to 20 mph. Low level moisture will be
on the increase later in the day and thunderstorms will be
possible by late tomorrow afternoon or evening.



.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(35 percent).
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....53F.
Max humidity........52-57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 12 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 2000, then LESS THAN 500 FEET
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(31 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1500.
LAL.................4.
Max temperature.....68F.
Min humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 11-15 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......1000 ft agl until 1100, then 4000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(67 percent). Rain showers and
                    thunderstorms likely until 2400, then slight
                    chance of rain showers and thunderstorms.
LAL.................5.
Min temperature.....52F.
Max humidity........88-93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 14 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1900, then 500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to poor.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(62 percent). Rain showers and
                    thunderstorms likely after 1200.
LAL.................5.
Max temperature.....72F.
Min humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 4 to 8 mph until 1200,
                    then south around 8 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1700, then 1500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...HODANISH
Requested by...Pueblo Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/28/24
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