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Spot Forecast for Interlaken...USFS
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
410 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 MDT on June 14.
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...

A few lingering showers expected this evening before skies clear out
overnight.  Good humidity recovery is expected with winds becoming down
slope down valley tonight.  Winds will pick up again on Saturday with
only a slight chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday will be warm and windy with humidity levels dropping below the
critical 15% threshold.  Critical fire weather conditions will be in
place with rapid rates of fire spread possible if fuels become sufficiently
dry.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(62 percent) until 2400, then
                    partly cloudy(32 percent).
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....43F.
Max humidity........68-73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms until 2200.
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........67  57  48  42  37  31  24  17
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........SCH
LAL.............2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............53  51  50  49  47  45  45  44
RH..............56  60  60  62  65  70  68  70
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7
Eye lvl wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Eye lvl wnd spd.3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Eye lvl wnd gst.5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.8   9   9   9   10  10  10  10
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
SDspl kt-ft/100012  14  14  14  16  16  16  16

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1500.
LAL.................1 until 1500, then 3.
Max temperature.....72F.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 4-8 mph until 0900, then west 12
                    gusting 22 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms after 1500.
Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 1000, then 10500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then good until 1100, then
                    excellent.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  8   7   5   13  20  28  30  33  35  35  35
Weather cov.....                                    SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                                    RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                    SCH SCH SCH
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   3   3   3
Temp............43  46  51  59  64  68  69  71  71  72  71  70
RH..............73  68  56  44  34  26  23  22  22  21  22  22
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   8   8   8   12  12  12  13  13  13
20 FT wind gust.7   7   7   12  12  12  16  16  16  18  18  18
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
Eye lvl wnd spd.3   3   3   5   5   5   7   7   7   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd gst.4   4   4   7   7   7   10  10  10  11  11  11
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 7.0 9.5 11  12  12  11  10  10
Transp wind dir.W   W   NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.10  9   10  13  16  18  20  18  18  20  21  22
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
SDspl kt-ft/100016  14  17  37  98  150 190 184 185 183 176 190

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....44F.
Max humidity........44-49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 12 to 22 mph until 2100, then
                    Southwest 5-10 mph.
Mixing height.......9000 ft agl until 1900. 2000 ft agl after 2000.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then good until 2000,
                    then poor.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........35  30  24  19  15  11  7   6   5   4   6   8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............70  69  66  60  58  56  54  52  50  47  45  44
RH..............22  23  27  35  36  37  38  39  41  45  47  49
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..12  12  12  6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.17  17  17  9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd dir.W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Eye lvl wnd spd.7   7   7   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3
Eye lvl wnd gst.10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...9.0 5.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W
Transp wind spd.21  15  12  8   9   10  12  12  12  12  12  12
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
SDspl kt-ft/1000163 64  22  12  13  15  17  17  17  17  17  17

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....76F.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 4-8 mph until 0900, then southwest
                    15-30 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 0800, then 12500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. Excellent after 1100.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  8   5   3   4   4   5   7   8   10  14  18
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............45  49  55  61  66  69  71  73  74  75  76  75
RH..............45  42  35  28  22  18  16  14  14  14  14  14
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   12  12  12  14  14  14  13  13  13
20 FT wind gust.13  13  13  24  24  24  29  29  29  28  28  28
Eye lvl wnd dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Eye lvl wnd spd.3   3   3   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd gst.8   8   8   14  14  14  17  17  17  17  17  17
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 3.0 5.0 6.5 7.5 9.0 11  11  12  13  13  12
Transp wind dir.W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.12  14  17  20  22  25  28  28  26  26  25  25
Haines index....6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
SDspl kt-ft/100017  39  72  107 147 201 252 270 276 293 273 265

$$
Forecaster...TORGERSON
Requested by...Devin Hayne
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415995.3/PUB
.DELDT 06/14/24
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