Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Pueblo, CO

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
351 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WIND GUSTS OVER 25 MPH AND DRY FUELS THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228 AND 231 THROUGH 236 UNTIL 7 PM
THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN EL
PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY... KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS
COUNTIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WINDS
OVER 25 MPH...HIGH HAINES INDEX AND DRY FUELS. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 224, 225...AND 227
THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...FREMONT
COUNTY...THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO RATON AND THE
SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 700 PM THIS EVENING AND A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY REMAINS BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS. THAT WILL RESULT IN TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER THIS EVENING.  WARMER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO INCREASE OVER 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AND REMAIN LOW INTO SUNDAY EVENING.
FUELS ACROSS THE REGION BELOW 9000 FEET REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY.

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SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
351 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WIND GUSTS OVER 25 MPH AND DRY FUELS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228 AND 231 THROUGH 236 UNTIL
7 PM THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
EL PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY... KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS
COUNTIES...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTING FROM
25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15
PERCENT WITH THE HAINES INDEX AT 5 ACROSS THE AREA. FIRES THAT
START COULD QUICKLY BECOME ERRATIC AND UNCONTROLLABLE.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 224, 225 AND 227 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW
9000 FEET...FREMONT COUNTY...THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO
SPRINGS TO RATON AND THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
351 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO IN COORDINATION WITH AREA
LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE
WATCH AREA INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 224, 225...AND 227
THROUGH 237. THIS INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...FREMONT
COUNTY...THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO RATON AND THE
SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS.

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY AIR AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY THAT WILL
DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
707 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 227...228 AND 231 THROUGH 236...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN 
EL PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY... KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS
COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS
OVER 25 MPH...HIGH HAINES INDEX AND DRY FUELS...REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 9000
FEET IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...AND 227 THROUGH 
237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS...FREMONT COUNTY...THE I-25 CORRIDOR
FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO RATON AND THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH 
FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE EVENING...AND ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES...WILL ALLOW
FOR CRITICIAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS TONIGHT. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL 
DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO
INCREASE OVER 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND REMAIN LOW INTO SUNDAY EVENING...OWNING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ONCE
AGAIN ON SUNDAY. 

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SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
707 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY...
KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES.


NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE EVENING...AND ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES...WILL ALLOW
FOR CRITICIAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS TONIGHT. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL 
DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO
INCREASE OVER 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND REMAIN LOW INTO SUNDAY EVENING...OWNING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ONCE
AGAIN ON SUNDAY. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
707 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

THIS WATCH IS FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS
AND BACA COUNTIES...

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY AIR AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY THAT
WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
410 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

.SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

CURRENTLY SOME VERY WEAK ECHOES ON RADAR ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF
THE FCST AREA AHEAD OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE WHICH IS EXITING SRN
PORTIONS OF THE STATE THIS MORNING.  HAVENT SEEN MUCH MORE THAN SOME
BRIEF VFR CIGS ASSOC WITH THESE...AND DOUBT THAT THERE IS MUCH IF
ANY PCPN ACTUALLY MAKING IT TO THE GROUND UNDER THESE.

FOR TODAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER
STORY...WITH H7 TEMPS WARMING TO AROUND +7 IN THE EAST TO +11C IN
THE WEST.  THIS SHOULD YIELD TEMPS IN THE 80S ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH
70S ACROSS THE HIGH VALLEYS...AND 50S/60S FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.
ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE EVIDENT IN WV PICS ACROSS MT/ID WILL BE
DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FCST AREA DURING
THE AFTN.  NAM BREAKS OUT SOME LIGHT PCPN WITH THIS FEATURE DURING
THE AFTN. GFS BY CONTRAST IS DRIER.  HAVE TAPERED BACK POPS ACROSS
SOME OF THE VALLEY AREAS...BUT WILL LEAVE SOME ISOLATED POPS ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MTS.  BEST SHOT WILL BE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.  THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
MAY DEVELOP WILL BE LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SOME LIGHT
RAINFALL...AND LIGHTNING.  WITH LOSS OF HEATING...EXPECT ANY
LINGERING SHOWERS TO DISSIPATE QUICKLY DURING THE EVENING...WITH
CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT.

LEE TROF DEEPENS OVERNIGHT WITH RESULTING WESTERLY DRAINAGE WINDS
KEEPING LOWER EASTERN SLOPES MUCH WARMER THAN PAST FEW NIGHTS.  SOME
AREAS COULD SEE LOWS AROUND 50.  FOR THE HIGHER PEAKS...MIN TEMPS
WILL STAY ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST AREAS...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE
SNOW MELT TO RAMP UP OVER THE MOUNTAINS.  -KT

.LONG TERM...
(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)

CHALLENGES ARE HOW WARM AND MID TO LATE WEEK SYSTEM

SUNDAY...PROMISES TO BE A WARM AND DRY DAY WITH MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES
IN THE 12 TO 14 C RANGE...TRANSLATING TO 80S ACROSS THE PLAINS AND
50S TO 70S MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS. NAM12 SHOWS SOME SPOTTY QPF
VALUES...BUT MAY JUST BE VIRGA...AND SURROUNDING OFFICES DID NOT
BITE ON IT EITHER.

MONDAY...NAM12 SOLUTION FOR LATER MONDAY A BIT DIFFERENT THAN
PREVIOUS RUNS WITH SHORTWAVE RIPPLING INTO THE PLAINS WITH SPOTTY
PRECIPITATION ACROSS OUR FAR EASTERN ZONES. AGAIN...SURROUNDING
OFFICES GOING 0 POPS ATTM...BUT WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED. MID LEVEL
TEMPERATURES WARM A COUPLE DEGREES CELSIUS...SO GOING FORECAST OF
MID 90S IN THE PLAINS LOOKS GOOD...WITH 50S TO NEAR 80 MOUNTAINS
AND HIGH VALLEYS.

TUESDAY...GFS AND 06Z RUN OF NAM12 HAVE EVEN WARMER AIR COMING IN.
FOR NOW HAVE LEFT TEMPERATURES ON PAR WITH MONDAY...BUT COULD BE
WARMER.

WEDNESDAY...AS TROUGH DIGS OUT WEST...WINDS INCREASE...AND
HUMIDITIES DECREASE TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA. WILL NEED TO BE
WATCHED FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR DAY. BY THE AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS COULD BE AFFECTING OUR WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH THE
DIGGING LOW.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BOTH EUROPEAN AND GFS HAVE CUTOFF LOW
FORMING TO OUR WEST...BUT THE DEVIL WILL BE IN THE DETAILS.
EUROPEAN IS FARTHER WEST WITH LOW...WHICH COULD BRING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE BACK INTO EASTERN COLORADO...WHILE GFS DOES NOT DO THIS.
COULD BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND WET SNOW ACROSS OUR
WESTERN MOUNTAINS. MAY ACTUALLY NEED SOME SNOW HIGHLIGHTS. -TLM-

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TAF SITES TODAY.  SOME CUMULUS
BUILD UPS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS...WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
OVER THE MOUNTAINS.  THESE SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL VFR
CIGS...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. OTHERWISE...NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL MIX DOWN FROM ALOFT INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE
LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 KTS POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.  CLOUD COVER AND WINDS WILL DISSIPATE DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. -KT

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

31/13

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
658 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
658 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 40 MPH...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH
SOME BRIEF BUT LIGHT RAINFALL.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH DURING
THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
TUESDAY EVENING...AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT TERRAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE
LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.

DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS AS WINDS
WILL PICK UP AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND 15
PERCENT.

RAIN AND WET SNOW SEEM PROBABLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE
EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...AND EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD OCCUR ABOVE 10000 FEET.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA...BRINGING THE THREAT OF
LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND GUSTY WINDS
TO 50 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.