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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALEXANDER MT  FIRE
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1023 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS.

...TEST...PLEASE DISREGARD THIS SPOT FOR ALEXANDER. TESTING THE 
SOFTWARE...

SYNOPSIS...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THE REST OF THIS EVENING. 
VERY STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING 
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH THE 
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR PRIOR TO 2100 THIS EVENING. 
SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR AND WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH AS STORMS 
END AFTER MIDNIGHT.      


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). 
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 
                    0300. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. 
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100. 
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 16 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN AROUND 6 
                    MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1300...THEN PARTLY 
                    CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS 
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. 
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN 
                    EXCELLENT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 14500 FT AGL AFTER 
                    0900. 
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN AROUND 25 
                    MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2400. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY
WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2400. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...B/O/U
REQUESTED BY...FORT COLLINS DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20050628.ALEXA.01/BOU

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