012 FNUS55 KPUB 231045 FWFPUB Fire Weather Planning Forecast FOR S Cntrl and Sern Colorado National Weather Service Pueblo Co 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .Discussion... Winter storm will affect the plains mainly this morning, with the snow moving into Kansas by early afternoon. Strong gusty winds will continue on the plains through the rest of the day. From Sunday into next week, zonal flow will be over the district. It will be mainly dry through the period with temperatures in the 40s and 50s across the plains, and 30s and 40s in the valleys. Some snow showers will be possible along the continental divide later in the week. Smoke dispersion will be good or better today, and generally fair tomorrow. --- thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds --- COZ220-232315- Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(35 percent). Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow. Slight chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....18-36F...except 7-19F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........30-39 percent...except 40-52 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 10-20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 26-45 mph increasing to 43-60 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 41 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0900. very good after 1100. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(32 percent). Slight chance of snow in the evening. Min temperature.....-4 to 11F. Max humidity........57-79 percent...except 79-95 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 35-53 mph becoming west and increasing to 43-59 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 37 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2200. poor after 0400. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(50 percent). Max temperature.....26-39F...except 14-27F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........31-38 percent...except 39-52 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 49 mph. Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 34 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. very good after 1100. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 4 to 17. Highs 21 to 42. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 9 to 20. Highs 25 to 47. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 24. Highs 26 to 48. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 13 to 25. Highs 24 to 47. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 10 to 24. Highs 21 to 44. $$ COZ221-232315- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(43 percent). Chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....24-35F...except 12-24F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........28-33 percent...except 36-46 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5-15 mph...except northwest 15-25 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 22-33 mph increasing to 30-45 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 36 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0900. very good after 1100. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....4-13F. Max humidity........57-72 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 51-67 mph decreasing to 41-60 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 28 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2000, then fair until 2200, then poor until 0200, then fair until 0300, then poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(42 percent). Max temperature.....30-39F...except 19-29F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........26-32 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 43 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 1100, then 7000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 24 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then fair until 1000, then very good. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 21. Highs 30 to 47. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 25. Highs 36 to 54. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 21 to 30. Highs 32 to 49. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 21 to 29. Highs 33 to 53. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 30. Highs 29 to 48. $$ COZ222-232315- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(44 percent). Slight chance of snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....24-43F...except 16-22F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........24-34 percent...except 37-42 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5-15 mph...except northwest 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 17-29 mph increasing to 36-54 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 36 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0900. excellent after 1100. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....6-16F. Max humidity........58-67 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph...except west 15-25 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 51-69 mph becoming west and decreasing to 41-60 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 29 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2000. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(37 percent). Max temperature.....28-45F...except 21-27F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........25-33 percent...except 34-40 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 42 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 24 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. good after 1000. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 14 to 24. Highs 34 to 55. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 27. Highs 38 to 61. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 33. Highs 39 to 57. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 23 to 32. Highs 38 to 61. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 21 to 33. Highs 36 to 58. $$ COZ223-232315- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(34 percent). Slight chance of snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....13-31F. Min humidity........34-45 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 28-46 mph increasing to 43-61 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 40 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....-2 to 5F. Max humidity........68-87 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 47-63 mph becoming west and decreasing to 43-55 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900. poor after 0200. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(48 percent). Max temperature.....19-34F. Min humidity........34-46 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 47 mph. Mixing height.......4000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 29 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then fair until 1000, then good until 1700, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 12. Highs 25 to 38. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 9 to 15. Highs 29 to 41. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 19. Highs 30 to 42. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 19. Highs 27 to 42. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 19. Highs 25 to 40. $$ COZ224-232315- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(41 percent). Slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....30-34F. Min humidity........36-39 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest around 10 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 26-38 mph increasing to 43-61 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 32 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 0800, then very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....-4 to 6F. Max humidity........79-95 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 47-64 mph becoming west and decreasing to 44-56 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900. poor after 0400. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(35 percent). Max temperature.....30-38F. Min humidity........35-41 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 50 mph. Mixing height.......4000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. good after 1300. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 11 above. Highs 33 to 41. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 15. Highs 36 to 43. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 9 to 19. Highs 38 to 44. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 12 to 20. Highs 39 to 45. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 13 to 20. Highs 37 to 43. $$ COZ225-232315- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(32 percent). Chance of snow in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow late in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....25-40F...except 13-26F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........27-37 percent...except 36-48 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 24-36 mph increasing to 38-56 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 44 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....1-15F. Max humidity........63-91 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 45-63 mph becoming west and decreasing to 39-58 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900, then fair until 2000, then poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(31 percent). Max temperature.....28-46F...except 16-30F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........24-36 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 47 mph. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then fair until 1100, then good. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 23. Highs 26 to 52. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 14 to 26. Highs 30 to 57. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 31. Highs 30 to 53. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 31. Highs 30 to 57. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 32. Highs 27 to 53. $$ COZ226-232315- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(33 percent). Chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow. Max temperature.....31-37F. Min humidity........33-41 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 10-20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 27-37 mph increasing to 28-44 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1000, then 6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1100, then very good until 1700, then good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....8-12F. Max humidity........72-80 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest around 51 mph. Mixing height.......1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(38 percent). Max temperature.....36-40F. Min humidity........27-34 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 44 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 1100, then 5500 ft agl until 1700, then 3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 19 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair until 1300, then good until 1700, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 18. Highs 43 to 49. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs 51 to 56. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs 50 to 58. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs 45 to 53. $$ COZ227-232315- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(34 percent). Chance of snow early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Areas of blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Max temperature.....36-43F. Min humidity........28-34 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 10-20 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 24-36 mph increasing to 29-47 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 26 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....10-14F. Max humidity........73-87 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 46-60 mph decreasing to 40-58 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 2000, then 2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900, then fair until 2000, then poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(38 percent). Max temperature.....40-43F. Min humidity........27-31 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 44 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl until 1700, then 3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair until 1300, then good until 1700, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs 47 to 52. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 24. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 24 to 30. Highs 46 to 51. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 28. Highs near 60. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Highs 52 to 57. $$ COZ228-232315- Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(37 percent). Blowing snow early in the morning. Areas of blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Chance of snow in the morning. Max temperature.....41-45F. Min humidity........25-32 percent. Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 10-20 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 26-38 mph increasing to 32-51 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....12-16F. Max humidity........77-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 48-66 mph decreasing to 40-59 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl until 1900, then 1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1900. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(34 percent). Max temperature.....42-46F. Min humidity........26-32 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 42 mph. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1100, then 4500 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 13 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then good until 1600, then fair until 1700, then poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 22. Highs 49 to 55. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 26. Highs 52 to 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 30. Highs 47 to 55. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 21 to 29. Highs 57 to 62. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 32. Highs 55 to 60. $$ COZ229-232315- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(34 percent). Areas of blowing snow early in the morning, then patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....38-41F. Min humidity........30-34 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5-15 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....North 28-46 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 38-54 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....14-16F. Max humidity........70-80 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 41-59 mph shifting to the west 40-53 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 2000, then 1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 18 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900. poor after 0300. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(31 percent). Max temperature.....42-45F. Min humidity........26-29 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 44 mph. Mixing height.......4500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then fair until 1300, then good until 1600, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 24. Highs 48 to 53. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 23 to 28. Highs 53 to 58. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 33. Highs 47 to 54. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 32. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. $$ COZ230-232315- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly sunny(55 percent) then becoming sunny. Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Areas of blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....39-42F. Min humidity........30-34 percent. Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 20 mph becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....North 31-49 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 40-52 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....13-16F. Max humidity........77-88 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest around 47 mph. Mixing height.......1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(30 percent). Max temperature.....43-47F. Min humidity........25-29 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 46 mph. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 19 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair until 1300, then good. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 23. Highs 50 to 57. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs 54 to 61. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Highs 48 to 55. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Highs 57 to 63. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs 55 to 61. $$ COZ231-232315- Crowley County Including Ordway- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly sunny(59 percent) then becoming sunny. Blowing snow early in the morning. Areas of blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow late in the morning. Snow in the morning. Max temperature.....38-45F. Min humidity........30-37 percent. Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 15-25 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....North 22-33 mph increasing to northwest 36-46 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 24 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1600, then good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....10-14F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest around 52 mph. Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 1900, then 1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1900, then poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(34 percent). Max temperature.....42-46F. Min humidity........31-35 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 42 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 17. Highs 44 to 49. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 19. Highs 49 to 54. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 23. Highs 43 to 48. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 21. Highs 54 to 59. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s. Highs 53 to 59. $$ COZ232-232315- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(44 percent). Snow early in the morning. Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow late in the morning. Blowing snow early in the morning. Areas of blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....40-45F. Min humidity........32-39 percent. Chc of wetting rain.90 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....North 25-37 mph increasing to northwest 36-51 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 24 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....12-16F. Max humidity........92-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 49-68 mph decreasing to 44-62 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900, then fair until 2000, then poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(36 percent). Max temperature.....43-46F. Min humidity........32-39 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 42 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 18 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair until 1700, then poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 19. Highs near 50. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 21. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs 54 to 59. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Highs 54 to 59. $$ COZ233-232315- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(27 percent). Snow in the morning. Blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....37-42F. Min humidity........32-38 percent. Chc of wetting rain.90 percent. 20-foot winds.......North around 25 mph becoming northwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....North 29-47 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 41-56 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 43 mph until 1500, then around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....13-17F. Max humidity........81-96 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 48-67 mph becoming west and decreasing to 39-55 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(37 percent). Max temperature.....42-47F. Min humidity........27-33 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 44 mph. Mixing height.......4000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 24. Highs 49 to 55. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs 50 to 59. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 23 to 30. Highs 42 to 53. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 21 to 28. Highs 53 to 62. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 34. Highs 54 to 60. $$ COZ234-232315- Kiowa County Including Eads- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(40 percent). Snow early in the morning. Chance of snow late in the morning, then slight chance of snow late in the morning. Blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....33-39F. Min humidity........46-56 percent. Chc of wetting rain.100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 15-25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Southwest 8-18 mph increasing to northwest 32-48 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1600, then good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....8-11F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 43-60 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 49-68 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2200. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(38 percent). Max temperature.....36-42F. Min humidity........39-54 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 43-55 mph decreasing to 36-49 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 11 to 14. Highs 36 to 44. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 16. Highs 39 to 48. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 19. Highs 32 to 43. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 18. Highs 47 to 53. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs 44 to 52. $$ COZ235-232315- Bent County Including Las Animas- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(34 percent). Snow in the morning. Areas of blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....36-41F. Min humidity........42-52 percent. Chc of wetting rain.100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 15-25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northeast 10-20 mph increasing to northwest 35-51 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 37 mph until 1600, then around 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1600. fair after 1700. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....11-16F. Max humidity........96-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest around 56 mph. Mixing height.......1500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1900, then poor until 2000, then fair until 2100, then poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(39 percent). Max temperature.....40-43F. Min humidity........41-46 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 42 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 22 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 19. Highs 42 to 48. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 21. Highs 45 to 51. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 22. Highs 39 to 44. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 16 to 22. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 27. Highs 50 to 55. $$ COZ236-232315- Prowers County Including Lamar- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly sunny(52 percent) then becoming sunny. Snow early in the morning. Chance of snow late in the morning, then slight chance of snow late in the morning. Blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....33-37F. Min humidity........52-58 percent. Chc of wetting rain.100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 15-25 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 9-19 mph increasing to northwest 37-53 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northeast around 32 mph until 0800, then northwest. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0800, then very good until 1600, then good until 1700, then fair. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....9-15F. Max humidity........96-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest 46-64 mph increasing to 53-71 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2400. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(39 percent). Max temperature.....38-42F. Min humidity........42-50 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 38-54 mph decreasing to 38-49 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 22 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair until 1400, then good. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 18. Highs 39 to 46. South winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 18. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 21. Highs 34 to 39. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 19. Highs near 50. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Highs 46 to 51. $$ COZ237-232315- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 345 AM MST Sat Feb 23 2019 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny(38 percent). Snow early in the morning. Chance of snow late in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....35-40F. Min humidity........40-52 percent. Chc of wetting rain.100 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 15-25 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....North 14-25 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 41-58 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northeast around 31 mph until 0800. northwest after 1700. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0700, then very good until 1600, then good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....14-18F. Max humidity........88-96 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....Northwest around 58 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2400. poor after 0500. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(40 percent). Max temperature.....41-49F. Min humidity........28-38 percent. Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 47 mph. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then good. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 21. Highs 47 to 57. South winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 20. Highs 47 to 55. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs 38 to 44. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 21. Highs 50 to 57. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs 50 to 58. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$