FNUS75 KPUB 141602
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY GULCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
902 AM MST WED JAN 14 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY...WITH WINDS GENERALLY
BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN BY AFTERNOON. POOR SMOKE DISSIPATION THIS
MORNING WILL IMPROVE AFTER 1200 FOR A FEW HOURS AS HEATING INCREASES
THE DISPERSION HEIGHT TO AROUND 5000 FEET. BY 1600...WARMER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA ALOFT...CAPPING AND DIMINISHING SMOKE DISPERSION
...RETURNING DISPERSION TO THE POOR CATEGORY. A PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS IS THAT LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSION
UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. OCCASIONAL NORTHEAST GUSTS
                    AFTER 1400 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3000
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(54 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(49 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...TYLER WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.TURKE.01/PUB