FNUS75 KPUB 231318 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT C2 UNIT P RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 618 AM MST MON FEB 23 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK WITH PERIODIC BREEZY WEST WINDS SPREADING INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOONS. THE BREEZIEST DAYS OF THE WEEK WILL BE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH VERY GOOD DISPERSIONS EXPECTED BOTH DAYS. FAIR DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY DUE TO LIGHTER WINDS ALOFT. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEEK WHICH SHOULD HELP AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS BECOME GOOD TO VERY GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(58 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56F. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 4-6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN WEST AROUND 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22F. MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST 15-25 MPH UNTIL 1700 THEN SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1700. POOR AFTER 1800. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 4-6 UNTIL 1400...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN WEST AT 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100 THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...TORGERSON REQUESTED BY...DARWIN SCHULTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.UNITC.02/PUB