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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT C2   UNIT P RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
528 AM MST WED FEB 25 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SPREADING STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 35-40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER 1400 AND CONTINUING UNTIL 1900.  HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
TO 15-20 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. IF FUELS ARE SUFFICIENTLY
DRY...RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE WINDS PICK UP.
EXCELLENT DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL STAY ACROSS COLORADO FOR THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY WHICH WILL KEEP WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 12-22 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23F.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
                    MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN SOUTH 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 1800. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 1800 THEN SOUTH
                    AT 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(41 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 11-15
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN AROUND 25
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...GOOD UNTIL 1400 THEN EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN SCHULTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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