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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT C2   UNIT P RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
501 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE AFTER 1200 AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND 1800. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MIDAFTERNOON. IF THE FUELS ARE SUFFICIENTLY DRY...
RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE THE WINDS INCREASE.  THE
WINDS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON FRIDAY...AND THE HUMIDITIES
SHOULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(41 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 12-16
                    MPH UNTIL 1200...THE WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900. 11000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN AROUND 29
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(37 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(38 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    EXCELLENT UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    1700...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN SCHULTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.UNITC.01/PUB