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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT C2   UNIT P RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
525 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED TODAY.  STRONG WINDS IN THE
MIXING LAYER TODAY WILL LEAD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN BE QUITE LOW BUT NOT QUITE IN THE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CATEGORY.  HOWEVER...IF FUELS ARE SUFFICIENTLY DRY...THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ONCE THE WINDS INCREASE.
THE WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER AND SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED
TO ONLY GET INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT) UNTIL AROUND 1200...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 9000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(38 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-10F.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 11-15 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300 THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR 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.02/PUB