FNUS75 KPUB 212100 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 300 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ON WEDNESDAY...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND SOME GUSTY LATE AFTERNOON WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH VIRGA AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THURSDAY...MORE WARM AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN COLORADO AND MAY SPARK A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR STORMS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST AND CONFINED TO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F. MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(25 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 14000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY...HIGHS AROUND 70. A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR STORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.BLACK.02/PUB