FNUS75 KPUB 221841
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1241 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH COLORADO
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME ISOLATED
LATE AFTERNOON STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHTNING WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS...ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED. SIMILAR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW...AND
ANOTHER WEAK  DISTURBANCE PASSING TO THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN A
FEW AFTERNOON STORMS. COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD BE LESS TOMORROW.
AS OF NOON TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT THE RAWS SITE WAS 16 PERCENT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE A FEW PERCENT LOWER TOMORROW.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 17000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.

$$
FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.BLACK.01/PUB