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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
345 PM MDT THU APR 23 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
THROUGH TOMORROW...AS A TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION. WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE LOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS FORECASTS...THE ATMOSPHERIC
CRITERIA FOR A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE MET TOMORROW...BUT A WARNING
HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED DUE TO NON-CRITICAL FUELS STATUS. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH SOMETIME ON SATURDAY AND BRING COOLER WEATHER TO
THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION EACH DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47F.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    2400.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 2400.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN AROUND 35
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.BLACK.02/PUB