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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
426 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN TH MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
REMAIN PARKED OVER THE GREAT BASIN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS
WILL KEEP THE REGION IN DRY NORTHWEST FLOW INTO FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK FOR SAT AND SUN...

BY SATURDAY...A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO THE
AREA WITH A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR ISOLATED STORMS.

LATE SATURDAY...ANOTHER COOL FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AND
THIS WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS...ALONG WITH COOLER WEATHER
TO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY.

20 FOOT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SYN OPTICALLY DRIVEN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(36 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE (SOUTHEAST) 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090827.BLACK.01/PUB