FNUS75 KPUB 211240
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT C2 RX...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
639 AM MDT MON SEP 21 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE BURN SITE LATE THIS MORNING.
THIS WILL PRODUCE INCREASED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT...THEN ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON.  EXPECT CLEARING OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING.

COOL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW
DURING THE AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY.  EXPECT CONTINUED
COOL TEMPERATURES AND GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61F.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST
    AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN EAST UNTIL
                    1400...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0900...THEN 3 UNTIL 1200...THEN 1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-98 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 2400.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. VERY GOOD AFTER 1500.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN SCHULTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090922.UNITC.01/PUB