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SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT P RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
421 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY
THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. NOT EXPECTING NEARLY AS STRONG WINDS
AS WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TODAY MAINLY IN THE 20 MPH RANGE. LESS IN
THE WAY OF WIND FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GENERALLY
10 MPH OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
OVER THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM...WITH GUSTS OVER
20 MPH POSSIBLE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(31 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH...A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER 0900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    VARIABLE AROUND 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN SOUTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN SCHULTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.UNITP.01/PUB