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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN P2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
456 AM MDT FRI OCT 2 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD BACK OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND SATURDAY.  SOME WESTERLY BREEZES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
DOWN FROM THE RIDGE LINE INTO THE BURN SITE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN
WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS EVENING AS A WEAK EASTERLY
SURGE MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS AND FUNNELS UP THE VALLEY.
AS TEMPERATURES COOL THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST WITH A LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY COMPONENT EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT.

WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LESS WIND ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN WEST 12-24
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. FAIR AFTER 1100...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1900 THEN NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN SOUTH 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091002.BLACK.01/PUB