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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN P3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
428 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE SPOT SITE TODAY...LEADING
TO FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH TO EAST.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY'S
VALUES. ON SUNDAY...MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE REGION
AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO WESTERN COLORADO. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL INCREASE...AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 11000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091003.BLACK.01/PUB