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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MOUNTAIN P3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
408 AM MDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE COLORADO PLAINS SHOULD
STAY EAST OF THE AREA...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER
TODAY AS MORE MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT.
BY MONDAY MORNING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO
WESTERN COLORADO...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ON
MONDAY WITH LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE GUSTS POSSIBLE FROM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........2 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 20091004.BLACK.01/PUB