FNUS75 KPUB 172233
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE HERON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
433 PM MDT WED MAR 17 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...WHICH SHOULD KEEP
THE USUAL EASTERLY UPSLOPE WIND FROM DEVELOPING. WINDS COULD BECOME
GUSTY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AFTER ABOUT 1400. EXPECT
GOOD DISPERSAL BY LATE MORNING AS MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT
WINDS BOTH INCREASE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHWEST 10-13
                    MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.BLUEH.01/PUB