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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOOGER RED...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
406 AM MDT THU APR 8 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...THEN
GENERAL WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE DISTRICT IN DRY AND
WARMING CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUN SHOULD
PRODUCE NORMAL DIURNAL SURFACE WINDS FOR THE BURN SITE TODAY AND
TOMORROW...AND THOUGH WINDS ALOFT ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE THAT
STRONG...SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD STILL REACH THE GOOD CATEGORY BY
LATE MORNING BOTH DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BY 1000...OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...BECOMING GOOD BY 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-26F.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BY 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 14500 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND...

GENERALLY LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.
GENERAL FLOW ALOFT WILL START TO INCREASE AND BECOME MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY BY SUNDAY EVENING AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ONSHORE ACROSS THE WEST COAST.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...TYLER WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.BOOGE.01/PUB