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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR NI UNIT 3...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1011 AM MDT WED MAY 19 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

THANKS FOR THE INFO ON THE WINDS.

I WOULD EXPECT AS WE MIX OUT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
WINDS SHOULD COME AROUND TO A MORE WESTERLY COMPONENT. CLOUDS WERE
BEGINNING TO INCREASE AND EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
GRADUALLY INCREASE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    1500...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1500...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(66 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    UNTIL 0700. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...ERICK STAHLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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