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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAT SPRINGS RX...BLM SAGUACHE FIELD OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
358 AM MDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS FORECAST PERIOD...AND ONCE THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES OUT DURING
THE MID TO LATE MORNING PERIODS...SOUTHERLY 20 FOOT SURFACE WINDS
WILL DEVELOP.

WE SHOULD SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE TOMORROW AND THIS MAY
ALLOW FOR ISOLATED STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE
IMMEDIATE SOUTH OF THE BURN LOCATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    SOUTH 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44F.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(42 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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