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SPOT FORECAST FOR NOLAND GULCH RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
346 PM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE STATE WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A STRONG JET STREAM
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR A SLOW WARMING TREND AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. HOWEVER...STRONG MID LEVEL
WARM ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING RIDGE WILL LIMIT MIXING
ACROSS THE AREA AND ALONG WITH DECREASING FLOW ALOFT...SMOKE
DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW WITH
ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER DISPERSIONS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    1900 LOCAL...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1000 LOCAL...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.NOLAN.01/PUB