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FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR NOLAND GULCH RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
427 AM MDT FRI OCT 29 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF UPPER HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE NEARING COLORADO BY LATER SATURDAY...HOWEVER AT
THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN
SITE THROUGH SUNSET SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(36 PERCENT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-68 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 12
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101029.NOLAN.01/PUB