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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANCA WETLANDS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
453 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WARM AND BREEZY DAY IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
WITH SIMILAR TRENDS WITH WINDS AND TEMPERATURES AS WHAT OCCURRED
TODAY.  WIND GUSTS LOOK TO BE AROUND 5 MPH LIGHTER THAN THOSE OF TODAY...
AND PROBABLY KICKING UP AROUND 1400 MST AND REMAINING BREEZY INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.  THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY GOOD AFTERNOON
DISPERSIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15F.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15-30 MPH UNTIL 1900...
                    THEN SOUTH 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1800. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN
                    SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN SOUTHWEST 12-24
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.BLANC.02/PUB