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SPOT FORECAST FOR NOLAND GULCH RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
717 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE BIT BREEZY WITH PRETTY LOW HUMIDITIES AS
A PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE TRACKS ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO.  ISOLATED
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE DISTURBANCE
MOVES BY.

BY TUESDAY MORNING...THE DISTURBANCE WILL PRIMARILY BE EAST OF THE BURN
SITE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT.  THIS WILL RESULT IN A DAY
OF LIGHTER WINDS.  HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE LOW...IN THE TEENS DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE NOTED...WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING WEST
                    12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN OR
                    SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN LOWERING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2200...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0200...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST
                    AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1100...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WALROD
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110328.NOLAN.01/PUB