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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GULCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
556 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE AREA ON MONDAY AS
COLORADO WILL BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT
AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 1400.
AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS WILL BE VERY GOOD.

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY INTO
TUESDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.  A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(64 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    UNTIL 1900...THEN NORTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH.  A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110411.SANDG.01/PUB