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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GULCH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1009 AM MDT THU APR 28 2011

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

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES.
THIS WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS
WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WIND 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7-14 WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(29 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 34 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL
                    2100...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 24-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 54 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 44 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MEIER
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110428.SANDG.01/PUB