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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MTN RX...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
259 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...A COOL FRONT WILL BE AFFECTING THE WEATHER BY TOMORROW
LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.

IN THE MEANTIME...IT WILL BE DRY WITH JUST A FEW CLOUDS. NO PRECIP IS
ANTICIPATED BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. BY SUNSET WINDS
SHOULD LIGHTEN UP AND TAKE ON A DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT AND LAST THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT DURING THE FIRST PART OF TOMORROW AND
SHOULD TAKE ON A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT AS UPSLOPE DEVELOPS BEHIND THE
FRONT. WINDS *SHOULD* BE FROM A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION BUT ANY
DIRECTION BETWEEN WEST SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST COULD OCCUR. WINDS SHOULD
INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO 20 MPH BY LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS BY LATER
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

AS A HEADS UP...IT COULD SEE SOME LOW CLOUDS TOMORROW NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A BIG WARM UP
WITH DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FROM LATE WEEK UNTIL WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(28 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN WEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH THEN SOUTHERLY 8 TO 12 WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 13000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1700.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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