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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MTN RX...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
443 AM MDT THU SEP 22 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM WEATHER WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE SITE...
CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 12000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110922.BLACK.01/PUB