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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MTN RX...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
445 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO SATURDAY
WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.  WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS WILL KEEP
DISPERSAL MAINLY IN THE FAIR CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 11000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. FAIR AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN EAST UNTIL
                    2000...THEN SOUTHEAST UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    NORTHEAST UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTH UNTIL
                    0200...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. FAIR AFTER 1200.
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 20110923.BLACK.01/PUB