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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MTN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
410 AM MDT SAT SEP 24 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS SLIGHTLY WEAKER TODAY...WHICH
MAY ALLOW FOR TERRAIN DRIVEN UPSLOPE WINDS TO FINALLY DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH-NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 11500 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47F.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0200. WEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER 0500.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH-NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 11000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS PAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110924.BLACK.01/PUB