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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK MTN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
404 PM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THERE WILL
BE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE FRIDAY WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG THE
NEARBY RIDGES. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING
BUT LITTLE RAINFALL. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY
AS SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EASTERLY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    2-5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THE STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. FAIR AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.

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FORECASTER...LESZCYNSKI...NWS BOULDER
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.BLACK.03/PUB