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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANCA WETLANDS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
440 PM MDT TUE OCT 18 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER. WITH LIGHT
WINDS ALOFT AND A RELATIVELY SHALLOW MIXED LAYER...DISPERSION WILL
BE POOR TO MARGINALLY FAIR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY...A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS DISTURBANCE COULD
ENHANCE THE VERTICAL MIXING AND INCREASE WINDS ALOFT TO ALLOW FOR
FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24F.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
...FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY...
MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE OF 60 TO 65F AND MIN RH 15 TO 20%.
20 FOOT WINDS NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WIND NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH A MIXING HEIGHT AROUND
8000 FEET COULD RESULT IN GOOD VENTILATION BY THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...WOLYN
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.BLANC.01/PUB