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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANCA WETLANDS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 PM MDT WED OCT 19 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE REGION. MODEST MIXING
OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY PROVIDE FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSION AFTER NOON ON THURSDAY.
THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH NORTHERN COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN
                    CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.BLANC.01/PUB