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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANCA WETLANDS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
610 AM MDT THU OCT 20 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREATER SOUTHEAST COLORADO
REGION LATER THIS MORNING. NO SENSIBLE WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS DISTURBANCE...AND SKIES WILL REMAIN SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE ONLY WEATHER WITH THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS OF
4 TO 8 MPH WHICH WILL DEVELOP AROUND NOONTIME ACROSS THE BURN AREA.

LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW WITH CLEAR SKIES.

SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD OR BETTER BOTH DAYS DURING THE
AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH UNTIL 1200 THEN NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN LESS THAN 500
                    FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......VARIABLE LESS THEN 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........CALM WIND UNTIL 1200 THEN NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.BLANC.02/PUB