FNUS75 KPUB 232318 FWSPUB SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANCA WETLANDS...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 518 PM MDT SUN OCT 23 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE VALLEY TONIGHT WITH CALM CLEAR CONDITIONS. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE REGION BY AFTERNOON WITH STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. STRONG MIXING WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN SITE WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING WILL ALSO ALLOW HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON. ONCE WINDS PICK UP...SMOKE DISPERSALS WILL BE VERY GOOD. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER WEATHER AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR RAIN/SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27F. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH TONIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72F. MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 9000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. $$ FORECASTER...MOZLEY REQUESTED BY...PAUL MINOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111024.BLANC.01/PUB