FNUS75 KPUB 251117
FWSPUB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER HAVEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
517 AM MDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND FAIR TO GOOD VENTILATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING INTO MIDDAY. HOWEVER...A STRONG FALL STORM
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION STARTING LATER
THIS EVENING...AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES HOLDING
IN THE 20S AND 30S.

THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE STATE LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND FORECAST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDINESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY UNTIL 2400...THEN SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST-NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN S
                    SOUTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33F.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........EAST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1700...THEN SOUTH
                    AROUND 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...MATT NORDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.DEERH.01/PUB