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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
409 AM MDT SAT APR 27 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY WILL REACH THE GOOD
CATEGORY...THEN CLIMB TO VERY GOOD SUNDAY AS MIXING HEIGHTS
INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH-NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 0900.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN
                    NORTH-NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTH-NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETERSEN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.BLUEC.01/PUB