FNUS75 KBOU 101007 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WADSWORTH RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 406 AM MDT SUN OCT 10 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND RELATIVELY UNSTABLE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED. IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN YESTERDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON VERSUS SATURDAY. THE WINDS TODAY SHOULD GENERALLY BE NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES BY LATE EVENING. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60. MIN HUMIDITY........45-49%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 4-10 MPH MPH THIS MORNING... BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY AFTER 1200. GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR NEAR ANY SHOWERS TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 6200-7200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 1900. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 0100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 2200. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .COLUMBUS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66. MIN HUMIDITY........25-28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 5-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 7200-8200 FT AGL AFTER 0900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WADSWORTH RIDGE. +++ DATA IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE HAS BEEN SAMPLED DIRECTLY FROM THE FORECAST DATABASE. VALUES IN THE TABLE MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM INFORMATION IN THE NARRATIVE FORECAST. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK IF THE INFORMATION IN THIS TABLE HAS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR USEFUL. +++ FORECAST SC PP TF RH 20FT G H L 10K MIXG TRAN VENTL AJTV VALID AT % % F % WIND S I A WIND HGT WIND RATE RATNG MPH T L MPH AGL MPH KT-FT 10/10-03 53 10 44 56 SW 5 5 2 1 N28 491 NW 12 4997 P 10/10-04 73 10 43 57 SW 5 1 415 NW 12 4084 P 10/10-05 73 10 43 58 W 6 1 340 NW 10 3171 P 10/10-06 73 20 45 66 W 7 7 2 1 N41 804 NW 13 8729 P 10/10-07 73 20 47 65 W 8 1 1609 NW 14 21559 P 10/10-08 73 20 48 63 NW 9 1 2414 NW 15 34389 P 10/10-09 73 20 51 57 NW 10 16 2 1 N44 3219 NW 17 47218 F 10/10-10 73 20 54 52 NW 12 1 4586 NW 20 81566 G 10/10-11 73 20 56 50 N 13 1 5954 N 22 115914 V 10/10-12 73 20 57 49 N 14 22 2 1 N33 7321 N 24 150261 E 10/10-13 73 20 58 48 N 14 1 7235 N 23 141341 V 10/10-14 73 20 58 48 N 14 1 7149 N 21 132421 V 10/10-15 73 20 58 47 N 13 21 2 1 N35 7062 N 20 123501 V 10/10-16 73 20 58 48 N 12 1 6515 N 20 110951 V 10/10-17 73 20 57 49 N 10 1 5968 N 18 98401 G 10/10-18 58 5 56 51 N 8 13 2 1 N36 5420 N 18 85850 G 10/10-19 58 5 53 57 N 6 1 4834 N 17 73011 G 10/10-20 58 5 50 63 NW 3 1 4248 N 16 60172 G 10/10-21 58 5 49 66 W 2 2 2 1 N36 3662 N 15 47332 F 10/10-22 58 5 48 69 W 2 1 2825 N 13 34166 P 10/10-23 58 5 47 71 SW 3 1 1989 N 10 21001 P 10/11-00 27 0 46 72 S 5 5 2 1 N35 1152 NW 8 7835 P 10/11-01 27 0 46 72 S 3 1 884 N 7 5775 P 10/11-02 27 0 45 72 W 3 1 616 N 6 3715 P 10/11-03 27 0 44 70 W 2 2 2 1 N36 348 N 6 1656 P 10/11-04 27 0 44 67 W 2 1 404 N 6 2102 P 10/11-05 27 0 44 64 W 3 1 459 N 6 2548 P 10/11-06 27 3 43 63 W 3 3 2 1 N35 456 N 6 2467 P 10/11-07 27 3 43 63 W 3 1 2028 N 9 26207 P 10/11-08 27 3 45 59 S 2 1 3600 N 13 49946 F 10/11-09 27 3 51 48 SE 2 2 2 1 N33 5172 N 16 73686 G 10/11-10 27 3 56 40 SE 3 1 6205 N 16 89069 G 10/11-11 27 3 59 36 E 5 1 7237 N 16 104452 V 10/11-12 25 2 61 32 E 6 6 2 1 N26 8269 N 16 119835 V 10/11-13 25 2 63 30 NE 7 1 8526 N 16 117375 V 10/11-14 25 2 63 30 NE 7 1 8783 N 15 114915 V 10/11-15 25 2 66 28 NE 7 7 2 1 N24 9040 N 14 112455 V 10/11-16 25 2 63 31 NE 7 1 7679 N 13 88129 G 10/11-17 25 2 61 33 E 6 1 6319 N 10 63803 G 10/11-18 27 2 58 37 E 6 6 2 1 N22 4958 N 9 39477 P 10/11-19 27 2 55 42 SE 6 1 3879 NW 7 27081 P 10/11-20 27 2 54 45 S 6 1 2799 NW 5 14686 P 10/11-21 27 2 52 47 SW 6 6 2 1 N18 1720 CALM 2290 P 10/11-22 27 2 50 47 SW 6 1 1313 NW 2 2149 P 10/11-23 27 2 50 43 SW 5 1 905 W 3 2008 P 10/12-00 27 4 49 43 SW 5 5 2 1 N16 498 SW 5 1867 P 10/12-01 27 4 48 47 SW 5 1 424 SW 5 1523 P 10/12-02 27 4 46 51 W 5 1 349 W 3 1179 P 10/12-03 27 4 46 53 W 6 6 2 1 N16 275 W 3 836 P 10/12-04 27 4 44 54 W 7 1 255 W 5 947 P 10/12-05 27 4 44 52 W 7 1 235 NW 6 1058 P 10/12-06 74 8 43 52 NW 8 8 2 1 N13 215 NW 6 1169 P 10/12-07 74 8 43 56 NW 8 1 902 NW 7 6081 P 10/12-08 74 8 44 58 N 8 1 1588 N 7 10992 P 10/12-09 74 8 47 57 N 8 8 2 1 NW10 2275 N 8 15904 P 10/12-10 74 8 49 56 N 7 1 2526 N 6 12107 P 10/12-11 74 8 50 56 NE 6 1 2776 N 3 8311 P 10/12-12 78 15 51 55 NE 6 6 2 1 NW14 3027 CALM 4515 P 10/12-13 78 15 52 54 NE 7 1 3119 CALM 4541 P 10/12-14 78 15 52 53 NE 7 1 3211 CALM 4566 P 10/12-15 78 15 54 51 NE 8 8 2 1 W20 3304 CALM 4591 P 10/12-16 78 15 52 56 NE 8 1 3172 NE 2 6724 P 10/12-17 78 15 50 60 NE 7 1 3040 N 3 8856 P 10/12-18 73 18 48 67 N 6 6 2 1 W20 2908 NW 5 10988 P 10/12-19 73 18 46 76 NE 5 1 2205 NW 6 9071 P 10/12-20 73 18 45 82 SE 5 1 1503 SW 7 7154 P 10/12-21 73 18 44 87 S 3 3 2 1 W28 800 SW 8 5236 P 10/12-22 73 18 42 90 S 3 1 627 SW 7 3951 P 10/12-23 73 18 42 87 SW 3 1 455 SW 6 2666 P 10/13-00 47 8 42 86 W 3 3 2 1 NW22 283 SW 6 1381 P 10/13-01 47 8 41 86 W 5 1 292 W 5 1302 P 10/13-02 47 8 39 87 W 5 1 301 W 5 1224 P 10/13-03 47 8 39 86 W 6 6 2 1 NW21 310 W 5 1146 P 10/13-04 47 8 38 86 W 6 1 308 W 5 1110 P 10/13-05 47 8 38 85 W 7 1 307 W 3 1074 P 10/13-06 15 0 37 83 W 7 7 3 1 NW26 305 W 3 1038 P KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /PERCENT/ TF - TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/ RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY /PERCENT/ 20FT WIND - 20-FOOT WIND /MPH/ GST - 20-FOOT WIND GUST /MPH/ HI - HAINES INDEX LAL - LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 10K WIND - 10000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FREE-AIR WINDS /MPH/ MIXG HGT - MIXING HEIGHT /FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL/ TRAN WIND - TRANSPORT WINDS /MPH/ VENTL RATE - VENTILATION RATE /KNOT-FEET/ AJTV RATNG - SMOKE DISPERSION ADJECTIVE RATING P - POOR F - FAIR G - GOOD V - VERY GOOD E - EXCELLENT $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ROCCO SNART REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101009.WADSW.03/BOU