FNUS75 KBOU 101235 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGHORN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 629 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 CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS WELL. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES BY LATE EVENING. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER ALONG WITH WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MIN HUMIDITY........44-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6800-7800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0800...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16-24 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN AROUND 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .COLUMBUS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68. MIN HUMIDITY........24-27%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 5-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 7800-8800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 0600. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BIGHORN. +++ 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 10/10-06 73 30 49 66 NW 15 23 2 1 N44 984 NW 26 22471 P 10/10-07 73 30 50 65 NW 16 1 2022 NW 31 62811 G 10/10-08 73 30 51 62 NW 16 1 3060 NW 36 103151 V 10/10-09 73 30 55 56 NW 17 26 2 1 N41 4098 NW 40 143492 V 10/10-10 73 30 58 51 NW 18 1 5208 NW 39 173085 E 10/10-11 73 30 59 48 NW 20 1 6318 N 38 202678 E 10/10-12 68 25 60 47 NW 20 30 2 1 N43 7427 N 36 232271 E 10/10-13 68 25 61 46 NW 20 1 7567 N 35 225491 E 10/10-14 68 25 61 45 NW 18 1 7706 N 32 218710 E 10/10-15 68 25 62 44 NW 17 26 2 1 N37 7846 N 31 211929 E 10/10-16 68 25 61 45 NW 16 1 7243 N 30 189039 E 10/10-17 68 25 60 46 N 14 1 6639 N 29 166149 E 10/10-18 53 5 58 49 N 12 17 2 1 N38 6036 N 28 143258 V 10/10-19 53 5 55 56 N 9 1 4254 N 23 98571 G 10/10-20 53 5 52 63 N 7 1 2471 N 20 53884 F 10/10-21 53 5 50 67 N 5 5 2 1 N38 689 N 15 9197 P 10/10-22 53 5 49 71 N 3 1 541 N 14 6811 P 10/10-23 53 5 48 73 N 3 1 392 N 12 4426 P 10/11-00 30 0 46 76 N 3 3 2 1 N37 244 N 9 2040 P 10/11-01 30 0 45 77 N 3 1 230 N 9 1815 P 10/11-02 30 0 45 78 NW 5 1 216 N 8 1590 P 10/11-03 30 0 44 77 NW 5 5 2 1 N33 203 NW 8 1365 P 10/11-04 30 0 43 75 NW 5 1 196 NW 8 1323 P 10/11-05 30 0 43 72 NW 5 1 190 N 8 1281 P 10/11-06 25 0 42 72 NW 3 3 2 1 N29 176 N 8 1185 P 10/11-07 25 0 42 73 N 2 1 1203 N 9 11841 P 10/11-08 25 0 45 64 NE 2 1 2230 N 10 22497 P 10/11-09 25 0 53 49 CALM 1 2 1 N25 3257 N 12 33153 P 10/11-10 25 0 57 42 E 3 1 4946 N 12 51509 F 10/11-11 25 0 61 37 NE 6 1 6636 N 12 69865 G 10/11-12 25 2 64 33 NE 8 8 2 1 N22 8326 N 13 88221 G 10/11-13 25 2 67 30 E 8 1 8644 N 12 83965 G 10/11-14 25 2 68 28 E 8 1 8962 N 10 79709 G 10/11-15 25 2 68 27 E 7 7 2 1 N20 9280 N 9 75454 G 10/11-16 25 2 68 27 SE 7 1 8373 N 8 61247 G 10/11-17 25 2 67 29 SE 7 1 7466 N 7 47040 F 10/11-18 24 2 64 32 SE 7 7 2 1 N20 6559 N 6 32833 P 10/11-19 24 2 59 38 E 5 1 4536 W 5 22278 P 10/11-20 24 2 56 41 N 2 1 2512 SW 3 11723 P 10/11-21 24 2 54 42 CALM 0 2 1 N16 489 S 2 1167 P 10/11-22 24 2 52 44 CALM 1 437 S 2 908 P 10/11-23 24 2 52 45 N 2 1 386 S 2 648 P 10/12-00 47 6 51 47 NE 3 3 2 1 N14 334 CALM 388 P 10/12-01 47 6 49 50 N 5 1 289 S 2 436 P 10/12-02 47 6 48 51 N 5 1 244 W 2 484 P 10/12-03 47 6 46 53 NW 5 5 2 1 N10 198 NW 3 532 P 10/12-04 47 6 45 56 NW 3 1 326 N 6 2474 P 10/12-05 47 6 44 57 N 2 1 454 N 9 4417 P 10/12-06 89 10 43 60 N 2 2 2 1 NW12 581 N 13 6359 P 10/12-07 89 10 42 65 N 5 1 1125 N 12 10741 P 10/12-08 89 10 44 66 N 8 1 1669 N 12 15122 P 10/12-09 89 10 47 62 N 10 10 2 1 NW15 2212 N 10 19503 P 10/12-10 89 10 49 59 NE 10 1 2641 N 8 16884 P 10/12-11 89 10 50 56 NE 9 1 3070 NW 6 14265 P 10/12-12 58 19 52 53 NE 8 8 2 1 W16 3500 NW 3 11646 P 10/12-13 58 19 53 51 NE 8 1 3640 NW 3 12416 P 10/12-14 58 19 53 51 E 7 1 3780 NW 3 13185 P 10/12-15 58 19 53 51 E 7 7 2 1 W21 3921 NW 5 13955 P 10/12-16 58 19 53 52 E 7 1 3482 NW 3 11597 P 10/12-17 58 19 53 54 E 6 1 3044 W 3 9239 P 10/12-18 55 13 50 59 SE 6 6 2 1 W29 2605 W 3 6880 P 10/12-19 55 13 47 67 SE 5 1 1929 SW 3 5377 P 10/12-20 55 13 45 72 S 3 1 1252 SW 5 3874 P 10/12-21 55 13 44 73 SW 3 3 2 1 NW26 576 S 5 2370 P 10/12-22 55 13 42 76 SW 3 1 499 SW 5 1859 P 10/12-23 55 13 42 75 W 5 1 422 W 3 1348 P 10/13-00 21 1 41 76 NW 5 5 2 1 NW23 345 W 2 838 P 10/13-01 21 1 40 78 NW 5 1 304 W 3 807 P 10/13-02 21 1 39 79 W 5 1 263 W 3 776 P 10/13-03 21 1 38 80 W 5 5 2 1 NW23 221 W 3 745 P 10/13-04 21 1 37 82 W 6 1 208 W 5 765 P 10/13-05 21 1 37 83 W 6 1 194 W 5 784 P 10/13-06 15 0 36 82 W 7 7 3 1 NW28 180 NW 5 804 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...COURTNEY BALDWIN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101010.BIGHO.01/BOU