FNUS75 KBOU 261620 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GOULD RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1001 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IN STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-27. MIN HUMIDITY........70-75%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6600-7600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0700...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0800...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 2400 THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-12. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28-36 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 1400-1800 FT AGL AFTER 0400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0400. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 1200 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-28. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13-19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700...THEN 4200-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 10. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GOULD RX. +++ 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 10/26-09 90 80 19 73 W 17 30 2 1 W61 4244 W 35 128628 V 10/26-10 90 80 22 64 W 17 1 5341 W 38 181609 E 10/26-11 90 80 24 58 W 18 1 6438 W 41 234589 E 10/26-12 90 80 25 56 W 18 31 2 1 W61 7535 W 44 287570 E 10/26-13 90 80 26 56 W 20 1 7722 W 44 291923 E 10/26-14 90 80 26 58 W 20 1 7910 W 43 296276 E 10/26-15 90 80 27 60 W 20 33 2 1 W58 8097 W 43 300629 E 10/26-16 90 80 26 64 W 18 1 7147 W 40 254379 E 10/26-17 90 80 25 69 W 17 1 6196 W 38 208129 E 10/26-18 78 58 23 77 W 16 28 2 1 W53 5246 W 36 161880 E 10/26-19 78 58 20 86 W 16 1 4754 W 35 143122 V 10/26-20 78 58 18 93 W 15 1 4261 W 33 124365 V 10/26-21 78 58 17 94 W 15 25 2 1 W56 3768 W 32 105607 V 10/26-22 78 58 17 91 W 14 1 3467 W 30 91285 G 10/26-23 78 58 16 92 W 14 1 3166 W 28 76962 G 10/27-00 78 45 16 90 W 13 22 2 1 W53 2864 W 25 62639 G 10/27-01 78 45 15 90 W 13 1 2655 W 24 55684 F 10/27-02 78 45 14 90 W 13 1 2445 W 23 48728 F 10/27-03 78 45 14 90 W 13 22 2 1 NW51 2236 W 22 41772 F 10/27-04 78 45 13 90 W 12 1 1769 W 20 31326 P 10/27-05 78 45 13 90 SW 9 1 1302 W 17 20880 P 10/27-06 57 30 11 100 SW 7 12 2 1 NW60 835 W 14 10434 P 10/27-07 57 30 11 98 SW 6 1 1961 W 18 39178 P 10/27-08 57 30 13 89 W 6 1 3088 W 22 67922 G 10/27-09 57 30 17 76 W 6 6 2 1 NW54 4214 W 26 96666 G 10/27-10 57 30 21 67 W 8 1 4707 W 25 105357 V 10/27-11 57 30 24 64 SW 12 1 5201 W 25 114048 V 10/27-12 46 10 26 64 SW 15 24 2 1 NW46 5694 W 25 122739 V 10/27-13 46 10 27 64 SW 16 1 5541 W 24 115725 V 10/27-14 46 10 27 65 W 16 1 5389 W 23 108711 V 10/27-15 46 10 28 65 W 15 24 2 1 NW62 5236 W 22 101697 V 10/27-16 46 10 27 69 W 13 1 4589 W 21 85494 G 10/27-17 46 10 26 72 W 10 1 3942 W 20 69290 G 10/27-18 15 0 24 77 W 8 8 3 1 NW79 3295 W 18 53087 F 10/27-19 15 0 20 81 W 7 1 2489 W 15 37776 P 10/27-20 15 0 17 79 SW 7 1 1684 W 13 22466 P 10/27-21 15 0 16 74 SW 7 7 4 1 NW75 878 SW 9 7155 P 10/27-22 15 0 15 75 S 7 1 689 SW 9 5419 P 10/27-23 15 0 14 75 S 7 1 499 S 8 3683 P 10/28-00 15 0 13 75 S 7 7 4 1 NW61 310 S 7 1946 P 10/28-01 15 0 12 73 S 7 1 261 S 7 1633 P 10/28-02 15 0 12 71 S 7 1 213 S 7 1319 P 10/28-03 15 0 11 70 S 7 7 4 1 W59 164 S 7 1006 P 10/28-04 15 0 11 73 S 7 1 145 S 7 868 P 10/28-05 15 0 10 79 S 7 1 126 S 7 730 P 10/28-06 0 0 10 85 S 7 7 4 1 W55 107 S 7 593 P 10/28-07 0 0 10 83 S 6 1 138 S 6 684 P 10/28-08 0 0 14 70 S 6 1 169 S 6 776 P 10/28-09 0 0 21 56 S 5 5 4 1 W51 199 S 5 867 P 10/28-10 0 0 28 50 S 5 1 538 S 6 3432 P 10/28-11 0 0 32 51 S 6 1 876 SW 7 5997 P 10/28-12 0 0 35 54 SW 6 6 4 1 W47 1214 SW 8 8561 P 10/28-13 0 0 37 54 SW 6 1 1305 SW 9 10476 P 10/28-14 0 0 38 53 SW 7 1 1397 SW 10 12390 P 10/28-15 0 0 39 50 SW 7 7 3 1 W48 1488 SW 12 14304 P 10/28-16 0 0 38 52 SW 7 1 1239 SW 10 11724 P 10/28-17 0 0 37 55 SW 8 1 989 SW 10 9144 P 10/28-18 6 0 35 58 SW 8 8 3 1 W51 739 SW 10 6564 P 10/28-19 6 0 32 65 SW 8 1 559 SW 9 4873 P 10/28-20 6 0 30 70 SW 8 1 379 SW 9 3183 P 10/28-21 6 0 29 71 SW 8 8 4 1 W48 199 SW 8 1492 P 10/28-22 6 0 28 73 SW 8 1 183 SW 8 1360 P 10/28-23 6 0 27 73 SW 8 1 166 SW 8 1229 P 10/29-00 6 0 26 74 SW 8 8 4 1 W48 150 SW 8 1097 P 10/29-01 6 0 25 74 SW 8 1 145 SW 8 1070 P 10/29-02 6 0 25 75 SW 8 1 140 SW 8 1042 P 10/29-03 6 0 24 76 SW 8 8 4 1 W53 135 SW 8 1015 P 10/29-04 6 0 24 76 SW 8 1 133 SW 9 1041 P 10/29-05 6 0 24 76 SW 9 1 130 SW 9 1066 P 10/29-06 36 1 23 78 SW 9 9 4 1 W53 127 SW 10 1092 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...FELIX VALDEZ REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101026.GOULD.01/BOU