FNUS75 KBOU 021433 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 830 AM MDT TUE NOV 2 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRY AND STABLE...WITH A MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION. STRONG MIDDLE LEVEL WARMING TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS WHICH WILL KEEP SMOKE DISPERSAL POOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24. MAX HUMIDITY........85%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 2-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 2-7 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR INDEPENDENCE PILES. +++ 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 11/02-08 34 0 25 80 NW 6 1 237 W 5 980 P 11/02-09 34 0 31 69 NW 6 6 2 1 N48 277 W 5 1079 P 11/02-10 34 0 37 57 NW 6 1 922 W 5 4693 P 11/02-11 34 0 42 49 NW 6 1 1566 NW 6 8307 P 11/02-12 10 0 45 46 NW 6 6 2 1 N44 2211 NW 6 11921 P 11/02-13 10 0 46 45 NW 7 1 2612 NW 7 15202 P 11/02-14 10 0 47 44 NW 7 1 3013 NW 7 18482 P 11/02-15 10 0 48 43 NW 8 13 2 1 N48 3413 NW 7 21763 P 11/02-16 10 0 47 45 NW 8 1 2441 NW 7 15186 P 11/02-17 10 0 45 47 NW 7 1 1468 NW 6 8610 P 11/02-18 21 0 42 53 NW 7 7 2 1 N52 495 NW 5 2034 P 11/02-19 21 0 37 63 NW 7 1 380 NW 5 1513 P 11/02-20 21 0 34 72 N 6 1 264 NW 3 992 P 11/02-21 21 0 32 75 N 6 6 2 1 N51 148 NW 3 471 P 11/02-22 21 0 39 57 N 6 1 183 NW 3 505 P 11/02-23 21 0 36 61 N 5 1 217 NW 3 539 P 11/03-00 5 0 36 60 N 5 5 2 1 N51 252 NW 2 573 P 11/03-01 5 0 36 57 N 5 1 242 NW 2 597 P 11/03-02 5 0 35 57 N 6 1 231 NW 3 621 P 11/03-03 5 0 35 55 N 6 6 2 1 N47 221 N 3 645 P 11/03-04 5 0 36 52 N 7 1 212 N 3 641 P 11/03-05 5 0 35 52 N 7 1 203 N 3 637 P 11/03-06 5 0 33 57 N 7 7 2 1 N51 222 N 5 869 P 11/03-07 5 0 32 69 N 6 1 279 N 5 980 P 11/03-08 5 0 31 79 NE 5 1 336 NE 3 1090 P 11/03-09 5 0 36 70 NE 3 3 2 1 N43 393 NE 3 1200 P 11/03-10 5 0 40 66 NE 2 1 1333 NE 3 3894 P 11/03-11 5 0 45 58 E 2 1 2273 N 3 6588 P 11/03-12 20 0 47 57 E 2 2 2 1 N31 3213 N 3 9282 P 11/03-13 20 0 49 52 E 2 1 3380 N 3 9475 P 11/03-14 20 0 50 51 NE 2 1 3547 N 3 9669 P 11/03-15 20 0 50 49 N 2 2 3 1 NW26 3713 N 3 9862 P 11/03-16 20 0 50 48 N 2 1 2580 N 3 6842 P 11/03-17 20 0 48 49 N 3 1 1447 N 3 3822 P 11/03-18 7 0 43 58 N 3 3 4 1 NW29 315 N 3 802 P 11/03-19 7 0 38 70 N 3 1 283 N 2 612 P 11/03-20 7 0 39 69 NW 3 1 250 NW 2 422 P 11/03-21 7 0 36 75 W 3 3 5 1 NW33 218 CALM 232 P 11/03-22 7 0 37 73 W 2 1 210 W 2 316 P 11/03-23 7 0 35 81 SW 2 1 202 SW 2 400 P 11/04-00 7 0 34 81 SW 2 2 4 1 NW31 193 SW 3 484 P 11/04-01 7 0 34 80 SW 2 1 188 SW 3 486 P 11/04-02 7 0 33 82 SW 2 1 182 SW 3 487 P 11/04-03 7 0 33 81 SW 2 2 4 1 NW31 176 SW 3 489 P 11/04-04 7 0 34 76 SW 3 1 175 SW 3 502 P 11/04-05 7 0 34 75 SW 3 1 175 SW 3 516 P 11/04-06 15 0 31 81 SW 3 3 3 1 NW35 174 SW 3 530 P 11/04-07 15 0 29 88 SW 3 1 198 SW 3 595 P 11/04-08 15 0 28 92 SW 3 1 222 W 3 661 P 11/04-09 15 0 34 72 SW 3 3 3 1 NW35 245 W 3 726 P 11/04-10 15 0 39 61 W 3 1 957 W 3 3390 P 11/04-11 15 0 44 50 W 3 1 1668 W 3 6055 P 11/04-12 15 0 47 47 W 3 3 3 1 NW33 2380 W 5 8719 P 11/04-13 15 0 50 43 W 3 1 2741 W 5 12080 P 11/04-14 15 0 50 44 W 3 1 3103 W 6 15440 P 11/04-15 15 0 50 45 W 3 3 3 1 NW33 3465 W 6 18801 P 11/04-16 15 0 50 47 W 5 1 2416 W 6 13018 P 11/04-17 15 0 49 51 W 5 1 1367 W 6 7234 P 11/04-18 8 0 44 62 W 5 5 3 1 NW35 317 W 6 1450 P 11/04-19 8 0 39 74 W 5 1 280 W 6 1307 P 11/04-20 8 0 40 72 W 5 1 243 W 6 1164 P 11/04-21 8 0 38 77 W 6 6 3 1 NW31 206 W 6 1022 P 11/04-22 8 0 38 73 W 6 1 201 W 6 1027 P 11/04-23 8 0 36 78 W 6 1 196 W 6 1033 P 11/05-00 8 0 36 77 W 6 6 3 1 NW25 191 W 6 1038 P 11/05-01 10 0 36 77 W 6 1 186 W 6 984 P 11/05-02 10 0 35 80 W 6 1 181 SW 6 929 P 11/05-03 10 0 34 80 W 6 6 3 1 NW24 176 SW 6 874 P 11/05-04 10 0 35 77 SW 6 1 171 SW 6 856 P 11/05-05 10 0 35 78 SW 6 1 166 SW 6 838 P 11/05-06 10 1 33 86 SW 6 6 3 1 NW24 160 SW 6 820 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/ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...CRAIG DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101102.INDEP.01/BOU