FNUS75 KBOU 171428 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE MOUNTAIN PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 713 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON...A DRIER NORTHWEST TO WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE REGION AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1100 WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-32. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-14. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-18 MPH UNTIL 1900 THEN SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40. MIN HUMIDITY........35-39%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24-32 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 36-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 1200-1800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR INDEPENDENCE MOUNTAIN 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 11/17-07 76 30 19 68 W 5 1 2811 W 14 32655 P 11/17-08 64 30 21 60 W 5 5 2 1 NW55 3105 W 13 33298 P 11/17-09 64 30 24 55 W 6 1 3691 W 14 47066 F 11/17-10 64 30 27 54 W 8 1 4278 W 16 60833 G 11/17-11 55 0 30 54 W 10 16 2 1 NW51 4864 W 17 74601 G 11/17-12 55 0 30 60 W 12 1 4449 W 20 72915 G 11/17-13 55 0 29 67 W 13 1 4034 W 21 71229 G 11/17-14 51 0 29 72 W 14 21 2 1 NW47 3618 W 22 69543 G 11/17-15 51 0 28 73 W 14 1 2923 W 24 58417 F 11/17-16 51 0 26 77 SW 15 1 2229 W 25 47292 F 11/17-17 38 0 22 87 SW 15 23 2 1 NW49 1534 W 28 36166 P 11/17-18 38 0 20 94 SW 16 1 1157 W 26 26990 P 11/17-19 38 0 19 93 W 18 1 781 SW 25 17815 P 11/17-20 38 0 17 99 W 20 30 2 1 NW53 404 SW 24 8640 P 11/17-21 38 0 16 99 W 20 1 330 SW 23 6808 P 11/17-22 38 0 15 98 SW 18 1 256 SW 22 4977 P 11/17-23 35 0 14 100 SW 17 26 2 1 NW49 182 SW 20 3146 P 11/18-00 35 0 13 100 SW 18 1 170 SW 21 3046 P 11/18-01 35 0 13 100 SW 20 1 158 SW 22 2947 P 11/18-02 35 0 13 100 SW 21 31 3 1 NW51 145 SW 23 2847 P 11/18-03 35 0 15 88 SW 18 1 145 SW 21 2637 P 11/18-04 35 0 13 80 SW 16 1 145 SW 20 2427 P 11/18-05 18 0 15 65 SW 14 21 3 1 W56 145 SW 17 2217 P 11/18-06 18 0 17 60 SW 13 1 177 SW 18 2833 P 11/18-07 18 0 19 60 SW 14 1 209 SW 18 3448 P 11/18-08 18 0 23 56 SW 14 21 4 1 W59 241 SW 20 4063 P 11/18-09 18 0 28 49 SW 15 1 544 SW 24 14378 P 11/18-10 18 0 33 43 SW 16 1 868 SW 30 25150 P 11/18-11 27 0 36 41 SW 17 28 3 1 W47 1193 SW 35 35922 P 11/18-12 27 0 37 39 SW 18 1 1408 SW 37 45153 F 11/18-13 27 0 38 38 SW 18 1 1624 SW 38 54385 F 11/18-14 27 0 39 37 SW 18 30 3 1 W47 1840 SW 40 63616 G 11/18-15 27 0 38 38 SW 18 1 1628 SW 39 55652 F 11/18-16 27 0 37 41 SW 18 1 1417 SW 39 47689 F 11/18-17 19 0 34 46 SW 17 28 4 1 W53 1205 SW 38 39725 P 11/18-18 19 0 31 53 SW 16 1 993 SW 36 31417 P 11/18-19 19 0 29 61 SW 15 1 782 SW 32 23109 P 11/18-20 19 0 28 66 SW 14 22 4 1 W60 570 SW 30 14801 P 11/18-21 19 0 27 73 SW 14 1 510 SW 28 12622 P 11/18-22 19 0 27 80 SW 14 1 449 SW 26 10443 P 11/18-23 12 0 26 85 SW 14 22 3 1 W44 389 SW 24 8265 P 11/19-00 12 0 26 89 SW 13 1 349 SW 22 6866 P 11/19-01 12 0 25 91 SW 12 1 309 SW 20 5466 P 11/19-02 12 0 24 92 SW 10 16 4 1 W63 269 SW 17 4067 P 11/19-03 12 0 24 94 SW 12 1 251 SW 18 3892 P 11/19-04 12 0 24 95 SW 14 1 233 SW 18 3716 P 11/19-05 11 0 23 97 SW 15 24 4 1 W63 215 SW 18 3540 P 11/19-06 11 0 23 100 SW 15 1 289 SW 21 5365 P 11/19-07 11 0 24 97 SW 14 1 364 SW 22 7189 P 11/19-08 11 0 27 85 SW 13 21 3 1 W66 438 SW 24 9014 P 11/19-09 11 0 32 70 SW 14 1 974 SW 28 26295 P 11/19-10 11 0 37 59 SW 15 1 1510 SW 31 43575 F 11/19-11 18 0 39 53 SW 16 25 3 1 W54 2047 SW 35 60856 G 11/19-12 18 0 41 50 SW 17 1 2370 SW 36 74976 G 11/19-13 18 0 42 48 SW 17 1 2693 SW 38 89097 G 11/19-14 18 0 42 46 SW 17 28 3 1 W52 3017 SW 39 103217 V 11/19-15 18 0 42 46 SW 16 1 2512 SW 37 83009 G 11/19-16 18 0 40 49 SW 15 1 2007 SW 35 62802 G 11/19-17 30 0 37 55 SW 14 22 3 1 W54 1503 SW 32 42594 F 11/19-18 30 0 34 62 SW 13 1 1151 SW 30 31473 P 11/19-19 30 0 32 68 SW 13 1 799 SW 26 20353 P 11/19-20 30 0 31 71 SW 13 21 3 1 W54 447 SW 24 9233 P 11/19-21 30 0 30 75 SW 14 1 388 SW 23 7816 P 11/19-22 30 0 29 78 SW 15 1 330 SW 22 6398 P 11/19-23 43 0 28 80 SW 15 24 4 1 SW59 272 SW 21 4981 P 11/20-00 43 0 28 82 SW 14 1 254 SW 20 4403 P 11/20-01 43 0 27 85 SW 13 1 236 SW 18 3825 P 11/20-02 43 0 26 88 SW 12 18 4 1 SW55 218 SW 17 3246 P 11/20-03 43 0 26 91 SW 13 1 205 SW 17 3124 P 11/20-04 43 0 25 96 SW 14 1 192 SW 18 3001 P 11/20-05 51 14 25 100 SW 15 24 4 1 SW51 179 SW 18 2878 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...CRAIG DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101117.INDEP.01/BOU