FNUS75 KBOU 221156 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR YANKEE 24...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 456 AM MST WED DEC 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH PERIODS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. AT THIS TIME SNOW CHANCES LOOK LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH LIGHT WINDS SMOKE DISPERSAL LOOKS TO BE POOR THROUGH THE DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1700...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........65%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 1200-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........87%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1700...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........50%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 1000-1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1200. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .CHRISTMAS DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0600. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR YANKEE 24. +++ 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 12/22-04 80 50 24 88 W 7 1 223 W 9 1705 P 12/22-05 72 25 24 87 W 7 6 2 1 W33 233 W 8 1727 P 12/22-06 72 25 24 88 W 7 1 242 W 7 1490 P 12/22-07 72 25 24 91 SW 6 1 250 SW 6 1307 P 12/22-08 72 25 25 92 SW 6 6 2 1 SW37 259 SW 5 1124 P 12/22-09 72 25 26 90 SW 6 1 470 SW 6 2997 P 12/22-10 72 25 29 83 SW 5 1 681 SW 7 4869 P 12/22-11 62 15 32 78 S 5 5 3 1 SW31 892 SW 9 6742 P 12/22-12 62 15 34 72 S 5 1 1152 SW 10 10346 P 12/22-13 62 15 35 68 S 5 1 1412 SW 12 13950 P 12/22-14 62 15 35 66 S 5 5 3 1 SW33 1673 SW 12 17554 P 12/22-15 62 15 35 65 S 5 1 1198 SW 10 12153 P 12/22-16 62 15 34 66 SW 5 1 723 SW 8 6752 P 12/22-17 54 37 28 82 SW 5 5 3 1 SW35 248 SW 6 1351 P 12/22-18 54 37 28 82 SW 6 1 247 SW 7 1481 P 12/22-19 54 37 28 83 SW 7 1 245 SW 8 1611 P 12/22-20 54 37 28 84 SW 8 13 3 1 W40 244 SW 8 1740 P 12/22-21 54 37 28 84 SW 8 1 224 SW 9 1699 P 12/22-22 54 37 27 85 SW 9 1 204 SW 9 1658 P 12/22-23 60 42 27 86 SW 9 15 3 1 SW30 184 SW 10 1616 P 12/23-00 60 42 27 86 SW 9 1 193 SW 10 1809 P 12/23-01 60 42 27 87 SW 10 1 203 SW 12 2002 P 12/23-02 60 42 27 87 W 10 16 3 1 SW31 212 W 12 2194 P 12/23-03 60 42 27 87 W 9 1 221 W 12 2258 P 12/23-04 60 42 27 84 W 9 1 230 W 12 2321 P 12/23-05 80 47 27 84 W 8 13 3 1 SW41 238 W 12 2385 P 12/23-06 80 47 27 83 W 8 1 256 W 13 2842 P 12/23-07 80 47 27 82 NW 8 1 260 W 12 2605 P 12/23-08 80 47 28 77 NW 8 13 3 1 SW28 264 W 10 2368 P 12/23-09 80 47 31 69 NW 8 1 393 W 10 3350 P 12/23-10 80 47 33 62 NW 8 1 521 W 9 4333 P 12/23-11 92 60 35 56 NW 8 13 3 1 S21 650 W 9 5316 P 12/23-12 92 60 36 52 NW 9 1 818 W 10 7972 P 12/23-13 92 60 37 51 NW 9 1 985 W 12 10627 P 12/23-14 92 60 37 50 NW 10 16 3 1 W16 1153 NW 14 13283 P 12/23-15 92 60 36 50 NW 10 1 846 NW 13 9628 P 12/23-16 92 60 35 52 NW 9 1 539 NW 13 5972 P 12/23-17 83 46 31 60 NW 9 15 3 1 NW15 232 NW 12 2317 P 12/23-18 83 46 29 66 NW 9 1 229 NW 12 2270 P 12/23-19 83 46 28 71 NW 9 1 226 NW 12 2223 P 12/23-20 83 46 27 74 W 9 15 3 1 N16 223 W 12 2176 P 12/23-21 83 46 26 74 W 9 1 225 W 12 2315 P 12/23-22 83 46 25 73 W 10 1 226 W 13 2454 P 12/23-23 55 10 24 73 W 10 16 3 1 N18 227 W 13 2593 P 12/24-00 55 10 23 74 W 10 1 232 W 13 2664 P 12/24-01 55 10 22 75 W 12 1 237 W 14 2736 P 12/24-02 55 10 22 77 W 12 18 2 1 N21 242 W 14 2807 P 12/24-03 55 10 21 82 W 12 1 229 W 13 2598 P 12/24-04 55 10 20 87 W 12 1 217 W 13 2390 P 12/24-05 40 10 20 91 W 12 18 2 1 N31 204 W 13 2181 P 12/24-06 40 10 19 91 W 12 1 202 W 12 1951 P 12/24-07 40 10 19 88 W 10 1 201 W 10 1721 P 12/24-08 40 10 21 80 W 9 15 2 1 NW31 199 W 8 1491 P 12/24-09 40 10 24 69 W 8 1 651 W 9 5119 P 12/24-10 40 10 26 61 W 7 1 1102 W 9 8747 P 12/24-11 33 5 29 55 W 6 6 2 1 NW25 1554 W 9 12375 P 12/24-12 33 5 31 51 W 6 1 1850 W 12 18543 P 12/24-13 33 5 32 48 W 6 1 2147 W 13 24711 P 12/24-14 33 5 32 48 W 6 6 3 1 NW26 2443 W 15 30879 P 12/24-15 33 5 32 48 W 6 1 1709 W 13 21172 P 12/24-16 33 5 31 50 W 7 1 975 W 10 11464 P 12/24-17 31 1 29 55 W 7 7 2 1 W28 240 W 8 1757 P 12/24-18 31 1 27 58 W 7 1 12/24-19 31 1 26 59 W 8 1 12/24-20 31 1 26 60 W 8 13 1 12/24-21 31 1 25 59 W 8 1 12/24-22 31 1 24 59 W 8 1 12/24-23 50 1 24 58 W 8 13 1 12/25-00 50 1 23 58 W 9 1 12/25-01 50 1 23 57 W 9 1 12/25-02 50 1 22 57 W 10 16 1 12/25-03 50 1 22 57 W 12 1 12/25-04 50 1 21 57 W 12 1 12/25-05 33 1 21 59 W 12 18 1 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101222.YANKE.01/BOU