FNUS75 KBOU 111513 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RALSTON ROOST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 810 AM MST TUE JAN 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG MID LEVEL WARMING WILL RESULT IN STRONG STABILITY AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME INCREASE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). PATCHY BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....16. MIN HUMIDITY........36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36-40 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 21-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 1000-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....6. MAX HUMIDITY........52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....33. MIN HUMIDITY........34%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 1200-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RALSTON ROOST. +++ 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 01/11-08 10 0 5 42 W 15 24 3 1 NW79 897 W 40 31524 P 01/11-09 10 0 7 41 W 14 1 1088 W 38 35805 P 01/11-10 10 0 10 41 W 13 1 1280 W 37 40085 F 01/11-11 37 0 12 40 W 12 18 2 1 NW89 1472 W 35 44366 F 01/11-12 37 0 14 39 W 10 1 1372 W 33 40064 F 01/11-13 37 0 15 37 W 10 1 1273 W 32 35762 P 01/11-14 37 0 16 36 W 9 15 3 1 NW86 1173 W 31 31461 P 01/11-15 37 0 15 37 W 9 1 925 W 28 23534 P 01/11-16 37 0 15 39 W 8 1 676 W 24 15607 P 01/11-17 40 0 13 42 W 8 13 3 1 NW69 428 W 21 7680 P 01/11-18 40 0 12 43 W 8 1 378 W 18 6296 P 01/11-19 40 0 11 43 W 8 1 328 W 16 4913 P 01/11-20 40 0 10 43 W 8 13 3 1 NW67 279 W 15 3530 P 01/11-21 40 0 10 45 W 8 1 237 W 14 2837 P 01/11-22 40 0 9 47 W 8 1 195 W 13 2145 P 01/11-23 40 0 8 49 W 8 13 3 1 NW59 153 W 12 1452 P 01/12-00 40 0 8 50 W 8 1 140 W 12 1348 P 01/12-01 40 0 8 50 W 8 1 127 W 12 1243 P 01/12-02 40 0 7 51 W 9 15 3 1 NW46 114 W 12 1139 P 01/12-03 40 0 7 52 W 12 1 130 W 13 1499 P 01/12-04 40 0 7 52 W 14 1 145 W 15 1858 P 01/12-05 54 0 13 40 W 15 24 3 1 NW33 160 W 16 2218 P 01/12-06 54 0 13 40 W 15 1 149 W 15 1961 P 01/12-07 54 0 11 45 W 14 1 137 W 14 1703 P 01/12-08 54 0 13 41 W 13 21 3 1 NW23 126 W 14 1446 P 01/12-09 54 0 18 39 W 10 1 510 W 14 5958 P 01/12-10 54 0 25 35 W 8 1 893 W 14 10469 P 01/12-11 54 0 30 34 W 7 7 3 1 W15 1277 W 14 14980 P 01/12-12 54 0 33 34 W 7 1 1331 W 15 17857 P 01/12-13 54 0 32 38 W 7 1 1384 W 17 20733 P 01/12-14 54 0 31 41 W 8 8 3 1 W16 1437 W 18 23610 P 01/12-15 54 0 30 43 W 9 1 1126 W 20 18973 P 01/12-16 54 0 29 46 W 12 1 816 W 21 14337 P 01/12-17 52 0 27 48 W 14 20 2 1 NW22 505 W 22 9700 P 01/12-18 52 0 26 51 W 15 1 512 W 22 9690 P 01/12-19 52 0 25 54 W 16 1 520 W 22 9680 P 01/12-20 52 0 25 55 W 17 24 3 1 NW33 527 W 21 9670 P 01/12-21 52 0 25 55 W 18 1 589 W 23 12066 P 01/12-22 52 0 25 55 W 21 1 650 W 25 14461 P 01/12-23 52 0 25 55 W 22 31 3 1 NW31 712 W 28 16856 P 01/13-00 52 0 25 53 W 22 1 749 W 28 17992 P 01/13-01 52 0 24 56 W 23 1 787 W 28 19128 P 01/13-02 52 0 27 48 W 23 32 2 1 NW39 825 W 29 20263 P 01/13-03 52 0 27 47 W 24 1 864 W 30 23018 P 01/13-04 52 0 27 48 W 25 1 902 NW 32 25773 P 01/13-05 58 2 28 48 W 26 37 2 1 NW41 941 NW 35 28527 P 01/13-06 58 2 28 50 W 28 1 906 NW 33 26539 P 01/13-07 58 2 26 56 W 28 1 871 NW 32 24552 P 01/13-08 58 2 28 56 W 26 37 2 1 NW47 836 NW 31 22564 P 01/13-09 58 2 31 55 W 24 1 1223 NW 28 26737 P 01/13-10 58 2 35 51 W 22 1 1611 NW 24 30910 P 01/13-11 58 2 38 47 W 20 28 2 1 NW41 1999 NW 21 35084 P 01/13-12 58 2 40 44 W 17 1 2115 NW 18 34211 P 01/13-13 58 2 39 43 W 16 1 2231 NW 17 33338 P 01/13-14 58 2 38 42 W 15 21 2 1 NW32 2346 NW 16 32465 P 01/13-15 58 2 36 45 W 15 1 1973 NW 16 27690 P 01/13-16 58 2 34 49 W 15 1 1599 NW 16 22914 P 01/13-17 65 8 32 55 W 16 23 2 1 NW25 1226 W 17 18139 P 01/13-18 65 8 31 61 W 16 1 1261 W 16 17425 P 01/13-19 65 8 30 67 W 16 1 1296 W 15 16711 P 01/13-20 65 8 30 70 W 16 23 2 1 W28 1332 W 14 15996 P 01/13-21 65 8 30 72 W 16 1 1219 W 14 15015 P 01/13-22 65 8 30 72 W 15 1 1106 W 15 14033 P 01/13-23 65 8 30 75 W 15 21 2 1 NW25 993 W 15 13052 P 01/14-00 65 8 31 74 W 15 1 1152 W 15 15490 P 01/14-01 65 8 28 83 W 15 1 1311 W 16 17928 P 01/14-02 65 8 31 74 W 15 21 2 1 W24 1470 W 16 20367 P 01/14-03 65 8 32 74 W 15 1 1946 W 20 35189 P 01/14-04 65 8 32 75 W 15 1 2421 W 23 50012 F 01/14-05 81 13 32 73 W 15 21 2 1 NW26 2897 W 25 64835 G 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...ALLEN GALAMORE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110111.RALST.01/BOU