FNUS75 KBOU 291630 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR PLETCHER SAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 930 AM MST SAT JAN 29 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING DRY AND MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ONLY SOME HIGH CLOUDS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION THE SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY. CLOUDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SUNDAY AND BY SUNDAY NIGHT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-31. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 16-26 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 11-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOP. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26. MIN HUMIDITY........53%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 13-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 24-36 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR PLETCHER SAR. +++ 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 01/29-09 9 0 26 49 W 21 1 1113 W 23 21046 P 01/29-10 9 0 29 44 W 17 1 1476 W 21 24952 P 01/29-11 11 0 30 42 W 15 24 5 1 NW31 1840 W 18 28858 P 01/29-12 11 0 31 39 W 14 1 1452 W 16 21893 P 01/29-13 11 0 31 41 W 14 1 1064 W 15 14928 P 01/29-14 11 0 23 55 W 14 22 5 1 NW29 677 W 14 7962 P 01/29-15 11 0 22 58 W 13 1 813 W 14 9811 P 01/29-16 11 0 17 74 W 13 1 950 W 14 11660 P 01/29-17 35 0 25 53 W 12 18 4 1 W36 1086 W 14 13509 P 01/29-18 35 0 22 59 W 10 1 810 W 14 9863 P 01/29-19 35 0 20 64 W 10 1 535 W 13 6218 P 01/29-20 35 0 19 69 W 10 16 4 1 W39 259 W 12 2572 P 01/29-21 35 0 17 74 W 10 1 229 W 12 2307 P 01/29-22 35 0 15 78 W 10 1 198 W 12 2042 P 01/29-23 25 0 14 82 W 12 18 4 1 W45 168 W 13 1777 P 01/30-00 25 0 13 85 W 13 1 158 W 13 1734 P 01/30-01 25 0 12 87 W 13 1 148 W 13 1692 P 01/30-02 25 0 12 88 W 14 22 4 1 W49 138 W 14 1649 P 01/30-03 25 0 11 89 W 14 1 137 W 14 1680 P 01/30-04 25 0 11 90 W 15 1 135 W 15 1712 P 01/30-05 21 0 11 90 W 15 24 4 1 W45 133 W 15 1743 P 01/30-06 21 0 11 91 W 15 1 141 W 15 1877 P 01/30-07 21 0 12 92 W 16 1 148 W 16 2011 P 01/30-08 25 0 14 85 W 16 25 5 1 W43 156 W 16 2145 P 01/30-09 25 0 17 78 W 17 1 325 W 18 5902 P 01/30-10 25 0 19 72 W 18 1 494 W 21 9658 P 01/30-11 58 0 21 66 W 21 33 4 1 SW35 664 W 23 13415 P 01/30-12 58 0 23 60 W 24 1 1153 W 29 32560 P 01/30-13 58 0 25 56 W 29 1 1643 W 33 51704 F 01/30-14 58 0 25 53 W 31 49 5 1 SW47 2132 W 38 70849 G 01/30-15 58 0 25 53 W 32 1 1955 W 38 64164 G 01/30-16 58 0 24 54 W 31 1 1778 W 37 57478 F 01/30-17 66 20 22 57 W 30 48 3 1 W56 1602 W 37 50793 F 01/30-18 66 20 21 60 W 28 1 1336 W 33 39870 P 01/30-19 66 20 20 62 W 24 1 1070 W 30 28947 P 01/30-20 66 20 18 65 W 22 35 3 1 W49 804 W 25 18025 P 01/30-21 66 20 17 67 W 20 1 695 W 23 14496 P 01/30-22 66 20 16 69 W 18 1 586 W 21 10968 P 01/30-23 72 30 16 71 W 17 28 3 1 W44 477 W 18 7439 P 01/31-00 72 30 15 73 W 16 1 450 W 17 6886 P 01/31-01 72 30 15 75 W 16 1 423 W 17 6333 P 01/31-02 72 30 14 77 W 16 25 3 1 SW45 396 W 17 5780 P 01/31-03 72 30 14 78 W 15 1 401 W 16 5639 P 01/31-04 72 30 14 79 W 15 1 406 W 16 5498 P 01/31-05 84 40 14 79 W 14 22 3 1 SW44 411 W 15 5358 P 01/31-06 84 40 14 79 W 14 1 413 SW 15 5402 P 01/31-07 84 40 14 80 SW 14 1 415 SW 15 5446 P 01/31-08 84 40 14 77 SW 14 22 4 1 W35 416 SW 15 5490 P 01/31-09 84 40 15 74 SW 13 1 691 SW 15 8926 P 01/31-10 84 40 15 71 SW 13 1 965 SW 15 12362 P 01/31-11 100 60 16 68 SW 12 18 4 1 SW41 1239 SW 15 15798 P 01/31-12 100 60 16 66 SW 10 1 1544 SW 14 18214 P 01/31-13 100 60 16 63 SW 9 1 1849 SW 13 20629 P 01/31-14 100 60 16 63 SW 9 9 4 1 SW36 2154 SW 13 23045 P 01/31-15 100 60 15 63 SW 10 1 1970 SW 12 20078 P 01/31-16 100 60 13 67 SW 10 1 1786 SW 10 17111 P 01/31-17 100 60 8 82 SW 12 18 4 1 SW29 1602 SW 10 14144 P 01/31-18 100 60 5 90 SW 12 1 1538 S 8 11132 P 01/31-19 100 60 2 96 S 10 1 1473 S 6 8120 P 01/31-20 100 60 -1 100 S 9 9 4 1 SW28 1409 S 5 5107 P 01/31-21 100 60 -3 100 S 8 1 1384 S 5 5098 P 01/31-22 100 60 -5 100 S 6 1 1359 SE 5 5088 P 01/31-23 96 60 -7 100 S 5 5 4 1 SW35 1334 E 5 5079 P 02/01-00 96 60 -8 100 SW 3 1 1331 E 5 4776 P 02/01-01 96 60 -9 100 SW 3 1 1329 E 3 4472 P 02/01-02 96 60 -10 100 SW 3 3 4 1 SW38 1326 E 3 4169 P 02/01-03 96 60 -11 100 W 3 1 1371 E 5 4839 P 02/01-04 96 60 -11 100 N 5 1 1415 E 5 5509 P 02/01-05 99 60 -11 98 NE 5 5 4 1 SW38 1459 NE 5 6179 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...PATTY SHAFER REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110129.PLETC.01/BOU