FNUS75 KBOU 031346 RRA FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RFB 16 18 20...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 319 AM MST THU FEB 3 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP OUT OF EASTERN WYOMING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING...BECOMING FAIR LATE THIS MORNING THEN GOOD FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-30. MIN HUMIDITY........17-21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH UNTIL 1200 THEN NORTH WINDS 10-18 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 2400-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-14. MAX HUMIDITY........62-66%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 10-16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1400-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4400-5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 1600-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800... THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RFB 16 18 20. +++ 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 02/03-03 15 0 -8 44 W 16 1 86 W 15 1085 P 02/03-04 15 0 -8 45 W 18 1 90 W 15 1220 P 02/03-05 50 6 -8 45 W 18 30 4 1 NE61 95 W 16 1356 P 02/03-06 50 6 -1 29 NW 16 1 118 NW 13 1238 P 02/03-07 50 6 -4 31 N 15 1 143 NW 12 1439 P 02/03-08 50 6 0 27 N 14 22 2 1 NE56 167 N 12 1641 P 02/03-09 50 6 13 19 N 14 1 409 N 13 5132 P 02/03-10 50 6 11 31 N 13 1 651 N 14 8623 P 02/03-11 69 17 17 33 N 13 21 2 1 N47 894 N 16 12114 P 02/03-12 69 17 17 39 N 13 1 2078 N 21 49214 F 02/03-13 69 17 27 29 N 12 1 3262 N 26 86315 G 02/03-14 70 24 27 30 N 12 18 2 1 N38 4446 N 32 123415 V 02/03-15 70 24 27 32 N 12 1 3114 N 26 84363 G 02/03-16 70 24 25 34 N 13 1 1781 N 22 45311 F 02/03-17 73 24 19 44 N 13 21 2 1 NE40 449 N 16 6259 P 02/03-18 73 24 17 50 N 12 1 390 N 15 5068 P 02/03-19 73 24 17 53 N 10 1 331 N 13 3877 P 02/03-20 73 24 16 58 N 9 15 2 1 NE47 272 N 12 2685 P 02/03-21 73 24 15 61 N 9 1 232 N 10 2099 P 02/03-22 73 24 14 64 NW 9 1 192 NW 8 1514 P 02/03-23 73 24 15 62 NW 9 15 2 1 NE45 152 NW 7 928 P 02/04-00 48 4 19 51 NW 10 1 166 NW 8 1131 P 02/04-01 48 4 21 46 NW 10 1 180 NW 8 1334 P 02/04-02 48 4 19 47 NW 12 18 2 1 NE39 194 NW 9 1536 P 02/04-03 48 4 22 41 NW 13 1 201 NW 10 1835 P 02/04-04 48 4 22 40 NW 14 1 208 NW 12 2133 P 02/04-05 63 10 21 40 NW 14 22 3 1 N32 215 NW 13 2432 P 02/04-06 63 10 20 45 NW 14 1 201 NW 13 2137 P 02/04-07 63 10 18 51 NW 13 1 187 NW 12 1843 P 02/04-08 63 10 21 49 NW 12 12 3 1 N26 173 NW 10 1549 P 02/04-09 63 10 30 36 NW 9 1 612 NW 9 4575 P 02/04-10 63 10 29 42 NW 8 1 1051 NW 9 7601 P 02/04-11 63 10 33 38 NW 7 7 2 1 N21 1491 NW 8 10626 P 02/04-12 63 10 33 40 NW 7 1 2866 NW 13 40962 F 02/04-13 63 10 40 32 NW 8 1 4241 N 16 71298 G 02/04-14 63 10 40 32 NW 9 9 2 1 N30 5616 N 21 101634 V 02/04-15 63 10 40 34 NW 10 1 4239 N 20 74990 G 02/04-16 63 10 38 38 NW 10 1 2863 NW 18 48346 F 02/04-17 73 18 32 50 NW 12 12 2 1 N25 1487 NW 17 21702 P 02/04-18 73 18 29 56 NW 13 1 1312 NW 17 19435 P 02/04-19 73 18 29 56 NW 14 1 1137 NW 17 17168 P 02/04-20 73 18 27 58 NW 14 22 2 1 N36 963 NW 17 14901 P 02/04-21 73 18 27 59 NW 14 1 911 NW 16 12918 P 02/04-22 73 18 26 60 NW 14 1 860 NW 15 10935 P 02/04-23 73 18 26 59 NW 13 13 2 1 NW44 808 NW 13 8953 P 02/05-00 73 18 28 56 W 12 1 920 NW 13 9748 P 02/05-01 73 18 29 54 W 9 1 1031 NW 12 10544 P 02/05-02 73 18 28 57 W 9 9 2 1 N41 1142 W 12 11339 P 02/05-03 73 18 29 56 W 12 1 1314 W 16 20566 P 02/05-04 73 18 29 56 W 15 1 1486 W 22 29793 P 02/05-05 64 21 29 57 W 17 28 2 1 NW39 1658 W 28 39021 P 02/05-06 64 21 28 58 W 18 1 1698 W 28 40539 F 02/05-07 64 21 28 60 W 20 1 1739 NW 28 42057 F 02/05-08 64 21 29 57 W 20 31 3 1 NW24 1779 NW 28 43575 F 02/05-09 64 21 33 48 W 20 1 2720 NW 24 50560 F 02/05-10 64 21 32 49 W 18 1 3662 NW 21 57546 F 02/05-11 64 21 34 46 W 17 28 3 1 NW16 4604 NW 16 64531 G 02/05-12 64 21 34 47 W 17 1 4898 NW 17 74170 G 02/05-13 64 21 37 43 W 17 1 5192 NW 18 83808 G 02/05-14 64 21 37 44 W 17 28 3 1 W18 5486 NW 20 93447 G 02/05-15 64 21 36 48 NW 16 1 4133 NW 22 73706 G 02/05-16 64 21 34 54 NW 15 1 2780 NW 25 53964 F 02/05-17 76 45 26 76 NW 15 24 3 1 NW33 1426 W 28 34223 P 02/05-18 76 45 23 85 NW 16 1 1053 W 25 24709 P 02/05-19 76 45 22 84 NW 17 1 679 W 23 15196 P 02/05-20 76 45 21 85 W 17 28 3 1 NW38 305 W 22 5682 P 02/05-21 76 45 20 84 NW 15 1 294 W 20 4945 P 02/05-22 76 45 19 83 NW 13 1 283 NW 17 4208 P 02/05-23 76 45 19 78 NW 10 10 3 1 NW29 273 NW 15 3472 P 02/06-00 76 45 20 73 NW 10 1 297 NW 15 4015 P 02/06-01 76 45 21 72 NW 13 1 321 NW 16 4558 P 02/06-02 76 45 20 76 NW 13 13 3 1 NW35 345 NW 17 5101 P 02/06-03 76 45 21 76 NW 12 1 938 NW 15 10260 P 02/06-04 76 45 21 78 NW 9 1 1530 NW 13 15420 P 02/06-05 72 35 21 78 NW 6 6 3 1 NW48 2123 NW 12 20579 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...PAT OWENS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110203.RFB16.01/BOU