FNUS75 KBOU 011229 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND LAKE PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 529 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH. BY AFTERNOON THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL COME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A PACIFIC SYSTEM NEARS THE STATE. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3-8 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 5000-6000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........20-26%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT SOUTH WIND UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 24-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 6000-7000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1300. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GRAND LAKE 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 03/01-05 14 0 24 33 W 7 7 4 1 W68 905 W 23 17931 P 03/01-06 14 0 24 35 W 6 1 873 W 21 15779 P 03/01-07 14 0 23 37 W 6 1 840 W 18 13628 P 03/01-08 14 0 24 37 SW 6 6 4 1 W69 808 W 16 11477 P 03/01-09 14 0 27 34 SW 6 1 2052 W 22 50851 F 03/01-10 14 0 36 24 SW 6 1 3296 W 28 90226 G 03/01-11 14 0 40 21 SW 7 7 4 1 W59 4540 W 33 129601 V 03/01-12 14 0 44 17 SW 8 1 5080 W 32 139169 V 03/01-13 14 0 47 15 SW 9 1 5620 W 31 148736 V 03/01-14 14 0 49 13 SW 9 9 4 1 W48 6160 W 30 158303 E 03/01-15 14 0 49 13 W 8 1 5907 W 28 140444 V 03/01-16 14 0 46 16 W 6 1 5654 W 24 122585 V 03/01-17 20 0 44 18 W 3 3 4 1 W43 5401 W 22 104726 V 03/01-18 20 0 39 22 SW 2 1 4386 W 17 75703 G 03/01-19 20 0 37 24 S 2 1 3371 SW 13 46680 F 03/01-20 20 0 30 30 SE 2 2 3 1 W37 2357 SW 8 17657 P 03/01-21 20 0 29 33 SE 2 1 1973 SW 8 13873 P 03/01-22 20 0 32 30 SE 3 1 1590 SW 7 10090 P 03/01-23 20 0 27 36 SE 3 3 3 1 W30 1207 S 6 6306 P 03/02-00 20 0 28 34 S 3 1 865 SW 6 4447 P 03/02-01 26 0 23 41 S 3 1 524 SW 5 2589 P 03/02-02 26 0 17 51 SW 3 3 3 1 W24 182 SW 5 730 P 03/02-03 26 0 14 54 SW 3 1 175 SW 5 692 P 03/02-04 26 0 15 49 SW 3 1 167 SW 5 654 P 03/02-05 28 0 14 71 SW 3 3 3 1 W16 160 SW 5 617 P 03/02-06 28 0 13 82 SW 3 1 267 SW 5 1267 P 03/02-07 28 0 13 90 SW 3 1 374 SW 6 1917 P 03/02-08 28 0 24 59 SW 3 3 2 1 SW16 481 SW 6 2567 P 03/02-09 28 0 30 48 SW 3 1 2072 SW 12 36497 P 03/02-10 28 0 36 41 SW 5 1 3662 W 17 70426 G 03/02-11 28 0 41 35 SW 6 6 2 1 SW21 5253 W 23 104356 V 03/02-12 28 0 46 31 SW 7 1 5965 W 25 132779 V 03/02-13 63 8 48 28 SW 9 1 6677 W 28 161201 E 03/02-14 63 8 50 27 W 10 17 2 1 W23 7389 W 30 189624 E 03/02-15 63 8 50 27 W 12 1 6968 W 30 182586 E 03/02-16 63 8 48 29 W 13 1 6547 W 31 175548 E 03/02-17 70 27 45 33 W 14 23 2 1 W55 6125 W 32 168511 E 03/02-18 70 27 42 36 W 16 1 5839 W 32 163191 E 03/02-19 70 27 39 42 W 18 1 5553 W 32 157871 E 03/02-20 70 27 35 49 W 20 33 2 1 W59 5267 W 33 152550 E 03/02-21 70 27 33 55 W 18 1 4740 W 32 134589 V 03/02-22 70 27 31 60 W 17 1 4212 W 32 116627 V 03/02-23 70 27 29 62 W 15 25 2 1 W59 3685 W 31 98665 G 03/03-00 70 27 28 65 W 14 1 3377 W 29 84902 G 03/03-01 70 27 27 64 W 12 1 3070 W 26 71139 G 03/03-02 70 27 26 63 W 10 17 2 1 W55 2762 W 24 57375 F 03/03-03 70 27 25 61 W 9 1 2950 W 24 61003 G 03/03-04 70 27 25 58 W 7 1 3138 W 24 64630 G 03/03-05 76 28 26 56 W 7 12 2 1 W54 3326 W 24 68257 G 03/03-06 76 28 26 55 W 8 1 3960 W 26 92796 G 03/03-07 76 28 27 54 W 9 1 4595 W 29 117334 V 03/03-08 76 28 30 49 W 10 17 2 1 W49 5230 W 31 141873 V 03/03-09 76 28 34 43 W 12 1 6080 W 32 171194 E 03/03-10 76 28 37 39 W 13 1 6930 W 33 200515 E 03/03-11 71 36 40 35 W 14 23 2 1 W49 7781 W 35 229836 E 03/03-12 71 36 43 33 W 14 1 8836 W 33 253798 E 03/03-13 71 36 44 31 W 14 1 9892 W 32 277760 E 03/03-14 71 36 45 30 W 14 23 2 1 W48 10947 W 32 301722 E 03/03-15 71 36 44 31 W 13 1 9484 W 29 247166 E 03/03-16 71 36 42 33 W 12 1 8020 W 26 192611 E 03/03-17 90 48 39 39 W 10 17 2 1 W41 6556 W 24 138055 V 03/03-18 90 48 36 43 W 9 1 5952 W 25 127504 V 03/03-19 90 48 32 50 W 8 1 5347 W 25 116952 V 03/03-20 90 48 29 59 W 7 12 2 1 W41 4742 W 25 106401 V 03/03-21 90 48 26 66 W 6 1 3674 SW 18 72925 G 03/03-22 90 48 24 72 W 6 1 2606 SW 12 39450 P 03/03-23 89 48 22 75 W 6 6 2 1 W39 1538 S 5 5975 P 03/04-00 89 48 20 79 W 6 1 1193 S 6 4991 P 03/04-01 89 48 19 78 W 7 1 848 S 6 4006 P 03/04-02 89 48 18 78 W 7 12 2 1 W48 503 S 7 3022 P 03/04-03 89 48 18 76 W 7 1 502 SW 7 3142 P 03/04-04 89 48 18 72 W 7 1 502 SW 8 3262 P 03/04-05 89 55 18 68 W 7 12 2 1 W21 501 W 8 3382 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...JEFF SINGER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110301.GRAND.01/BOU