FNUS75 KBOU 101801 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1100 AM MST THU MAR 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...FRIDAY WILL BE A WINDY AND DRY DAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 25 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND FUELS WILL MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA...THE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MARGINAL. IT WILL BE WARM AND DRY AGAIN MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE SOME WIND AT TIMES. FOR NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ON MONDAY...THERE COULD BE MORE WIND ON TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1100 AND 6000 FT AGL BY 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR HOWARD RX. +++ 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 03/10-10 9 0 46 32 SW 6 1 2090 W 12 24135 P 03/10-11 10 0 51 26 SW 7 7 4 1 NW29 2998 W 14 35460 P 03/10-12 10 0 54 22 SW 8 1 4125 W 14 48530 F 03/10-13 10 0 57 19 SW 8 1 5252 W 14 61601 G 03/10-14 10 0 59 17 SW 9 15 4 1 W26 6378 W 14 74672 G 03/10-15 14 0 61 16 S 10 1 6189 W 14 74268 G 03/10-16 14 0 61 17 S 12 1 5999 SW 14 73864 G 03/10-17 14 0 59 19 S 12 18 3 1 W26 5810 SW 15 73460 G 03/10-18 21 0 53 24 S 9 1 3990 SW 12 49508 F 03/10-19 21 0 49 30 SW 6 1 2170 SW 8 25556 P 03/10-20 24 0 46 35 SW 3 3 3 1 W23 350 SW 6 1604 P 03/10-21 24 0 43 41 W 3 1 293 SW 5 1296 P 03/10-22 24 0 41 46 W 3 1 236 W 5 989 P 03/10-23 42 0 40 50 NW 5 5 4 1 W28 179 W 5 681 P 03/11-00 42 0 36 57 NW 6 1 156 W 5 654 P 03/11-01 42 0 33 62 NW 6 1 133 W 6 627 P 03/11-02 38 0 31 66 NW 7 7 4 1 W40 111 W 6 599 P 03/11-03 38 0 31 64 NW 7 1 112 W 7 623 P 03/11-04 38 0 31 62 W 7 1 113 W 7 648 P 03/11-05 41 0 31 60 W 7 7 4 1 W36 114 W 7 672 P 03/11-06 41 0 31 59 W 7 1 143 W 7 819 P 03/11-07 41 0 32 56 W 6 1 171 W 7 966 P 03/11-08 41 0 38 44 W 5 5 3 1 SW22 199 W 7 1113 P 03/11-09 41 0 43 37 W 8 1 504 W 12 7669 P 03/11-10 41 0 47 31 W 14 1 808 W 16 14226 P 03/11-11 41 0 50 28 NW 20 31 3 1 W58 1113 NW 22 20782 P 03/11-12 41 0 53 25 NW 23 1 3362 W 30 118625 V 03/11-13 41 0 55 23 NW 26 1 5611 W 38 216467 E 03/11-14 41 0 56 23 NW 28 44 2 1 W67 7860 W 46 314310 E 03/11-15 41 0 55 23 NW 28 1 7095 W 44 274855 E 03/11-16 41 0 53 25 NW 25 1 6331 NW 43 235400 E 03/11-17 27 0 49 29 NW 23 37 2 1 W48 4819 NW 25 104425 V 03/11-18 27 0 46 33 N 20 1 3362 NW 22 71861 G 03/11-19 27 0 41 39 N 17 1 1904 N 20 39296 P 03/11-20 27 0 36 47 N 14 22 2 1 W44 447 N 17 6732 P 03/11-21 27 0 33 55 N 10 1 389 N 13 4833 P 03/11-22 27 0 30 60 N 8 1 331 N 9 2934 P 03/11-23 27 0 28 65 N 6 6 2 1 W44 273 N 5 1035 P 03/12-00 27 0 26 70 NW 5 1 238 N 5 983 P 03/12-01 27 0 25 72 W 5 1 202 W 6 931 P 03/12-02 27 0 24 75 SW 5 5 2 1 W51 167 S 6 878 P 03/12-03 27 0 23 77 SW 3 1 162 S 6 822 P 03/12-04 27 0 23 76 SW 3 1 157 S 6 766 P 03/12-05 27 0 24 75 S 3 3 2 1 W51 152 S 6 710 P 03/12-06 27 0 25 75 S 5 1 253 S 7 1965 P 03/12-07 27 0 27 69 S 7 1 355 S 9 3219 P 03/12-08 27 0 32 58 S 9 9 2 1 W47 457 S 12 4474 P 03/12-09 27 0 38 48 S 10 1 1360 S 12 14728 P 03/12-10 27 0 43 40 S 12 1 2263 S 13 24982 P 03/12-11 40 0 48 35 S 13 21 3 1 W43 3167 S 13 35237 P 03/12-12 40 0 51 32 S 14 1 3629 S 13 39962 P 03/12-13 40 0 54 29 SE 14 1 4091 S 13 44688 F 03/12-14 40 0 55 28 SE 14 22 3 1 W46 4553 S 13 49413 F 03/12-15 40 0 55 29 SE 14 1 3136 S 12 33918 P 03/12-16 40 0 53 31 SE 14 1 1719 S 12 18422 P 03/12-17 50 0 49 36 SE 13 21 3 1 W53 303 S 12 2926 P 03/12-18 50 0 47 40 SE 12 1 255 SE 9 2173 P 03/12-19 50 0 43 47 SE 9 1 207 SE 7 1420 P 03/12-20 50 0 39 57 SE 8 8 2 1 W30 159 SE 5 667 P 03/12-21 50 0 36 65 SE 6 1 162 E 3 532 P 03/12-22 50 0 33 71 SE 5 1 165 E 2 396 P 03/12-23 50 10 32 76 SE 3 3 2 1 W36 167 NE 2 261 P 03/13-00 50 10 30 81 S 3 1 157 N 2 371 P 03/13-01 50 10 29 82 S 5 1 147 W 3 482 P 03/13-02 50 10 28 83 SW 6 6 2 1 W54 137 W 5 592 P 03/13-03 50 10 28 83 SW 6 1 147 W 7 887 P 03/13-04 50 10 28 80 W 6 1 158 W 8 1182 P 03/13-05 60 10 28 77 NW 7 7 3 1 W44 169 NW 10 1476 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...GIMMESTAD REQUESTED BY...JAMES WHITE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110311.HOWAR.01/BOU