FNUS75 KBOU 212126 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR PAULETTE IA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 327 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED OVER THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT...THEN AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. BEHIND THE TROUGH INCREASING WEST- NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. CONCERNING LOW LEVEL WINDS...THEY WILL NEVER REALLY DIE DOWN OVERNIGHT AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 18-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 45-55 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 45-55 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 35-45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 0200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 0500...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36-48 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN AROUND 32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12200-13200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR PAULETTE IA. +++ 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 03/21-15 49 0 57 7 SW 23 37 3 1 SW46 6315 SW 55 304237 E 03/21-16 49 0 56 9 SW 23 1 6094 SW 56 297028 E 03/21-17 49 0 55 12 SW 23 1 5873 SW 56 289819 E 03/21-18 75 20 53 15 SW 22 35 2 1 SW41 5652 SW 58 282609 E 03/21-19 75 20 51 17 SW 20 1 5174 SW 58 258184 E 03/21-20 75 20 48 20 SW 17 1 4697 SW 58 233759 E 03/21-21 75 20 45 22 SW 15 24 2 1 SW52 4220 SW 58 209333 E 03/21-22 75 20 43 24 SW 13 1 4195 SW 55 203196 E 03/21-23 75 20 42 26 SW 10 1 4171 SW 54 197059 E 03/22-00 66 20 41 28 SW 9 15 2 1 SW75 4146 SW 53 190922 E 03/22-01 66 20 40 29 SW 8 1 4055 SW 47 166399 E 03/22-02 66 20 39 30 W 8 1 3963 SW 41 141877 V 03/22-03 66 20 38 31 W 9 15 2 1 SW87 3872 SW 35 117354 V 03/22-04 66 20 37 32 W 12 1 4006 SW 39 137651 V 03/22-05 66 20 36 32 W 15 1 4139 SW 44 157948 E 03/22-06 65 9 35 31 W 17 28 2 1 SW82 4273 SW 48 178245 E 03/22-07 65 9 35 30 W 16 1 4538 SW 45 175311 E 03/22-08 65 9 35 28 W 14 1 4803 W 41 172376 E 03/22-09 65 9 37 24 W 12 18 2 1 S54 5068 W 38 169442 E 03/22-10 65 9 39 21 W 13 1 7199 W 36 218346 E 03/22-11 65 9 43 17 W 14 1 9330 W 35 267250 E 03/22-12 42 9 44 15 W 16 25 2 1 W37 11461 W 32 316154 E 03/22-13 42 9 46 14 W 18 1 12183 W 31 333161 E 03/22-14 42 9 47 13 W 20 1 12905 W 31 350168 E 03/22-15 42 9 48 13 W 21 33 2 1 W32 13627 W 31 367175 E 03/22-16 42 9 45 14 W 21 1 13090 W 32 363172 E 03/22-17 42 9 45 14 W 20 1 12553 W 33 359170 E 03/22-18 47 5 43 16 W 18 30 2 1 W37 12016 W 35 355167 E 03/22-19 47 5 39 18 W 18 1 9881 W 37 306347 E 03/22-20 47 5 35 22 W 17 1 7747 W 40 257527 E 03/22-21 47 5 33 25 W 17 28 2 1 W38 5612 W 43 208706 E 03/22-22 47 5 31 28 W 16 1 5256 W 43 193261 E 03/22-23 47 5 30 30 W 16 1 4899 W 41 177816 E 03/23-00 31 5 29 32 W 15 23 2 1 W28 4542 W 41 162372 E 03/23-01 31 5 29 34 W 13 1 4522 W 41 164735 E 03/23-02 31 5 28 35 W 12 1 4503 W 43 167099 E 03/23-03 31 5 29 34 W 12 17 2 1 W49 4483 W 44 169463 E 03/23-04 31 5 28 35 W 15 1 3845 W 43 143214 V 03/23-05 31 5 28 36 W 20 1 3208 W 41 116965 V 03/23-06 24 0 27 36 W 22 33 3 1 NW44 2571 W 40 90716 G 03/23-07 24 0 27 34 W 21 1 2841 W 39 94342 G 03/23-08 24 0 29 30 W 18 1 3111 W 37 97969 G 03/23-09 24 0 33 24 W 15 23 4 1 NW40 3382 W 35 101595 V 03/23-10 24 0 36 20 W 13 1 4492 W 32 120501 V 03/23-11 24 0 41 15 W 12 1 5602 W 30 139406 V 03/23-12 22 0 43 13 W 12 17 3 1 W49 6711 W 28 158311 E 03/23-13 22 0 45 12 W 13 1 7137 W 28 170819 E 03/23-14 22 0 47 11 W 15 1 7562 W 28 183327 E 03/23-15 22 0 48 11 W 15 23 3 1 W58 7987 W 29 195834 E 03/23-16 22 0 45 12 W 12 1 7295 W 24 160796 E 03/23-17 22 0 46 12 W 6 1 6604 W 21 125757 V 03/23-18 27 7 43 13 W 2 2 3 1 W56 5912 W 17 90718 G 03/23-19 27 7 40 17 W 2 1 4220 W 14 61644 G 03/23-20 27 7 36 21 SW 5 1 2528 SW 9 32570 P 03/23-21 27 7 34 26 SW 7 7 2 1 W44 835 S 5 3496 P 03/23-22 27 7 32 30 SW 7 1 851 S 5 3829 P 03/23-23 27 7 31 35 SW 7 1 866 S 6 4162 P 03/24-00 47 7 31 38 SW 6 6 2 1 W49 881 S 6 4495 P 03/24-01 47 7 30 41 SW 6 1 1012 S 7 6047 P 03/24-02 47 7 30 42 SW 5 1 1143 S 7 7599 P 03/24-03 35 7 30 41 SW 5 5 2 1 SW49 1274 S 8 9150 P 03/24-04 35 7 30 43 SW 5 1 1078 S 9 8040 P 03/24-05 35 7 29 44 SW 5 1 883 S 9 6930 P 03/24-06 38 3 28 44 SW 6 6 2 1 SW43 687 S 9 5820 P 03/24-07 38 3 29 41 SW 7 1 997 SW 12 11320 P 03/24-08 38 3 30 37 SW 9 1 1307 SW 14 16820 P 03/24-09 42 3 34 30 SW 12 17 2 1 SW46 1617 SW 16 22321 P 03/24-10 42 3 37 25 SW 14 1 2941 SW 22 68028 G 03/24-11 42 3 42 20 SW 15 1 4265 SW 28 113736 V 03/24-12 46 3 45 17 SW 16 24 2 1 SW66 5589 SW 33 159444 E 03/24-13 46 3 46 15 SW 17 1 6518 SW 36 210519 E 03/24-14 46 3 48 13 SW 17 1 7447 SW 39 261595 E 03/24-15 46 3 49 13 W 17 26 2 1 SW71 8376 SW 43 312670 E 03/24-16 46 3 46 14 W 17 1 7970 SW 40 280005 E 03/24-17 46 3 47 13 W 17 1 7564 SW 37 247340 E 03/24-18 40 9 45 14 W 16 24 2 1 SW64 7158 SW 35 214675 E 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...ANTHONY PISCOPO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110321.PAULE.01/BOU