FNUS75 KBOU 222026 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN GULCH FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 225 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AT THE BURN AREA...TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER TODAY WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM THE REST OF THE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ON WEDNESDAY ...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP A BIT WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........15-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 20-35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 35-50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......14000-15000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MAX HUMIDITY........35-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 20-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35-50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......14200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 3000-4000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. VERY GOOD AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........5-12%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29-40 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8600-9600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1600...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 0600. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR INDIAN GULCH FIRE. +++ 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 03/22-13 65 2 54 17 W 38 1 13624 W 35 407658 E 03/22-14 65 2 55 16 W 43 1 14550 W 35 443711 E 03/22-15 65 2 56 16 W 45 71 3 1 W29 15477 W 36 479764 E 03/22-16 65 2 56 16 W 46 1 15060 W 37 482639 E 03/22-17 65 2 55 17 W 45 1 14643 W 38 485514 E 03/22-18 35 5 53 19 W 43 68 4 1 NW21 14225 W 39 488388 E 03/22-19 35 5 50 21 W 41 1 11191 W 44 404753 E 03/22-20 35 5 46 24 W 39 1 8157 W 48 321117 E 03/22-21 35 5 44 25 W 37 59 4 1 NW20 5123 W 53 237481 E 03/22-22 35 5 42 27 W 33 1 4663 W 51 208010 E 03/22-23 35 5 41 28 W 29 1 4204 W 48 178538 E 03/23-00 32 0 39 30 W 25 40 5 1 N12 3744 W 46 149067 V 03/23-01 32 0 37 32 W 25 1 3535 W 45 139242 V 03/23-02 32 0 36 34 W 25 1 3326 W 45 129418 V 03/23-03 32 0 35 35 W 25 40 5 1 N 5 3117 W 44 119593 V 03/23-04 32 0 35 35 W 21 1 2953 W 43 110587 V 03/23-05 32 0 35 35 W 15 1 2790 W 41 101581 V 03/23-06 17 0 35 34 W 10 16 3 1 NW23 3089 W 44 116444 V 03/23-07 17 0 33 35 W 8 1 3239 W 39 107492 V 03/23-08 17 0 34 31 W 7 1 3388 W 33 98540 G 03/23-09 17 0 38 23 W 7 7 3 1 NW23 3538 W 29 89588 G 03/23-10 17 0 42 17 W 5 1 4909 W 26 104034 V 03/23-11 17 0 46 12 W 2 1 6280 W 23 118480 V 03/23-12 19 0 50 9 CALM 1 3 1 W35 7650 W 20 132926 V 03/23-13 19 0 54 7 W 3 1 8441 W 21 148518 V 03/23-14 19 0 57 6 W 7 1 9231 W 21 164111 E 03/23-15 19 0 58 6 W 9 9 2 1 W35 10022 W 21 179703 E 03/23-16 19 0 58 6 NW 9 1 9732 W 17 144623 V 03/23-17 19 0 57 6 N 9 1 9443 W 13 109543 V 03/23-18 17 0 54 7 NE 8 8 2 1 W31 9153 SW 9 74463 G 03/23-19 17 0 51 9 NE 7 1 7174 SW 8 56136 F 03/23-20 17 0 47 13 NE 6 1 5194 SE 8 37808 P 03/23-21 17 0 45 17 NE 5 5 2 1 SW30 3215 SE 7 19481 P 03/23-22 17 0 43 23 E 3 1 2893 SE 8 19387 P 03/23-23 17 0 42 27 SE 2 1 2571 SE 9 19292 P 03/24-00 45 0 39 34 S 2 2 2 1 SW36 2249 SE 10 19198 P 03/24-01 45 0 37 38 SW 2 1 1994 SE 8 14985 P 03/24-02 45 0 36 40 W 3 1 1740 S 7 10772 P 03/24-03 45 0 34 42 N 3 3 2 1 SW39 1486 S 5 6560 P 03/24-04 45 0 35 41 N 3 1 1579 S 6 8048 P 03/24-05 45 0 35 41 N 5 1 1673 S 7 9537 P 03/24-06 36 0 34 41 N 5 5 2 1 SW37 1766 S 7 11026 P 03/24-07 36 0 32 44 NE 5 1 2009 S 8 14635 P 03/24-08 36 0 33 41 NE 5 1 2251 S 9 18244 P 03/24-09 36 0 38 32 NE 5 5 2 1 SW37 2493 SW 10 21853 P 03/24-10 36 0 42 27 E 8 1 3511 SW 15 54110 F 03/24-11 36 0 47 22 S 12 1 4528 SW 20 86367 G 03/24-12 36 1 52 18 S 14 22 2 1 SW44 5545 SW 24 118624 V 03/24-13 36 1 56 14 S 17 1 6989 SW 26 169518 E 03/24-14 36 1 58 11 SW 20 1 8434 SW 29 220413 E 03/24-15 36 1 60 10 SW 20 32 3 1 SW45 9878 SW 31 271307 E 03/24-16 36 1 60 9 SW 20 1 9756 SW 33 284700 E 03/24-17 36 1 59 9 SW 17 1 9634 SW 36 298093 E 03/24-18 38 0 56 9 W 15 24 2 1 SW51 9512 SW 38 311486 E 03/24-19 38 0 53 11 W 14 1 8023 W 37 259797 E 03/24-20 38 0 49 14 W 14 1 6533 W 37 208108 E 03/24-21 38 0 47 18 W 14 22 2 1 SW36 5044 W 36 156419 E 03/24-22 38 0 44 22 W 15 1 4658 W 37 148022 V 03/24-23 38 0 43 26 W 16 1 4273 W 38 139626 V 03/25-00 37 0 41 32 W 17 28 3 1 W39 3888 W 39 131229 V 03/25-01 37 0 39 38 W 20 1 3417 W 37 110899 V 03/25-02 37 0 38 44 W 22 1 2946 W 35 90570 G 03/25-03 37 0 36 50 W 22 35 3 1 W43 2476 W 32 70240 G 03/25-04 37 0 37 51 W 21 1 2438 W 33 70962 G 03/25-05 37 0 37 52 W 18 1 2401 W 35 71684 G 03/25-06 38 8 36 52 W 16 25 4 1 W39 2363 W 36 72406 G 03/25-07 38 8 34 55 W 16 1 03/25-08 38 8 35 50 W 16 1 03/25-09 38 8 39 39 SW 17 28 1 03/25-10 38 8 43 32 SW 18 1 03/25-11 38 8 46 26 SW 20 1 03/25-12 53 8 51 21 SW 20 32 1 03/25-13 53 8 54 18 SW 21 1 03/25-14 53 8 56 17 SW 21 1 03/25-15 53 8 57 17 W 20 32 1 03/25-16 53 8 57 18 W 20 1 03/25-17 53 8 56 20 W 18 1 03/25-18 58 20 54 23 NW 17 28 1 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...RON CELENTANO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110322.INDIA.02/BOU