FNUS75 KBOU 272222 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGEGATE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 422 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA UNTIL 1800 THEN IT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERLY. SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BUT IT WILL MIX OUT BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON MONDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........19-23%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH UNTIL 1800 THEN BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWESTERLY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9600-10600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33. MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-17 MPH UNTIL 2000 THEN SOUTH 6-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTH 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53. MIN HUMIDITY........21-24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTH 6-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 5600-6600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0600. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RIDGEGATE. +++ 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 03/27-14 39 5 50 25 W 17 1 9540 W 16 143404 V 03/27-15 35 3 51 23 W 21 29 4 1 W31 11299 W 20 187566 E 03/27-16 38 3 51 20 W 22 1 10159 W 20 170834 E 03/27-17 40 3 50 19 W 20 1 9019 W 20 154102 E 03/27-18 43 3 48 19 W 17 24 3 1 W32 7880 W 20 137369 V 03/27-19 44 3 46 21 W 13 1 5799 W 16 95856 G 03/27-20 45 3 44 26 W 7 1 3719 W 13 54343 F 03/27-21 46 3 41 33 W 3 3 3 1 W31 1638 W 9 12830 P 03/27-22 48 3 39 38 SW 3 1 1201 SW 8 9247 P 03/27-23 52 3 37 41 S 6 1 763 S 8 5663 P 03/28-00 52 3 36 44 SE 7 7 3 1 W35 326 SE 7 2079 P 03/28-01 51 3 35 49 S 7 1 331 S 7 1940 P 03/28-02 50 3 34 53 S 6 1 335 S 6 1802 P 03/28-03 50 3 34 56 S 6 6 3 1 W36 340 SW 6 1663 P 03/28-04 50 3 33 58 S 6 1 331 SW 6 1678 P 03/28-05 67 3 34 58 S 6 1 321 S 6 1693 P 03/28-06 52 7 34 57 S 6 6 3 1 W46 312 S 6 1708 P 03/28-07 52 7 34 55 SW 5 1 583 SW 6 2304 P 03/28-08 52 7 36 51 W 3 1 854 NW 5 2901 P 03/28-09 52 7 39 45 W 2 2 3 1 W33 1125 NW 3 3497 P 03/28-10 52 7 42 39 NW 3 1 2040 W 3 7697 P 03/28-11 52 7 45 35 N 5 1 3416 W 5 13644 P 03/28-12 73 27 47 31 N 6 6 3 1 W36 4793 W 5 19591 P 03/28-13 73 27 49 27 N 6 1 5508 W 7 35727 P 03/28-14 73 27 50 24 N 7 1 6223 W 9 51863 F 03/28-15 73 27 51 22 N 7 7 3 1 W35 6937 W 12 67999 G 03/28-16 73 27 51 21 N 8 1 6452 NW 10 58189 F 03/28-17 73 27 49 21 N 9 1 5966 NW 9 48380 F 03/28-18 73 49 47 21 N 10 16 3 1 W39 7426 NW 17 111782 V 03/28-19 73 49 46 23 N 9 1 6559 NW 15 88672 G 03/28-20 73 49 43 25 N 8 1 5691 N 13 65562 G 03/28-21 73 49 40 29 NE 7 7 2 1 W48 4824 NE 10 42453 F 03/28-22 73 49 38 31 NE 6 1 4205 NE 8 31326 P 03/28-23 73 49 37 34 E 6 1 3586 NE 6 20199 P 03/29-00 72 43 36 36 E 5 5 2 1 W46 2967 NE 3 9073 P 03/29-01 72 43 35 39 E 5 1 2591 NE 3 8259 P 03/29-02 72 43 34 41 E 3 1 2216 E 3 7446 P 03/29-03 72 43 34 44 NE 3 3 2 1 W43 1840 E 5 6633 P 03/29-04 72 43 33 46 NE 3 1 2478 NE 3 7397 P 03/29-05 72 43 34 46 N 3 1 3116 N 3 8160 P 03/29-06 45 10 34 46 NW 3 3 3 1 W38 3753 N 2 8923 P 03/29-07 45 10 34 44 NW 3 1 5390 N 6 33894 P 03/29-08 45 10 36 40 NW 5 1 7027 NW 8 58864 F 03/29-09 45 10 39 33 NW 5 5 3 1 NW15 8663 NW 12 83834 G 03/29-10 45 10 43 28 W 3 1 10236 NW 13 120436 V 03/29-11 45 10 46 23 SW 2 1 11810 NW 15 157038 E 03/29-12 30 8 48 20 CALM 1 3 1 NW18 13383 NW 16 193640 E 03/29-13 30 8 50 17 SE 2 1 12490 NW 15 168426 E 03/29-14 30 8 51 15 NE 3 1 11597 NW 14 143213 V 03/29-15 30 8 52 14 N 5 5 2 1 NW38 10705 NW 13 118000 V 03/29-16 30 8 52 13 NE 6 1 10085 NW 12 98384 G 03/29-17 30 8 51 13 E 7 1 9465 W 9 78768 G 03/29-18 74 8 49 14 E 7 7 2 1 NW37 8844 W 8 59152 F 03/29-19 74 8 48 16 E 7 1 6673 SW 9 46709 F 03/29-20 74 8 45 18 SE 7 1 4502 S 9 34266 P 03/29-21 74 8 42 22 SE 7 7 2 1 W36 2331 SE 10 21823 P 03/29-22 74 8 40 26 S 7 1 1789 S 10 16526 P 03/29-23 74 8 39 29 S 7 1 1247 S 10 11228 P 03/30-00 79 8 38 33 S 7 7 3 1 W35 706 S 9 5931 P 03/30-01 79 8 37 37 S 7 1 602 S 9 4929 P 03/30-02 79 8 36 41 SW 7 1 498 SW 9 3927 P 03/30-03 79 8 36 44 SW 7 7 3 1 W37 395 SW 8 2925 P 03/30-04 79 8 35 47 SW 7 1 439 SW 8 2895 P 03/30-05 79 8 35 49 SW 6 1 484 W 7 2864 P 03/30-06 84 24 35 51 SW 6 6 2 1 W30 528 W 6 2833 P 03/30-07 84 24 36 52 W 5 1 1128 W 7 7663 P 03/30-08 84 24 37 50 W 5 1 1727 NW 8 12492 P 03/30-09 84 24 38 46 W 5 5 2 1 W26 2327 NW 8 17322 P 03/30-10 84 24 41 42 W 6 1 3686 NW 10 34938 P 03/30-11 84 24 42 38 NW 7 1 5044 NW 12 52554 F 03/30-12 85 24 44 35 NW 9 14 2 1 W33 6402 NW 13 70170 G 03/30-13 85 24 45 31 NW 10 1 6914 NW 14 84051 G 03/30-14 85 24 46 28 NW 13 1 7426 NW 15 97931 G 03/30-15 85 24 46 25 NW 14 21 3 1 W32 7938 NW 16 111811 V 03/30-16 85 24 46 23 NW 15 1 8077 NW 20 134314 V 03/30-17 85 24 46 22 NW 15 1 8217 NW 22 156817 E 03/30-18 60 10 46 22 NW 15 23 3 1 NW32 8357 NW 24 179320 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...PAUL ROEBUCK REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110327.RIDGE.01/BOU