FNUS75 KBOU 181013 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEDE LATERAL DITCH RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 413 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT EAST THIS MORNING CAUSING WINDS TO BECOME WESTERLY AROUND NOON. WINDS TO SHIFT NORTHERLY AROUND 1700 AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........24-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 2-7 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 24-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700...THEN 5800-6800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40. MAX HUMIDITY........88-98%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-28 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN NORTH 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 3600-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 1600-2600 FT AGL UNTIL 0200...THEN 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0300...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0400...THEN 1400-2000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........23-29%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 2-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 14-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 24-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 7200-8200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SWEDE LATERAL DITCH 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 04/18-04 66 8 42 73 W 3 1 350 SW 6 1651 P 04/18-05 66 8 42 74 W 2 1 333 W 7 1890 P 04/18-06 66 1 42 73 NW 2 2 2 1 W62 315 W 8 2129 P 04/18-07 66 1 42 72 NW 2 1 1089 W 14 20561 P 04/18-08 66 1 47 62 N 2 1 1862 W 20 38994 P 04/18-09 66 1 53 51 NE 2 2 2 1 W63 2636 W 25 57426 F 04/18-10 66 1 56 46 E 2 1 3490 W 23 66265 G 04/18-11 66 1 59 42 S 2 1 4344 W 21 75105 G 04/18-12 73 14 61 40 S 3 3 2 2 W56 5199 W 18 83945 G 04/18-13 73 14 62 37 SW 6 2 5531 W 24 121785 V 04/18-14 73 14 64 33 W 9 2 5862 W 31 159626 E 04/18-15 73 14 66 31 W 12 12 2 2 W56 6194 W 37 197467 E 04/18-16 73 14 67 29 W 12 2 6552 W 37 208415 E 04/18-17 73 14 67 28 W 10 2 6911 W 37 219364 E 04/18-18 87 52 66 29 W 9 9 2 2 W47 7269 W 37 230312 E 04/18-19 87 52 62 34 W 7 2 5973 W 30 170234 E 04/18-20 87 52 56 42 SW 5 2 4676 W 23 110155 V 04/18-21 87 52 54 46 SW 2 2 2 2 W32 3379 W 17 50077 F 04/18-22 87 52 52 52 W 2 2 2828 W 14 36433 P 04/18-23 87 52 49 61 NW 5 2 2276 NW 9 22789 P 04/19-00 86 49 48 66 N 6 6 2 1 W39 1725 NW 6 9145 P 04/19-01 86 49 47 71 N 6 1 1401 NW 6 7574 P 04/19-02 86 49 44 78 NE 6 1 1078 N 7 6003 P 04/19-03 86 49 42 83 NE 6 6 2 1 W40 754 NE 7 4433 P 04/19-04 86 49 40 90 NE 5 1 1328 N 6 5979 P 04/19-05 86 49 40 91 NE 3 1 1902 NW 5 7526 P 04/19-06 89 32 44 70 NE 2 2 2 1 W10 2478 NW 5 9077 P 04/19-07 89 32 45 69 N 3 1 2970 NW 8 22611 P 04/19-08 89 32 46 65 N 3 1 3462 NW 12 36145 P 04/19-09 89 32 48 59 N 5 5 2 1 W22 3954 NW 15 49679 F 04/19-10 89 32 51 53 NW 5 1 5190 NW 16 78503 G 04/19-11 89 32 53 48 NW 6 1 6425 W 18 107328 V 04/19-12 56 26 55 44 W 7 7 2 1 W28 7660 W 21 136152 V 04/19-13 56 26 56 40 W 9 1 8119 W 24 170192 E 04/19-14 56 26 57 38 W 13 1 8579 W 28 204232 E 04/19-15 56 26 57 36 W 15 23 3 1 W26 9038 W 30 238272 E 04/19-16 56 26 57 35 W 17 1 7809 W 33 217661 E 04/19-17 56 26 56 34 W 18 1 6581 W 36 197051 E 04/19-18 56 9 53 36 W 20 30 3 1 W49 5352 W 38 176441 E 04/19-19 56 9 52 37 W 18 1 4077 W 33 128756 V 04/19-20 56 9 48 41 W 17 1 2802 W 30 81070 G 04/19-21 56 9 44 47 W 14 21 3 1 W46 1528 W 25 33384 P 04/19-22 56 9 41 52 NW 12 1 1269 W 22 25400 P 04/19-23 56 9 39 54 NW 8 1 1011 W 18 17416 P 04/20-00 46 9 38 56 NW 6 6 2 1 W56 752 NW 15 9432 P 04/20-01 46 9 36 59 NW 5 1 745 W 15 9927 P 04/20-02 46 9 35 60 W 5 1 738 W 16 10422 P 04/20-03 46 9 34 61 W 5 5 2 1 W66 730 W 17 10916 P 04/20-04 46 9 34 63 SW 5 1 1212 W 16 16279 P 04/20-05 46 9 34 62 SW 5 1 1693 W 15 21641 P 04/20-06 39 3 34 61 SW 5 5 2 1 W75 2175 W 14 27004 P 04/20-07 39 3 35 60 S 5 1 2888 W 16 43274 F 04/20-08 39 3 38 55 S 5 1 3602 W 18 59544 F 04/20-09 39 3 42 49 S 5 5 2 1 W68 4315 W 21 75814 G 04/20-10 39 3 46 42 S 5 1 5112 W 20 87849 G 04/20-11 39 3 49 38 SE 5 1 5910 W 20 99883 G 04/20-12 69 20 52 35 SE 5 5 2 1 W53 6707 W 20 111918 V 04/20-13 69 20 54 32 SE 5 1 7251 W 18 119075 V 04/20-14 69 20 55 31 SE 3 1 7794 W 18 126232 V 04/20-15 69 20 56 30 SE 3 3 2 1 W47 8337 W 18 133390 V 04/20-16 69 20 56 29 SE 3 1 7494 SW 16 105429 V 04/20-17 69 20 55 30 SE 2 1 6651 SW 13 77468 G 04/20-18 81 25 54 33 SE 2 2 2 1 W58 5807 SW 10 49507 F 04/20-19 81 25 52 36 SE 2 1 4230 S 8 34200 P 04/20-20 81 25 49 42 E 2 1 2653 S 6 18893 P 04/20-21 81 25 46 50 E 2 2 2 1 SW46 1076 SE 3 3586 P 04/20-22 81 25 43 57 NE 2 1 937 SE 5 3628 P 04/20-23 81 25 42 63 N 2 1 797 SE 6 3669 P 04/21-00 81 25 41 68 N 2 2 2 1 SW51 658 SE 7 3711 P 04/21-01 81 25 40 72 N 2 1 525 S 6 2738 P 04/21-02 81 25 39 75 NW 2 1 393 SW 5 1766 P 04/21-03 81 25 38 76 NW 3 3 2 1 W58 260 SW 3 793 P 04/21-04 81 25 38 77 W 3 1 378 W 5 1897 P 04/21-05 81 25 38 75 W 5 1 496 W 6 3001 P 04/21-06 47 12 38 73 W 5 5 2 1 W44 614 NW 8 4105 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...JAY STALNACKER FMO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.SWEDE.01/BOU