FNUS75 KBOU 101249 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SNYDER CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 649 AM MDT TUE MAY 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE BURN REGION TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTER 2100. THERE WILL BE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES COLDER TOMORROW AS COMPARED TO TODAY. RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH TOMORROW. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........17%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 10000-11000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........71%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN NORTHEAST 8-14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16-24 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN EAST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 3000-3800 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 1200...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39. MIN HUMIDITY........52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH. FIREWXTABLE FORECAST FOR SNYDER CREEK TIME PERIOD MIXHGT TRANSWIND VENTRATE TEMP R.H. 20FT WIND HAINES LAL (FT AGL) (MPH) (KT-FT) (F) (%) (MPH) INDEX 05/10 06 AM 4100 W 22 78300 29 49 W 7 3 1 05/10 07 AM 4900 SW 24 105400 32 44 W 7 3 1 05/10 08 AM 5600 SW 26 132500 35 39 W 9 3 1 05/10 09 AM 6400 SW 29 159600 39 33 SW 10 3 1 05/10 10 AM 7500 SW 29 190600 44 27 SW 13 3 1 05/10 11 AM 8500 SW 30 221600 47 24 SW 15 2 1 05/10 12 PM 9600 SW 30 252600 50 21 SW 16 2 1 05/10 01 PM 10100 SW 30 268400 52 19 SW 15 2 1 05/10 02 PM 10600 SW 31 284200 53 18 SW 14 2 1 05/10 03 PM 11200 SW 31 300000 53 17 SW 13 2 1 05/10 04 PM 11000 SW 30 283000 54 18 SW 15 2 1 05/10 05 PM 10800 SW 29 266000 53 19 SW 16 2 1 05/10 06 PM 10600 S 26 248900 51 22 SW 17 2 2 05/10 07 PM 9100 S 22 186000 49 24 SW 14 2 2 05/10 08 PM 7500 S 17 123100 44 28 NW 8 2 2 05/10 09 PM 6000 S 12 60200 40 34 CALM 2 2 05/10 10 PM 5300 S 10 50200 36 43 N 6 2 2 05/10 11 PM 4600 SE 10 40100 34 51 NE 8 2 2 05/11 12 AM 3900 SE 9 30100 32 58 NE 10 2 1 05/11 01 AM 3700 E 10 32200 31 63 NE 12 2 1 05/11 02 AM 3500 E 12 34200 30 67 NE 12 2 1 05/11 03 AM 3400 NE 13 36300 29 69 NE 12 2 1 05/11 04 AM 3200 NE 14 36500 28 70 NE 10 2 1 05/11 05 AM 2900 NE 15 36800 27 71 NE 8 3 1 05/11 06 AM 2700 NE 16 37000 28 69 E 6 3 1 05/11 07 AM 3500 NE 17 52900 29 68 E 6 3 1 05/11 08 AM 4400 NE 17 68700 30 67 NE 6 2 1 05/11 09 AM 5200 NE 18 84600 32 65 NE 6 2 1 05/11 10 AM 5500 NE 17 81600 34 60 NE 6 2 1 05/11 11 AM 5800 NE 16 78600 35 57 CALM 2 1 05/11 12 PM 6000 NE 15 75700 37 54 CALM 2 3 05/11 01 PM 6100 N 13 69200 37 52 CALM 2 3 05/11 02 PM 6100 N 12 62800 38 52 CALM 2 3 05/11 03 PM 6200 N 10 56400 38 54 CALM 2 3 05/11 04 PM 6100 N 12 62700 38 59 CALM 2 3 05/11 05 PM 6100 N 13 69100 38 68 CALM 2 3 05/11 06 PM 6000 NW 15 75500 37 76 CALM 2 1 05/11 07 PM 5600 NW 16 78500 35 77 CALM 2 1 05/11 08 PM 5100 NW 18 81500 33 79 CALM 2 1 05/11 09 PM 4700 NW 21 84500 31 79 CALM 2 1 05/11 10 PM 4400 NW 21 78600 30 81 CALM 2 1 05/11 11 PM 4000 NW 21 72700 28 82 CALM 2 1 05/12 12 AM 3700 NW 21 66800 27 83 CALM 2 1 05/12 01 AM 3400 NW 21 62500 27 84 CALM 2 1 05/12 02 AM 3100 NW 22 58300 26 85 CALM 2 1 05/12 03 AM 2900 NW 22 54000 25 86 NW 6 2 1 05/12 04 AM 2700 NW 24 55600 25 84 NW 7 2 1 05/12 05 AM 2500 NW 28 57200 25 81 W 7 2 1 05/12 06 AM 2300 NW 30 58800 25 78 W 8 2 1 05/12 07 AM 2900 NW 28 68300 26 73 W 8 2 1 05/12 08 AM 3500 NW 26 77800 30 64 W 9 2 1 05/12 09 AM 4200 NW 24 87300 34 54 W 9 2 1 05/12 10 AM 4900 NW 23 95900 37 44 NW 9 2 1 05/12 11 AM 5600 NW 22 104600 40 36 NW 10 2 1 05/12 12 PM 6300 NW 21 113200 42 31 NW 10 2 1 05/12 01 PM 6700 NW 22 128100 44 28 NW 10 2 1 05/12 02 PM 7100 NW 23 143000 44 27 NW 10 2 1 05/12 03 PM 7500 NW 24 158000 45 26 NW 10 2 1 05/12 04 PM 7300 NW 25 163400 45 28 NW 10 2 1 05/12 05 PM 7100 NW 28 168800 45 31 NW 9 2 1 05/12 06 PM 6900 NW 29 174300 44 34 NW 9 2 1 05/12 07 PM 6200 NW 29 153100 42 37 NW 9 2 1 05/12 08 PM 5400 NW 28 131900 39 42 NW 9 3 1 05/12 09 PM 4700 NW 28 110700 36 46 W 9 3 1 05/12 10 PM 4000 NW 28 97900 34 49 W 9 3 1 05/12 11 PM 3400 NW 29 85100 33 50 W 8 4 1 05/13 12 AM 2800 NW 30 72300 31 52 W 8 4 1 05/13 01 AM 2200 NW 26 53500 30 54 W 8 4 1 05/13 02 AM 1500 NW 24 34800 29 56 W 9 4 1 05/13 03 AM 800 NW 22 16100 28 58 W 9 4 1 05/13 04 AM 800 NW 22 15300 27 58 W 9 4 1 05/13 05 AM 800 NW 22 14500 27 58 W 9 4 1 05/13 06 AM 700 NW 22 13800 27 58 W 9 4 1 $$ $$ FORECASTER...NWS BOULDER REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110510.SNYDE.01/BOU