FNUS75 KBOU 131259 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 643 AM MDT FRI MAY 13 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRIER AND WARMER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE STATE TODAY...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL BECAUSE OF A CONTINUATION OF A RELATIVELY COOL NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT. BY TONIGHT... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER UTAH WILL SHIFT EAST OVER COLORADO... BRINGING TO IT SOME MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS. ON SATURDAY... TEMPERATURES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR WILL CONTINUE TO WARM WITH A WEST TO SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL WINDS. ALSO LOOK FOR AN INCREASE IN RIDGE TOP CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN SLOPES BY THE AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 0900...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTH 6-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 8000-9000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG FORMING AFTER 0200. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37. MAX HUMIDITY........76-82%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6-7 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 6-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 9400-10400 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0600... THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR ANDERSONRX. +++ 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 WR AT 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 05/13-06 59 0 0 33 87 SW 2 2 2 1 N37 903 W 5 3291 P 05/13-07 59 0 0 34 83 W 2 2 2 1 N38 1994 NW 7 16939 P 05/13-08 59 0 0 40 63 NW 2 2 3 1 N39 3085 NW 9 30586 P 05/13-09 47 0 0 45 52 NW 2 2 3 1 N38 4176 N13 44234 F 05/13-10 47 0 0 50 43 N 3 3 3 1 N37 5292 N13 60358 G 05/13-11 47 0 0 54 38 N 6 6 2 1 N33 6408 N14 76482 G 05/13-12 23 0 0 57 35 N 7 7 2 1 N31 7524 N14 92606 G 05/13-13 23 0 0 58 32 N 7 7 2 1 N29 8051 N13 91696 G 05/13-14 23 0 0 59 31 N 7 7 2 1 N25 8578 N13 90787 G 05/13-15 4 0 0 60 29 N 7 7 2 1 NW23 9105 N12 89877 G 05/13-16 4 0 0 60 29 N 7 7 2 1 NW22 9004 N10 83417 G 05/13-17 4 0 0 60 30 N 7 7 2 1 NW20 8903 N10 76956 G 05/13-18 16 1 0 58 32 N 7 7 2 1 NW18 8802 N 9 70496 G 05/13-19 16 1 0 56 35 N 7 7 2 1 NW18 6671 N 8 52046 F 05/13-20 16 1 0 52 40 NE 6 6 2 1 NW17 4540 NE 8 33597 P 05/13-21 22 1 0 48 47 NE 6 6 2 1 NW17 2409 NE 7 15148 P 05/13-22 22 1 0 45 54 NE 6 6 2 1 NW16 1733 NE 7 10787 P 05/13-23 22 1 0 43 63 E 5 5 2 1 NW17 1057 E 7 6427 P 05/14-00 20 1 0 41 70 E 5 5 2 1 W17 381 E 6 2066 P 05/14-01 20 1 0 40 73 E 3 3 2 1 W18 353 E 5 1611 P 05/14-02 20 1 0 38 75 NE 2 2 2 1 W20 324 E 3 1155 P 05/14-03 20 1 0 37 76 NE 2 2 2 1 W21 296 E 2 699 P 05/14-04 20 1 0 36 74 NE 2 2 2 1 W23 347 E 3 925 P 05/14-05 20 1 0 36 72 E 3 3 3 1 W24 398 E 3 1151 P 05/14-06 20 1 0 36 72 CALM 1 3 1 W25 452 E 2 1031 P 05/14-07 20 1 0 38 69 CALM 1 3 1 W26 1483 E 2 3753 P 05/14-08 20 1 0 42 62 NE 2 2 3 1 W28 2514 NE 2 6474 P 05/14-09 20 1 0 47 54 N 2 2 3 1 W28 3546 NE 3 9196 P 05/14-10 20 1 0 51 47 N 3 3 3 1 W26 5140 N 3 16137 P 05/14-11 20 1 0 55 42 NE 3 3 2 1 W24 6734 NW 3 23078 P 05/14-12 79 10 2 57 40 NE 5 5 2 2 W24 8328 W 5 30020 P 05/14-13 79 10 2 59 40 NE 6 6 2 2 W24 9239 W 5 38558 P 05/14-14 79 10 2 60 42 NE 7 7 3 2 W25 10149 W 6 47096 F 05/14-15 79 10 2 60 43 NE 8 13 3 2 W26 11060 W 6 55634 F 05/14-16 79 10 2 61 43 E 9 15 3 2 W26 10346 SW 7 58035 F 05/14-17 79 10 2 60 43 E10 16 3 2 W26 9632 S 7 60437 G 05/14-18 83 10 2 58 45 E10 16 3 2 W26 8918 S 8 62838 G 05/14-19 83 10 2 55 48 E10 16 3 2 W23 7215 S10 59485 F 05/14-20 83 29 8 50 55 E 9 15 2 4 W20 5512 SE14 56132 F 05/14-21 83 29 8 45 63 E 9 15 2 4 W17 3809 SE16 52780 F 05/14-22 83 29 8 42 69 E 9 15 2 4 W16 2779 SE15 37975 P 05/14-23 83 29 8 39 74 E 9 15 3 4 W16 1750 SE14 23171 P 05/15-00 83 29 8 37 79 E 9 15 3 4 W17 720 SE14 8367 P 05/15-01 83 29 8 35 85 E 8 13 3 4 W17 561 SE12 6020 P 05/15-02 83 29 8 32 93 E 6 6 3 4 W18 403 SE 8 3673 P 05/15-03 83 29 8 31 100 E 5 5 3 4 W20 244 SE 6 1325 P 05/15-04 83 29 8 30 100 E 3 3 3 4 W21 261 SE 5 1142 P 05/15-05 83 29 8 30 100 E 2 2 2 4 W22 277 E 5 958 P 05/15-06 34 18 4 30 100 E 2 2 2 1 W23 294 E 3 774 P 05/15-07 34 18 4 33 99 CALM 1 2 1 W22 1135 SE 3 3992 P 05/15-08 34 18 4 39 82 CALM 1 3 1 W21 1976 SW 3 7211 P 05/15-09 34 18 4 45 67 CALM 1 3 1 W21 2817 W 5 10429 P 05/15-10 34 18 4 52 55 N 2 2 3 1 W21 5562 W 9 63271 G 05/15-11 34 18 4 56 49 NW 5 5 2 1 W22 8308 W13 116113 V 05/15-12 45 18 4 60 44 W 6 6 2 1 W24 11053 W17 168956 E 05/15-13 45 18 4 62 42 NW 6 6 2 1 W26 11438 W17 173789 E 05/15-14 45 18 4 63 41 NW 5 5 2 1 W29 11824 W17 178621 E 05/15-15 45 18 4 64 39 NW 3 3 2 1 W31 12209 W17 183454 E 05/15-16 45 18 4 65 39 N 2 2 2 1 W33 11798 W17 174762 E 05/15-17 45 18 4 64 39 NE 2 2 2 1 W35 11387 W17 166069 E 05/15-18 31 8 2 63 41 E 2 2 2 1 W35 10976 W16 157377 E 05/15-19 31 8 2 60 43 E 3 3 2 1 W35 8198 SW14 110092 V 05/15-20 31 8 2 56 49 E 3 3 2 1 W32 5419 S10 62807 G 05/15-21 31 8 2 52 55 E 5 5 2 1 W31 2641 SE 7 15522 P 05/15-22 31 8 2 49 59 E 5 5 2 1 W29 2118 SE 7 12873 P 05/15-23 31 8 2 46 62 E 5 5 2 1 W26 1596 SE 8 10224 P 05/16-00 11 8 2 44 65 SE 5 5 2 1 W26 1073 S 8 7575 P 05/16-01 11 8 2 42 67 SE 5 5 2 1 W28 938 S 8 6662 P 05/16-02 11 8 2 40 69 SE 5 5 2 1 W30 803 S 8 5748 P 05/16-03 11 8 2 39 72 SE 5 5 2 1 SW31 668 S 8 4834 P 05/16-04 11 8 2 38 72 S 5 5 2 1 SW31 645 S 8 4818 P 05/16-05 11 8 2 38 72 S 6 6 2 1 SW30 621 S 9 4802 P 05/16-06 7 2 0 38 71 S 6 6 2 1 SW29 597 S 9 4786 P KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 0.01 INCH /PERCENT/ WR - PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAIN 0.1 INCH /PERCENT/ AT - 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...DARWIN SCHULTZ REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110513.ANDER.01/BOU