FNUS75 KBOU 182123 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SKY ISLAND...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 323 PM MDT TUE OCT 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS OF 6-12 MPH AND LOW HUMIDITY. DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH 1100 AND THEN BECOME GOOD AFTER 1300. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 5200-6200 FT AGL AFTER 1100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR...GOOD AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33. MAX HUMIDITY........49%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........14%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 8600-9600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SKY ISLAND. +++ 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 10/18-15 13 0 0 51 19 NW 2 2 2 1 N64 7400 N18 120973 V 10/18-16 13 0 0 50 19 NW 3 3 2 1 N64 6983 N17 104026 V 10/18-17 13 0 0 49 20 NW 3 3 2 1 N67 6566 NW15 87078 G 10/18-18 9 0 0 46 21 NW 5 5 2 1 N68 6149 NW13 70131 G 10/18-19 9 0 0 42 25 NW 5 5 2 1 N67 4692 NW10 49755 F 10/18-20 9 0 0 39 30 NW 5 5 2 1 N64 3235 NW 8 29380 P 10/18-21 9 0 0 37 33 NW 5 5 2 1 N62 1777 NW 6 9005 P 10/18-22 9 0 0 36 36 NW 5 5 2 1 N59 1417 NW 5 6551 P 10/18-23 9 0 0 35 39 W 5 5 3 1 N55 1056 NW 3 4098 P 10/19-00 9 0 0 33 43 W 5 5 3 1 N53 695 NW 2 1645 P 10/19-01 9 0 0 32 45 W 5 5 3 1 N51 608 NW 3 1551 P 10/19-02 9 0 0 31 46 W 3 3 3 1 NW49 522 W 3 1457 P 10/19-03 9 0 0 31 47 W 3 3 3 1 NW49 435 W 3 1363 P 10/19-04 9 0 0 30 47 W 5 5 3 1 NW48 375 W 5 1384 P 10/19-05 9 0 0 30 47 W 5 5 3 1 NW48 314 W 6 1405 P 10/19-06 6 1 0 29 48 W 6 6 3 1 NW48 253 W 7 1426 P 10/19-07 6 1 0 30 46 W 5 5 3 1 NW47 933 W 6 4292 P 10/19-08 6 1 0 35 38 W 5 5 3 1 NW45 1614 NW 6 7158 P 10/19-09 6 1 0 43 29 W 3 3 3 1 NW43 2294 NW 5 10024 P 10/19-10 6 1 0 49 23 W 3 3 3 1 NW40 3370 NW 7 24062 P 10/19-11 6 1 0 53 20 W 5 5 3 1 NW38 4445 NW 9 38100 P 10/19-12 8 1 0 55 18 W 5 5 3 1 NW36 5521 NW10 52137 F 10/19-13 8 1 0 57 17 W 5 5 3 1 NW33 5753 NW12 56346 F 10/19-14 8 1 0 58 17 W 6 6 2 1 NW32 5985 NW12 60555 G 10/19-15 8 1 0 58 16 W 6 6 2 1 NW32 6217 W12 64764 G 10/19-16 8 1 0 57 16 W 7 7 2 1 NW32 5995 W12 62690 G 10/19-17 8 1 0 55 16 S 8 8 2 1 NW33 5773 W13 60616 G 10/19-18 14 3 1 53 17 SE 8 13 2 1 NW35 5551 W13 58543 F 10/19-19 14 3 1 49 21 S 8 13 2 1 NW35 3965 W10 40624 F 10/19-20 14 3 1 45 25 S 8 8 3 1 W33 2379 SW 9 22705 P 10/19-21 14 3 1 43 27 S 7 7 4 1 W32 793 SW 7 4787 P 10/19-22 14 3 1 41 31 SW 7 7 4 1 W31 632 SW 8 4118 P 10/19-23 14 3 1 40 34 SW 8 8 3 1 W30 471 W 9 3450 P 10/20-00 19 0 0 39 37 W 8 13 3 1 W29 309 W10 2782 P 10/20-01 19 0 0 38 40 W 8 13 3 1 W28 286 W10 2608 P 10/20-02 19 0 0 37 42 W 8 13 2 1 W26 263 W10 2433 P 10/20-03 19 0 0 36 44 W 8 13 2 1 W25 240 W10 2259 P 10/20-04 19 0 0 35 46 W 8 13 2 1 NW24 251 W10 2288 P 10/20-05 19 0 0 35 48 W 8 13 2 1 NW22 261 W10 2317 P 10/20-06 13 3 1 34 49 W 8 13 2 1 NW21 271 W10 2345 P 10/20-07 13 3 1 35 47 W 8 13 2 1 NW21 1262 W15 23863 P 10/20-08 13 3 1 39 40 W 8 13 2 1 NW20 2252 NW20 45380 F 10/20-09 13 3 1 45 31 W 8 13 2 1 NW21 3242 NW24 66898 G 10/20-10 13 3 1 51 25 NW10 16 2 1 NW21 5481 NW22 98684 G 10/20-11 13 3 1 54 22 NW12 18 2 1 NW22 7719 N21 130470 V 10/20-12 11 3 1 56 19 NW13 21 2 1 NW23 9958 N18 162256 E 10/20-13 11 3 1 58 17 NW12 18 2 1 NW24 9867 N17 147980 V 10/20-14 11 3 1 58 16 N 9 15 2 1 NW24 9776 NW16 133704 V 10/20-15 11 3 1 59 14 N 7 7 2 1 NW25 9686 NW14 119427 V 10/20-16 11 3 1 58 14 N 6 6 2 1 NW25 8804 NW13 96467 G 10/20-17 11 3 1 57 14 NW 5 5 2 1 NW25 7921 NW10 73507 G 10/20-18 6 2 0 54 16 NW 5 5 2 1 NW25 7039 NW 8 50547 F 10/20-19 6 2 0 49 20 NW 5 5 2 1 NW26 4905 NW 8 34817 P 10/20-20 6 2 0 45 24 NW 5 5 2 1 NW29 2771 NW 7 19088 P 10/20-21 6 2 0 43 27 W 5 5 2 1 NW30 637 NW 6 3359 P 10/20-22 6 2 0 41 32 W 5 5 2 1 NW30 534 W 6 2793 P 10/20-23 6 2 0 40 36 W 5 5 3 1 NW29 431 W 6 2227 P 10/21-00 6 2 0 38 40 W 5 5 3 1 NW29 328 W 6 1661 P 10/21-01 6 2 0 37 43 W 5 5 3 1 NW29 302 W 6 1566 P 10/21-02 6 2 0 36 46 W 5 5 3 1 NW29 275 W 6 1471 P 10/21-03 6 2 0 35 48 W 5 5 3 1 NW28 249 W 7 1376 P 10/21-04 6 2 0 35 49 W 5 5 3 1 NW26 241 W 6 1280 P 10/21-05 6 2 0 34 50 W 5 5 3 1 NW25 234 W 6 1184 P 10/21-06 6 2 0 34 49 W 5 5 3 1 NW24 227 W 6 1088 P 10/21-07 6 2 0 35 46 W 5 5 4 1 NW24 1224 W 7 8409 P 10/21-08 6 2 0 39 37 W 5 5 4 1 W24 2221 W 7 15731 P 10/21-09 6 2 0 47 26 W 5 5 5 1 W24 3218 W 8 23053 P 10/21-10 6 2 0 53 19 W 5 5 5 1 W25 5419 W12 63531 G 10/21-11 6 2 0 57 16 W 5 5 5 1 W26 7620 W14 104008 V 10/21-12 11 3 1 60 14 W 5 5 5 1 W29 9820 W17 144486 V 10/21-13 11 3 1 62 12 W 5 5 4 1 W31 11100 W18 179190 E 10/21-14 11 3 1 62 11 W 5 5 4 1 W33 12380 W20 213894 E 10/21-15 11 3 1 63 10 NW 5 5 3 1 W33 13660 W21 248598 E 10/21-16 11 3 1 62 11 NW 5 5 3 1 W32 12697 W21 225598 E 10/21-17 11 3 1 60 11 NW 6 6 3 1 W30 11733 NW20 202598 E 10/21-18 25 3 1 57 13 NW 6 6 3 1 NW28 10770 NW20 179597 E 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111018.SKYIS.02/BOU