FNUS75 KBOU 252242 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR FHTR 100 PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 437 PM MDT TUE OCT 25 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING OVER THE STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. IT WILL BE DRY WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-28. MIN HUMIDITY........61-65%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....4-6. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7-13 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35. MIN HUMIDITY........42-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 5-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 2600-3600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR FHTR 100 PILES. +++ 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 10/26-06 100 94 90 23 88 E 9 14 2 1 SW47 970 E12 9927 P 10/26-07 100 94 90 21 95 E12 17 2 1 SW44 1001 E14 12645 P 10/26-08 100 94 90 19 100 E14 20 2 1 SW41 1031 E17 15363 P 10/26-09 100 94 90 19 97 E15 23 2 1 SW38 1062 E20 18081 P 10/26-10 100 94 90 21 85 E15 23 2 1 SW36 1644 E21 30436 P 10/26-11 100 94 90 24 75 E15 22 2 1 SW32 2226 E22 42791 F 10/26-12 92 75 60 24 71 E14 21 2 1 SW31 2809 E23 55146 F 10/26-13 92 75 60 25 66 E14 21 2 1 SW30 3028 E21 52103 F 10/26-14 92 75 60 26 64 E14 21 2 1 SW29 3247 E17 49059 F 10/26-15 92 75 60 26 61 E14 21 2 1 SW29 3466 E15 46016 F 10/26-16 92 75 60 26 61 E13 18 2 1 SW30 3089 E14 37710 P 10/26-17 92 75 60 24 67 E10 16 2 1 W31 2713 E12 29404 P 10/26-18 42 10 2 21 73 E 9 14 2 1 W32 2336 E10 21098 P 10/26-19 42 10 2 17 81 E 8 8 2 1 W31 1636 E 9 14534 P 10/26-20 42 10 2 14 86 NE 7 7 2 1 W30 935 E 8 7970 P 10/26-21 42 10 2 13 83 NE 6 6 2 1 W29 235 NE 7 1406 P 10/26-22 42 10 2 11 84 NE 6 6 2 1 NW28 227 NE 6 1226 P 10/26-23 42 10 2 10 83 NE 5 5 3 1 N28 219 NE 6 1045 P 10/27-00 24 0 0 9 82 NE 5 5 3 1 NE26 211 NE 5 864 P 10/27-01 24 0 0 8 79 NE 5 5 3 1 N24 200 NE 5 754 P 10/27-02 24 0 0 8 77 E 3 3 4 1 N22 190 NE 3 644 P 10/27-03 24 0 0 7 76 E 3 3 4 1 N20 179 NE 3 534 P 10/27-04 24 0 0 6 79 E 3 3 4 1 N18 180 E 3 519 P 10/27-05 24 0 0 6 84 SE 3 3 4 1 N17 180 SE 3 504 P 10/27-06 28 0 0 5 90 SE 3 3 4 1 NW18 180 SE 3 490 P 10/27-07 28 0 0 6 89 SE 3 3 4 1 NW18 468 S 3 1115 P 10/27-08 28 0 0 10 75 S 2 2 4 1 NW20 756 S 2 1740 P 10/27-09 28 0 0 17 58 S 2 2 4 1 W22 1044 SW 2 2366 P 10/27-10 28 0 0 23 48 S 2 2 4 1 W25 1643 SW 3 6898 P 10/27-11 28 0 0 28 45 S 3 3 4 1 W30 2243 W 5 11431 P 10/27-12 28 0 0 30 44 SW 5 5 4 1 W32 2842 W 7 15964 P 10/27-13 28 0 0 32 43 SW 6 6 4 1 W35 3189 W 8 23286 P 10/27-14 28 0 0 33 43 W 7 7 4 1 W35 3537 W 9 30609 P 10/27-15 28 0 0 34 42 W 8 8 4 1 W35 3884 W12 37931 P 10/27-16 28 0 0 33 43 W 8 8 4 1 W33 3530 W12 34621 P 10/27-17 28 0 0 31 46 NW 8 8 4 1 W32 3176 W12 31311 P 10/27-18 28 0 0 29 50 NW 7 7 4 1 W31 2822 W12 28001 P 10/27-19 28 0 0 25 57 NW 7 7 3 1 W30 2015 W10 19478 P 10/27-20 28 0 0 22 62 NW 6 6 3 1 W29 1209 NW 8 10955 P 10/27-21 28 0 0 21 64 NW 6 6 2 1 NW28 403 NW 7 2432 P 10/27-22 28 0 0 19 65 NW 6 6 2 1 NW25 344 NW 7 1970 P 10/27-23 28 0 0 18 65 NW 5 5 2 1 NW24 285 NW 6 1508 P 10/28-00 24 0 0 17 66 NW 5 5 2 1 N23 226 NW 6 1047 P 10/28-01 24 0 0 16 67 W 5 5 2 1 N24 211 W 5 933 P 10/28-02 24 0 0 16 68 W 3 3 2 1 N26 197 W 5 818 P 10/28-03 24 0 0 15 70 W 3 3 2 1 N30 182 W 5 704 P 10/28-04 24 0 0 14 70 W 3 3 2 1 N33 179 W 5 684 P 10/28-05 24 0 0 14 71 SW 5 5 3 1 N37 176 SW 5 663 P 10/28-06 15 0 0 13 73 S 5 5 3 1 N39 173 SW 5 643 P 10/28-07 15 0 0 14 74 S 5 5 3 1 N39 440 SW 5 1869 P 10/28-08 15 0 0 17 67 S 3 3 4 1 NW38 708 SW 5 3096 P 10/28-09 15 0 0 23 55 S 3 3 4 1 NW37 975 SW 5 4322 P 10/28-10 15 0 0 29 46 SW 3 3 4 1 NW36 1706 W 7 12858 P 10/28-11 15 0 0 33 41 SW 5 5 4 1 NW33 2438 W 9 21393 P 10/28-12 15 0 0 35 39 SW 6 6 4 1 NW32 3170 W10 29929 P 10/28-13 15 0 0 36 38 SW 7 7 4 1 NW32 3291 W13 36711 P 10/28-14 15 0 0 37 38 W 8 8 4 1 NW33 3412 W15 43493 F 10/28-15 15 0 0 38 37 W 9 9 4 1 W35 3534 W16 50274 F 10/28-16 15 0 0 37 39 W 9 9 4 1 W37 2996 W16 42618 F 10/28-17 15 0 0 36 41 W 9 9 4 1 W39 2458 W16 34962 P 10/28-18 16 2 0 33 45 W 8 8 4 1 W41 1920 W16 27306 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...SARAH WESTENDORF REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.FHTR1.01/BOU