FNUS75 KBOU 252120 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF 151...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 304 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 24 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. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-28. MIN HUMIDITY........83-86%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-13. MAX HUMIDITY........92-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35. MIN HUMIDITY........44-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-13 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SUGARLOAF 151. +++ 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 98 93 89 27 90 E 7 7 2 1 SW30 3797 E15 48263 F 10/26-07 98 93 89 26 88 E 7 7 2 1 SW33 3945 E15 50116 F 10/26-08 98 93 89 26 87 E 8 8 2 1 SW39 4093 E15 51969 F 10/26-09 98 93 89 26 83 E 8 8 2 1 SW43 4241 E15 53823 F 10/26-10 98 93 89 24 83 E 9 9 2 1 SW41 4151 E15 53739 F 10/26-11 98 93 89 24 83 E10 15 2 1 SW39 4060 E15 53655 F 10/26-12 93 76 62 23 83 E10 16 2 1 SW36 3970 E15 53571 F 10/26-13 93 76 62 22 85 E10 15 2 1 SW35 3946 E13 44541 F 10/26-14 93 76 62 22 86 E 9 9 2 1 W35 3923 E10 35511 P 10/26-15 93 76 62 22 86 E 8 8 2 1 W36 3899 E 8 26481 P 10/26-16 93 76 62 22 87 E 7 7 2 1 W37 3644 E 7 21455 P 10/26-17 93 76 62 21 89 E 6 6 2 1 W39 3389 NE 6 16430 P 10/26-18 61 20 4 20 91 E 5 5 2 1 W40 3134 NE 5 11404 P 10/26-19 61 20 4 18 92 E 3 3 2 1 W38 2705 N 3 9311 P 10/26-20 61 20 4 17 90 SE 2 2 2 1 W35 2277 N 3 7217 P 10/26-21 61 20 4 16 85 CALM 1 2 1 W31 1848 N 3 5124 P 10/26-22 61 20 4 16 83 S 2 2 2 1 W28 1448 N 2 3828 P 10/26-23 61 20 4 15 81 SW 3 3 2 1 NW25 1048 NW 2 2532 P 10/27-00 23 0 0 15 79 W 6 6 2 1 NW23 648 NW 2 1236 P 10/27-01 23 0 0 15 76 W 7 7 2 1 NW22 554 NW 3 1489 P 10/27-02 23 0 0 14 74 W 8 8 3 1 N21 460 W 5 1743 P 10/27-03 23 0 0 14 72 W 9 9 3 1 N20 367 W 6 1996 P 10/27-04 23 0 0 14 69 W10 10 3 1 N20 329 W 7 1984 P 10/27-05 23 0 0 14 68 W10 10 4 1 N18 292 W 8 1971 P 10/27-06 28 0 0 13 69 W10 10 4 1 N17 255 W 9 1958 P 10/27-07 28 0 0 14 74 W10 10 4 1 NW16 494 W 8 3555 P 10/27-08 28 0 0 17 71 W10 10 4 1 NW15 733 W 8 5152 P 10/27-09 28 0 0 22 65 W 9 9 4 1 NW15 972 W 8 6748 P 10/27-10 28 0 0 26 58 W 8 8 4 1 NW17 1414 W 9 11240 P 10/27-11 28 0 0 29 53 W 7 7 4 1 W21 1857 W 9 15731 P 10/27-12 28 0 0 31 51 W 6 6 4 1 W24 2299 W10 20222 P 10/27-13 28 0 0 32 50 W 5 5 4 1 W26 2590 W10 23795 P 10/27-14 28 0 0 33 48 NW 3 3 4 1 W28 2881 NW10 27368 P 10/27-15 28 0 0 33 46 NW 3 3 4 1 W29 3172 NW12 30941 P 10/27-16 28 0 0 33 46 NW 3 3 4 1 W28 2930 NW10 27288 P 10/27-17 28 0 0 32 46 W 2 2 4 1 W26 2687 NW10 23634 P 10/27-18 28 0 0 30 47 W 3 3 4 1 W25 2445 NW 9 19981 P 10/27-19 28 0 0 28 51 W 6 6 4 1 W25 1928 W10 16197 P 10/27-20 28 0 0 26 53 W 8 8 3 1 W26 1412 W10 12413 P 10/27-21 28 0 0 25 53 W10 10 3 1 W26 895 W12 8630 P 10/27-22 28 0 0 24 53 W10 10 3 1 W24 767 W12 7419 P 10/27-23 28 0 0 23 53 W10 10 2 1 NW22 639 W12 6209 P 10/28-00 24 0 0 23 54 W10 10 2 1 NW20 512 W12 4999 P 10/28-01 24 0 0 22 54 W12 12 2 1 NW21 477 W12 4669 P 10/28-02 24 0 0 22 55 W12 18 2 1 N22 442 W12 4340 P 10/28-03 24 0 0 21 56 W13 21 2 1 N25 407 W12 4010 P 10/28-04 24 0 0 21 57 W14 21 2 1 N28 382 W12 3822 P 10/28-05 24 0 0 20 58 W14 22 2 1 N30 357 W12 3634 P 10/28-06 15 0 0 20 60 W14 22 2 1 NW32 333 W12 3446 P 10/28-07 15 0 0 20 63 W14 22 3 1 NW33 549 W10 4682 P 10/28-08 15 0 0 23 60 W14 21 3 1 N32 766 W 9 5918 P 10/28-09 15 0 0 27 54 W13 21 4 1 N32 983 W 8 7154 P 10/28-10 15 0 0 32 49 W12 18 4 1 NW31 1631 W10 16690 P 10/28-11 15 0 0 35 46 W12 12 4 1 NW30 2279 W13 26227 P 10/28-12 15 0 0 37 45 W10 10 4 1 NW29 2927 NW14 35764 P 10/28-13 15 0 0 38 44 W10 10 4 1 NW29 2827 W17 41876 F 10/28-14 15 0 0 38 43 W10 10 4 1 NW30 2728 W21 47987 F 10/28-15 15 0 0 39 40 W10 10 4 1 NW31 2628 W24 54099 F 10/28-16 15 0 0 38 40 W12 18 4 1 NW31 2393 W26 54280 F 10/28-17 15 0 0 37 40 W13 21 4 1 NW30 2158 W30 54461 F 10/28-18 17 2 0 36 41 W14 22 4 1 W29 1922 W32 54643 F 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...DEVIN STEAKLEY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.SUGAR.01/BOU