FNUS75 KBOU 270237 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE MOUNTAIN PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 837 PM MDT WED OCT 26 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THURSDAY WILL BE DRY AND COOL WITH SOME WARMING IN THE LOWER TO MID LEVELS WHICH MAY LEAD TO INVERSIONS MUCH OF THE DAY AS WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. THUS SMOKE DISPERSAL MAY STAY POOR THROUGH 1300 WITH ONLY FAIR DISPERSAL THEREAFTER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35. MIN HUMIDITY........39%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18. MAX HUMIDITY........63%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 3600-4600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR INDEPENDENCEMOUNTAINPILES. +++ 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 10/26-20 58 0 2 17 72 N 3 3 3 1 N33 1534 N 3 7854 P 10/26-21 58 0 0 16 72 NW 2 2 3 1 N28 656 CALM 943 P 10/26-22 58 0 0 15 74 NW 2 2 3 1 N25 565 NW 2 899 P 10/26-23 58 0 0 15 73 NW 2 2 4 1 N23 474 W 2 856 P 10/27-00 12 0 0 14 74 W 2 2 4 1 N22 383 SW 2 812 P 10/27-01 12 0 0 13 73 W 3 3 4 1 N20 369 W 3 955 P 10/27-02 12 0 0 13 73 W 3 3 4 1 NW18 355 W 3 1097 P 10/27-03 11 0 0 12 73 W 5 5 4 1 NW18 341 W 5 1239 P 10/27-04 11 0 0 12 73 W 6 6 4 1 NW21 309 W 5 1251 P 10/27-05 11 0 0 12 74 W 7 7 4 1 NW23 277 W 6 1264 P 10/27-06 16 0 0 11 77 W 7 7 4 1 NW25 245 W 6 1276 P 10/27-07 16 0 0 12 79 W 7 7 4 1 NW28 540 W 6 3034 P 10/27-08 16 0 0 15 72 W 6 6 4 1 NW30 836 W 7 4791 P 10/27-09 16 0 0 21 61 W 6 6 4 1 NW32 1131 W 7 6549 P 10/27-10 16 0 0 26 51 W 6 6 4 1 W35 1878 W 9 16958 P 10/27-11 16 0 0 29 45 W 7 7 4 1 W38 2625 W10 27366 P 10/27-12 29 0 0 32 43 W 8 13 4 1 W40 3373 W13 37775 P 10/27-13 29 0 0 33 41 W 8 14 3 1 W41 3967 W14 49526 F 10/27-14 29 0 0 33 41 W 9 14 3 1 W43 4561 W15 61278 G 10/27-15 29 0 0 34 39 W 9 15 2 1 W43 5155 W16 73029 G 10/27-16 29 0 0 34 40 W 9 15 2 1 W41 4716 W15 64032 G 10/27-17 29 0 0 33 41 W 9 15 2 1 NW39 4278 W15 55035 F 10/27-18 21 0 0 31 44 W 9 15 2 1 NW37 3839 W14 46037 F 10/27-19 21 0 0 28 48 W 9 16 2 1 NW36 2727 W14 32510 P 10/27-20 21 0 0 26 52 W10 17 2 1 NW33 1614 W13 18983 P 10/27-21 21 0 0 25 53 W12 18 2 1 NW32 501 W13 5456 P 10/27-22 21 0 0 24 54 W13 20 3 1 NW30 447 W13 4796 P 10/27-23 21 0 0 23 54 W13 20 3 1 NW29 392 W12 4135 P 10/28-00 24 0 0 22 56 W13 21 4 1 NW29 338 W12 3474 P 10/28-01 24 0 0 22 57 W13 20 4 1 NW32 321 W12 3216 P 10/28-02 24 0 0 21 58 W12 20 4 1 NW38 304 W12 2958 P 10/28-03 24 0 0 20 59 W12 18 4 1 NW44 288 W10 2700 P 10/28-04 24 0 0 20 60 W12 12 4 1 NW47 277 W10 2550 P 10/28-05 24 0 0 20 61 W12 18 3 1 NW51 267 W10 2399 P 10/28-06 6 0 0 19 62 W12 18 3 1 NW52 257 W10 2249 P 10/28-07 6 0 0 20 63 W12 12 3 1 NW52 676 W12 7229 P 10/28-08 6 0 0 23 58 W10 10 3 1 NW49 1095 W12 12209 P 10/28-09 6 0 0 28 49 W10 10 3 1 NW48 1514 W13 17188 P 10/28-10 6 0 0 33 42 W10 10 3 1 NW47 2518 W14 30828 P 10/28-11 6 0 0 36 38 W10 10 4 1 NW47 3523 W14 44467 F 10/28-12 35 0 0 38 36 W10 10 4 1 NW46 4527 W15 58107 F 10/28-13 35 0 0 40 34 W12 12 4 1 NW46 4520 W16 63498 G 10/28-14 35 0 0 40 33 W13 21 5 1 NW45 4513 W17 68890 G 10/28-15 35 0 0 41 32 W14 22 5 1 W45 4506 W18 74282 G 10/28-16 35 0 0 40 32 W14 23 5 1 W46 4068 W20 70177 G 10/28-17 35 0 0 39 32 W15 23 5 1 W47 3631 W21 66072 G 10/28-18 35 0 0 37 33 W15 24 5 1 W47 3194 W22 61968 G 10/28-19 35 0 0 34 36 W15 24 5 1 W46 2482 W21 47159 F 10/28-20 35 0 0 32 39 W16 25 4 1 W44 1770 W21 32350 P 10/28-21 35 0 0 31 40 W16 25 4 1 W41 1057 W20 17542 P 10/28-22 35 0 0 30 42 W17 26 4 1 W40 905 W20 15285 P 10/28-23 35 0 0 29 42 W17 29 4 1 W40 753 W20 13029 P 10/29-00 23 0 0 29 44 W18 30 4 1 W41 600 W21 10773 P 10/29-01 23 0 0 28 45 W18 30 4 1 NW43 531 W20 9335 P 10/29-02 23 0 0 27 47 W20 31 4 1 NW44 462 W20 7896 P 10/29-03 23 0 0 27 49 W20 31 4 1 NW45 393 W18 6458 P 10/29-04 23 0 0 27 51 W20 32 3 1 NW46 371 W18 6060 P 10/29-05 23 0 0 26 54 W21 33 3 1 NW46 350 W18 5661 P 10/29-06 23 0 0 26 56 W21 33 2 1 NW46 328 W18 5263 P 10/29-07 23 0 0 26 58 W21 32 2 1 NW46 624 W20 11553 P 10/29-08 23 0 0 28 56 W20 32 2 1 NW46 921 W22 17844 P 10/29-09 23 0 0 32 50 W20 31 2 1 NW47 1217 W23 24134 P 10/29-10 23 0 0 35 46 W20 31 2 1 NW49 2272 W25 56404 F 10/29-11 23 0 0 38 42 W20 31 2 1 NW52 3327 W29 88674 G 10/29-12 31 0 0 40 41 W20 31 2 1 NW53 4381 W32 120944 V 10/29-13 31 0 0 40 39 W21 33 2 1 NW55 4573 W32 129962 V 10/29-14 31 0 0 41 38 W22 36 2 1 NW56 4765 W33 138981 V 10/29-15 31 0 0 41 37 W23 37 2 1 NW58 4957 W35 147999 V 10/29-16 31 0 0 41 37 W23 37 2 1 NW58 4492 W33 131180 V 10/29-17 31 0 0 40 39 W23 37 2 1 NW58 4028 W32 114362 V 10/29-18 20 0 0 38 42 W22 35 2 1 W56 3564 W31 97543 G 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...SEAN CAREY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111027.INDEP.01/BOU