FNUS75 KBOU 061551 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GOULD RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 850 AM MST TUE DEC 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE INVERSION WILL KEEP THE AIRMASS STABLE...WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSION PREVAILING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN TRANSPORT WINDS AFTER 1200 WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE A FEW HOURS OF FAIR DISPERSION DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE INVERSION WILL BREAK DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY...WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR BETTER SMOKE DISPERSION. OTHERWISE...THE SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE LIMITED. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....10-13. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 3-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1000-1600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-2 TO +2. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 4-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1700...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-30. MIN HUMIDITY........38-41%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GOULD. +++ 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 12/06-08 4 0 0 -7 72 SW 5 5 2 1 N71 338 SW 6 1803 P 12/06-09 4 0 0 -3 77 SW 6 6 2 1 N69 640 W 8 4999 P 12/06-10 4 0 0 2 73 W 6 6 2 1 N68 941 W 9 8195 P 12/06-11 33 0 0 7 58 W 7 7 2 1 N66 1242 W10 11392 P 12/06-12 33 0 0 10 46 W 7 7 2 1 N61 1387 W12 13923 P 12/06-13 33 0 0 12 43 W 6 6 2 1 N58 1533 NW13 16454 P 12/06-14 33 0 0 12 42 W 6 6 2 1 N55 1678 NW13 18985 P 12/06-15 33 0 0 12 44 W 6 6 2 1 N54 1321 W12 14385 P 12/06-16 33 0 0 10 49 W 7 7 2 1 N54 965 W10 9786 P 12/06-17 44 0 0 7 44 W 7 7 2 1 N54 608 W10 5186 P 12/06-18 44 0 0 3 51 SW 6 6 2 1 N53 465 W 8 3719 P 12/06-19 44 0 0 1 54 SW 5 5 2 1 N53 322 W 7 2251 P 12/06-20 44 0 0 1 55 SW 3 3 2 1 N52 179 SW 5 783 P 12/06-21 44 0 0 0 54 SW 3 3 2 1 N51 160 SW 6 730 P 12/06-22 44 0 0 -1 54 SW 5 5 2 1 N48 142 SW 6 678 P 12/06-23 17 0 0 -1 52 SW 5 5 2 1 N47 123 SW 6 625 P 12/07-00 17 0 0 0 51 SW 5 5 2 1 N46 126 SW 6 595 P 12/07-01 17 0 0 0 63 S 5 5 2 1 NW45 129 SW 5 564 P 12/07-02 17 0 0 5 61 S 5 5 2 1 NW44 132 SW 5 534 P 12/07-03 17 0 0 4 63 S 5 5 2 1 NW44 118 S 5 511 P 12/07-04 17 0 0 3 61 SW 6 6 2 1 NW44 104 S 6 489 P 12/07-05 17 0 0 0 100 SE 7 7 2 1 NW44 89 S 6 466 P 12/07-06 17 0 0 0 100 SE 7 7 2 1 NW46 97 S 6 502 P 12/07-07 17 0 0 1 100 S 7 7 2 1 NW48 105 S 6 539 P 12/07-08 17 0 0 4 100 S 7 7 2 1 NW49 112 S 6 576 P 12/07-09 17 0 0 11 79 S 8 13 2 1 NW49 519 S 8 5389 P 12/07-10 17 0 0 18 63 SW10 16 2 1 NW48 925 SW10 10202 P 12/07-11 23 0 0 23 52 SW12 18 2 1 NW47 1331 SW13 15015 P 12/07-12 23 0 0 26 45 SW13 21 2 1 NW48 1744 W15 24852 P 12/07-13 23 0 0 28 40 SW14 22 2 1 NW48 2156 W17 34689 P 12/07-14 23 0 0 29 38 SW14 22 2 1 NW49 2569 W20 44527 F 12/07-15 23 0 0 28 39 SW13 21 2 1 NW49 2137 W20 36376 P 12/07-16 23 0 0 27 42 SW12 18 2 1 NW51 1706 W18 28226 P 12/07-17 37 4 1 23 50 SW10 16 2 1 NW51 1275 W18 20075 P 12/07-18 37 4 1 21 56 SW10 16 2 1 NW51 982 W16 14823 P 12/07-19 37 4 1 19 60 S10 16 2 1 NW51 689 SW15 9571 P 12/07-20 37 4 1 18 62 S10 16 2 1 NW51 396 SW13 4319 P 12/07-21 37 4 1 17 62 S10 16 2 1 W51 343 SW12 3569 P 12/07-22 37 4 1 17 62 S 9 15 2 1 W51 289 SW10 2818 P 12/07-23 35 4 1 16 62 S 9 15 2 1 W51 236 SW10 2067 P 12/08-00 35 4 1 15 64 S 9 15 2 1 W51 210 SW10 1853 P 12/08-01 35 4 1 14 66 S10 16 2 1 W52 184 SW10 1639 P 12/08-02 35 4 1 13 69 S10 16 2 1 W53 159 S10 1425 P 12/08-03 35 4 1 13 69 S 9 15 2 1 W54 153 SW 9 1276 P 12/08-04 35 4 1 12 70 S 8 13 2 1 W56 147 SW 9 1128 P 12/08-05 50 9 2 11 71 S 7 7 2 1 W58 141 SW 8 979 P 12/08-06 50 9 2 11 74 S 6 6 2 1 W59 168 SW 8 1193 P 12/08-07 50 9 2 10 78 S 6 6 2 1 W59 194 SW 8 1407 P 12/08-08 50 9 2 12 78 S 6 6 2 1 W58 221 SW 8 1620 P 12/08-09 50 9 2 15 73 SW 7 7 2 1 W59 1061 W13 17904 P 12/08-10 50 9 2 18 70 W 9 15 2 1 W58 1901 W17 34188 P 12/08-11 56 7 1 20 66 W12 18 2 1 W55 2740 W21 50473 F 12/08-12 56 7 1 22 59 W13 20 2 1 NW49 3365 W22 64992 G 12/08-13 56 7 1 23 53 W13 20 2 1 NW44 3989 NW23 79511 G 12/08-14 56 7 1 23 49 W12 18 2 1 N39 4614 NW23 94031 G 12/08-15 56 7 1 23 51 W10 17 2 1 N41 3909 NW22 75417 G 12/08-16 56 7 1 22 56 W 9 15 3 1 N46 3204 W20 56803 F 12/08-17 45 7 1 18 68 W 8 13 3 1 NW49 2499 W17 38189 P 12/08-18 45 7 1 16 76 W 7 7 3 1 NW52 2056 W15 29251 P 12/08-19 45 7 1 15 81 SW 6 6 2 1 NW52 1612 W14 20312 P 12/08-20 45 7 1 14 83 SW 6 6 2 1 NW52 1169 W12 11374 P 12/08-21 45 7 1 13 83 S 6 6 2 1 NW51 997 W10 9466 P 12/08-22 45 7 1 12 81 S 7 7 2 1 NW48 826 SW10 7559 P 12/08-23 22 5 1 12 77 S 7 7 2 1 NW47 654 SW10 5651 P 12/09-00 22 5 1 11 73 S 7 7 2 1 NW46 575 SW10 5264 P 12/09-01 22 5 1 10 68 SW 6 6 2 1 NW46 496 W12 4876 P 12/09-02 22 5 1 9 65 W 6 6 2 1 NW45 417 W13 4488 P 12/09-03 22 5 1 9 65 W 6 6 2 1 NW45 388 W12 3838 P 12/09-04 22 5 1 8 67 W 6 6 2 1 NW46 360 W10 3187 P 12/09-05 16 5 1 7 71 W 6 6 2 1 NW46 331 W 9 2537 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...LESZCYNSKI...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...FELIX VALDEZ REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111206.GOULD.03/BOU