FNUS75 KBOU 071558 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GOULD RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 857 AM MST WED DEC 7 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A MID LEVEL INVERSION WILL PERSIST OVER THE SITE WHICH WILL LIMIT THE SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH TRANSPORT WIND FOR A FEW HOURS OF FAIR DISPERSION WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF GOOD DISPERSION. THE AIRMASS WILL QUICKLY STABILIZE THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WIND ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW TO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. THERE LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH WIND ON FRIDAY FOR DECENT SMOKE DISPERSION DESPITE RATHER LOW MIXING HEIGHTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND...LIMITING ANY SMOKE DISPERSION. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1700...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-31. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH ZERO TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR. POOR AFTER 1600. COULD IMPROVE TO GOOD BETWEEN 1400 AND 1500. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-13. MAX HUMIDITY........72-78%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3000-4000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD. FAIR AFTER 1700. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 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 12/07-08 2 0 0 -6 89 S 6 6 2 1 NW46 86 SW 6 469 P 12/07-09 2 0 0 -2 99 S 6 6 2 1 NW46 247 SW 8 2226 P 12/07-10 2 0 0 6 96 SW 7 7 2 1 NW47 409 SW10 3982 P 12/07-11 3 0 0 19 68 SW 8 8 2 1 NW47 570 SW12 5739 P 12/07-12 3 0 0 26 48 SW 8 8 2 1 NW47 1404 W16 19656 P 12/07-13 3 0 0 29 41 SW 8 8 2 1 NW46 2238 W21 40284 F 12/07-14 3 0 0 31 40 W 8 8 2 1 NW46 3072 W25 67584 G 12/07-15 3 0 0 30 42 W 8 8 2 1 NW46 2364 W22 44916 F 12/07-16 3 0 0 27 49 SW 7 7 2 1 W46 1656 W18 26496 P 12/07-17 31 0 1 22 44 SW 7 7 2 1 W46 949 W15 12337 P 12/07-18 31 0 1 17 52 SW 6 6 2 1 W46 693 W13 7623 P 12/07-19 31 0 1 14 56 SW 6 6 2 1 W45 437 SW 9 3496 P 12/07-20 31 0 1 14 55 S 5 5 2 1 W44 182 SW 6 910 P 12/07-21 31 0 1 12 55 S 5 5 2 1 W45 167 SW 7 943 P 12/07-22 31 0 1 11 58 SW 6 6 2 1 W46 152 SW 7 908 P 12/07-23 40 0 1 12 57 SW 6 6 2 1 W47 137 SW 7 872 P 12/08-00 40 0 1 12 52 SW 6 6 2 1 W48 135 SW 7 845 P 12/08-01 40 0 1 12 64 SW 6 6 2 1 W49 132 SW 7 818 P 12/08-02 40 0 1 10 67 SW 6 6 2 1 W51 130 SW 7 790 P 12/08-03 40 0 1 11 68 SW 6 6 2 1 W52 134 SW 8 937 P 12/08-04 40 0 1 11 66 SW 7 7 2 1 W53 138 SW 9 1084 P 12/08-05 64 10 2 9 66 SW 9 15 2 1 W54 143 SW10 1231 P 12/08-06 64 10 2 10 76 SW 9 15 2 1 W53 276 SW10 2409 P 12/08-07 64 10 2 12 71 SW 9 15 2 1 W52 410 W10 3587 P 12/08-08 64 10 2 14 67 SW10 16 2 1 W49 544 W10 4765 P 12/08-09 64 10 2 18 63 W12 18 2 1 W49 1793 W14 29283 P 12/08-10 64 10 2 21 59 W14 22 2 1 W48 3043 W17 53801 F 12/08-11 65 15 3 24 56 W15 24 2 1 W47 4293 W21 78319 G 12/08-12 65 15 3 25 53 W17 26 3 1 NW45 4339 W22 84320 G 12/08-13 65 15 3 25 52 W18 29 3 1 NW43 4385 W24 90322 G 12/08-14 65 15 3 24 52 W18 30 4 1 NW41 4431 W25 96323 G 12/08-15 65 15 3 23 55 W17 28 4 1 NW44 3836 W24 80437 G 12/08-16 65 15 3 22 60 W15 23 3 1 NW46 3241 W23 64551 G 12/08-17 57 15 3 19 69 W13 21 3 1 NW49 2646 W21 48665 F 12/08-18 57 15 3 14 84 SW12 20 3 1 NW49 1842 W18 33281 P 12/08-19 57 15 3 8 100 SW12 18 2 1 NW48 1039 W15 17897 P 12/08-20 57 15 3 5 100 SW12 18 2 1 NW48 235 SW13 2513 P 12/08-21 57 15 3 4 100 SW10 17 2 1 NW47 235 SW12 2429 P 12/08-22 57 15 3 4 100 SW10 16 2 1 NW46 235 SW12 2345 P 12/08-23 22 5 1 4 95 SW 9 15 2 1 NW45 236 SW12 2260 P 12/09-00 22 5 1 4 93 SW 8 14 2 1 NW46 236 SW10 2212 P 12/09-01 22 5 1 3 92 SW 8 13 2 1 NW46 237 SW10 2163 P 12/09-02 22 5 1 3 92 SW 8 13 2 1 NW46 237 SW10 2115 P 12/09-03 22 5 1 3 91 SW 8 14 2 1 NW46 237 SW10 2156 P 12/09-04 22 5 1 3 90 SW 9 14 2 1 N46 237 SW10 2197 P 12/09-05 11 5 1 3 90 S 9 15 2 1 N45 236 SW10 2238 P 12/09-06 11 5 1 3 95 S 9 14 3 1 N41 270 SW10 2356 P 12/09-07 11 5 1 3 99 S 8 13 3 1 N38 303 SW 9 2474 P 12/09-08 11 5 1 6 97 S 8 13 4 1 N36 336 SW 9 2592 P 12/09-09 11 5 1 10 84 SW 9 15 4 1 N38 980 SW12 11967 P 12/09-10 11 5 1 16 70 SW10 17 3 1 NW41 1625 W14 21342 P 12/09-11 8 3 1 21 60 SW13 21 3 1 NW45 2269 W16 30718 P 12/09-12 8 3 1 23 54 SW14 23 3 1 NW47 2362 W16 34274 P 12/09-13 8 3 1 24 51 SW16 25 2 1 NW47 2456 W17 37831 P 12/09-14 8 3 1 24 51 SW16 25 2 1 NW47 2550 W18 41387 F 12/09-15 8 3 1 21 58 SW15 24 2 1 NW47 2086 W17 32066 P 12/09-16 8 3 1 18 68 SW14 22 2 1 NW45 1623 W15 22745 P 12/09-17 18 2 0 15 80 SW12 18 2 1 NW44 1160 W14 13424 P 12/09-18 18 2 0 12 87 SW 9 15 2 1 NW40 848 SW12 9357 P 12/09-19 18 2 0 10 90 S 7 7 2 1 NW38 537 SW 8 5289 P 12/09-20 18 2 0 9 89 S 6 6 2 1 NW35 225 SW 6 1222 P 12/09-21 18 2 0 9 80 S 6 6 2 1 NW33 217 SW 6 1138 P 12/09-22 18 2 0 9 70 S 6 6 2 1 NW31 209 S 6 1054 P 12/09-23 10 2 0 10 62 SE 7 7 2 1 NW30 201 S 6 970 P 12/10-00 10 2 0 11 57 SE 7 7 2 1 NW30 199 S 6 927 P 12/10-01 10 2 0 11 55 SE 7 7 2 1 NW29 198 S 5 883 P 12/10-02 10 2 0 12 54 SE 7 7 2 1 NW28 197 S 5 840 P 12/10-03 10 2 0 12 53 SE 7 7 2 1 NW28 198 S 5 820 P 12/10-04 10 2 0 13 52 SE 7 7 2 1 NW28 199 S 5 801 P 12/10-05 8 2 0 14 53 SE 7 7 2 1 NW26 200 S 5 781 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...CASEY CHEESBROUGH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111207.GOULD.01/BOU