FNUS75 KBOU 081627 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN RIDGE PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 925 AM MST THU DEC 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR FAIR DISPERSION. THERE IS A CHANCE OF AN HOUR OF GOOD DISPERSION. THE AIRMASS WILL QUICKLY STABILIZE BY THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS. THIS WILL LIMIT THE SMOKE DISPERSION. ...NOTE: THE TABLE BELOW DOES NOT REFLECT THE ONGOING SNOW THIS MORNING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1100...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1500...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-27. MIN HUMIDITY........49-52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-8. MAX HUMIDITY........74-81%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-29. MIN HUMIDITY........43-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS AROUND 30. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GREENRIDGEPILES. +++ 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 12/08-09 63 41 18 12 87 SW 6 6 2 1 W45 1500 SW 9 21696 P 12/08-10 63 41 18 17 76 W 5 5 2 1 NW43 2756 W14 42209 F 12/08-11 63 41 18 21 67 W 5 5 2 1 NW41 4011 NW18 62722 G 12/08-12 63 27 7 24 59 W 6 6 2 1 NW41 4334 NW18 68639 G 12/08-13 63 27 7 26 55 W 6 6 3 1 NW41 4656 NW18 74556 G 12/08-14 63 27 7 26 51 W 7 7 3 1 NW43 4978 NW18 80474 G 12/08-15 63 10 2 26 49 W 7 7 3 1 NW43 4200 W18 66500 G 12/08-16 63 10 2 24 49 W 6 6 3 1 NW44 3422 W17 52527 F 12/08-17 56 5 1 19 58 W 6 6 3 1 NW45 2644 W17 38553 P 12/08-18 56 5 1 16 62 W 6 6 3 1 NW45 2199 W16 30839 P 12/08-19 56 5 1 14 66 SW 5 5 2 1 NW44 1755 W15 23125 P 12/08-20 46 5 1 13 67 SW 5 5 2 1 NW43 1311 W14 15411 P 12/08-21 46 5 1 10 74 SW 5 5 2 1 NW41 999 W13 11410 P 12/08-22 46 5 1 8 76 SW 6 6 2 1 NW40 686 W12 7409 P 12/08-23 26 1 0 7 78 SW 6 6 2 1 NW39 374 W10 3408 P 12/09-00 26 1 0 6 77 SW 6 6 2 1 NW38 344 W 9 2832 P 12/09-01 26 1 0 6 75 SW 5 5 2 1 NW36 314 SW 8 2256 P 12/09-02 22 1 0 5 76 SW 5 5 2 1 NW35 283 SW 7 1679 P 12/09-03 22 1 0 3 79 SW 5 5 2 1 NW35 261 SW 6 1435 P 12/09-04 22 1 0 3 80 S 3 3 2 1 NW35 239 SW 6 1191 P 12/09-05 15 0 0 4 75 S 3 3 2 1 NW36 287 SW 6 1411 P 12/09-06 15 0 0 4 78 S 3 3 2 1 NW37 305 SW 6 1420 P 12/09-07 15 0 0 3 81 S 3 3 2 1 N38 323 SW 5 1428 P 12/09-08 15 0 0 6 77 S 3 3 2 1 N38 340 SW 5 1437 P 12/09-09 15 0 0 12 66 S 5 5 2 1 N37 1119 SW 7 9454 P 12/09-10 15 0 0 17 59 SW 6 6 3 1 N35 1898 W 9 17471 P 12/09-11 8 0 0 22 53 SW 7 7 3 1 N33 2677 W12 25488 P 12/09-12 8 0 0 25 48 SW 7 7 3 1 NW31 2943 W12 29018 P 12/09-13 8 0 0 27 46 SW 7 7 3 1 NW30 3210 W12 32549 P 12/09-14 8 0 0 27 44 SW 7 7 3 1 NW29 3476 W12 36080 P 12/09-15 8 0 0 27 43 SW 6 6 3 1 NW29 2994 W12 30914 P 12/09-16 8 0 0 25 43 SW 3 3 3 1 NW29 2512 W12 25748 P 12/09-17 17 0 0 21 49 SW 2 2 3 1 NW29 2030 W12 20583 P 12/09-18 17 0 0 18 53 SW 2 2 3 1 NW29 1617 W10 15535 P 12/09-19 17 0 0 16 55 S 2 2 2 1 NW28 1204 SW 9 10487 P 12/09-20 17 0 0 15 56 S 2 2 2 1 NW26 791 SW 8 5440 P 12/09-21 17 0 0 14 56 S 2 2 2 1 NW24 640 SW 7 4025 P 12/09-22 17 0 0 13 56 SE 3 3 2 1 NW22 489 SW 6 2610 P 12/09-23 9 0 0 12 56 SE 3 3 2 1 NW20 337 SW 5 1195 P 12/10-00 9 0 0 11 57 SE 3 3 2 1 NW18 295 S 3 1018 P 12/10-01 9 0 0 10 58 SE 5 5 2 1 NW18 254 S 3 842 P 12/10-02 9 0 0 9 60 SE 5 5 2 1 NW18 212 S 3 666 P 12/10-03 9 0 0 8 62 SE 5 5 2 1 NW18 190 S 3 627 P 12/10-04 9 0 0 7 66 SE 6 6 2 1 NW17 168 SE 5 589 P 12/10-05 7 0 0 6 72 SE 6 6 2 1 NW16 146 SE 5 550 P 12/10-06 7 0 0 6 79 SE 6 6 2 1 NW16 146 SE 5 559 P 12/10-07 7 0 0 6 85 SE 6 6 2 1 NW15 146 SE 5 567 P 12/10-08 7 0 0 8 84 SE 6 6 2 1 NW14 146 SE 5 576 P 12/10-09 7 0 0 14 69 SE 5 5 2 1 NW13 543 S 3 1333 P 12/10-10 7 0 0 20 59 S 5 5 2 1 N12 940 S 3 2091 P 12/10-11 10 0 0 24 51 S 3 3 2 1 N 9 1337 SW 2 2848 P 12/10-12 10 0 0 27 46 S 2 2 2 1 N 8 1763 SW 2 3252 P 12/10-13 10 0 0 29 43 SW 2 2 2 1 N 7 2189 SW 2 3656 P 12/10-14 10 0 0 30 42 SW 2 2 2 1 N 6 2615 SW 2 4060 P 12/10-15 10 0 0 29 44 SW 2 2 2 1 N 5 1944 SW 2 3246 P 12/10-16 10 0 0 28 47 SW 3 3 3 1 N 3 1273 SW 2 2431 P 12/10-17 15 0 0 22 58 SW 3 3 3 1 N 3 602 SW 3 1616 P 12/10-18 15 0 0 20 62 SW 3 3 3 1 N 3 480 SW 3 1319 P 12/10-19 15 0 0 18 63 SW 3 3 3 1 NE 5 359 SW 3 1022 P 12/10-20 15 0 0 16 61 SW 3 3 3 1 NE 5 238 SW 3 725 P 12/10-21 15 0 0 15 58 SW 3 3 3 1 NE 5 219 SW 3 728 P 12/10-22 15 0 0 15 55 SW 5 5 2 1 E 6 200 SW 5 731 P 12/10-23 9 0 0 14 52 SW 5 5 2 1 SE 6 181 SW 5 734 P 12/11-00 9 0 0 13 53 SW 5 5 2 1 SE 7 167 SW 5 678 P 12/11-01 9 0 0 11 54 SW 5 5 3 1 S 8 154 SW 5 623 P 12/11-02 9 0 0 10 56 SW 5 5 3 1 S10 140 SW 5 567 P 12/11-03 9 0 0 9 58 SW 5 5 3 1 S13 132 SW 5 535 P 12/11-04 9 0 0 9 60 SW 5 5 2 1 SW15 123 SW 5 502 P 12/11-05 9 0 0 8 65 SW 5 5 2 1 SW17 115 SW 5 470 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 20111208.GOULD.01/BOU