FNUS75 KBOU 101308 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER CO RIVER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 610 AM MST SAT DEC 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER COLORADO TODAY WITH A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS. DUE TO STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS THE SMOKE DISPERSION WILL REMAIN POOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33. MIN HUMIDITY........46%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....4. MAX HUMIDITY........72%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........42%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 3600-4600 FT AGL AFTER 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200. GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR LOWER CO RIVER. +++ 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 12/10-05 0 0 0 7 78 NW 2 2 3 1 NW24 141 NW 3 469 P 12/10-06 0 0 0 6 76 N 2 2 3 1 NW23 143 NW 3 410 P 12/10-07 0 0 0 6 77 N 2 2 3 1 NW22 144 NW 2 350 P 12/10-08 0 0 0 8 74 NE 2 2 3 1 N21 146 N 2 291 P 12/10-09 0 0 0 15 66 N 2 2 3 1 N18 740 N 3 2522 P 12/10-10 0 0 0 21 63 W 3 3 3 1 N16 1333 NW 3 4754 P 12/10-11 5 0 0 26 60 W 3 3 3 1 N14 1927 NW 5 6985 P 12/10-12 5 0 0 30 54 W 3 3 3 1 N13 2616 NW 3 6315 P 12/10-13 5 0 0 31 49 W 3 3 4 1 N13 3304 W 2 5644 P 12/10-14 5 0 0 32 46 SW 3 3 4 1 N12 3993 CALM 4974 P 12/10-15 5 0 0 31 48 SW 3 3 4 1 N10 3025 W 2 4584 P 12/10-16 5 0 0 30 51 SW 2 2 4 1 N 9 2057 W 3 4194 P 12/10-17 4 0 0 24 63 SW 2 2 4 1 N 8 1089 W 3 3803 P 12/10-18 4 0 0 21 62 S 2 2 4 1 N 6 818 W 2 2578 P 12/10-19 4 0 0 19 56 E 3 3 4 1 N 3 547 CALM 1352 P 12/10-20 4 0 0 17 51 NE 3 3 4 1 NE 2 275 CALM 126 P 12/10-21 4 0 0 16 50 E 3 3 4 1 N 2 259 CALM 252 P 12/10-22 4 0 0 15 51 E 2 2 4 1 W 5 243 SW 2 379 P 12/10-23 4 0 0 14 52 E 2 2 4 1 SW 7 227 SW 2 505 P 12/11-00 4 0 0 13 54 SE 2 2 4 1 SW 9 214 SW 3 550 P 12/11-01 4 0 0 12 56 SE 2 2 4 1 SW12 202 SW 3 596 P 12/11-02 4 0 0 10 57 SE 2 2 4 1 SW14 190 SW 3 641 P 12/11-03 4 0 0 9 56 S 2 2 4 1 SW15 179 SW 5 663 P 12/11-04 4 0 0 8 54 S 2 2 4 1 SW17 169 SW 5 684 P 12/11-05 10 0 0 8 54 S 2 2 4 1 SW18 158 SW 5 705 P 12/11-06 10 0 0 7 58 S 2 2 4 1 SW21 156 SW 5 684 P 12/11-07 10 0 0 7 66 S 2 2 3 1 SW22 154 SW 5 662 P 12/11-08 10 0 0 8 72 S 2 2 2 1 W23 153 SW 5 640 P 12/11-09 10 0 0 11 75 S 3 3 3 1 W24 651 SW 9 9004 P 12/11-10 10 0 0 18 69 SW 6 6 3 1 W25 1149 W14 17368 P 12/11-11 13 0 0 23 63 SW 8 13 4 1 W26 1647 W18 25732 P 12/11-12 13 0 0 27 55 SW 9 15 4 1 W26 2700 W21 51203 F 12/11-13 13 0 0 30 49 SW 9 15 3 1 SW28 3752 W22 76673 G 12/11-14 13 0 0 31 44 SW 9 15 3 1 SW28 4805 W24 102144 V 12/11-15 13 0 0 30 42 SW 8 13 3 1 SW29 4331 W24 91629 G 12/11-16 13 0 0 28 42 SW 6 6 3 1 W30 3856 W24 81114 G 12/11-17 14 0 0 25 43 SW 5 5 3 1 W32 3382 W24 70600 G 12/11-18 14 0 0 23 46 SW 3 3 3 1 W35 2537 W22 51223 F 12/11-19 14 0 0 20 50 SW 3 3 4 1 W37 1692 W20 31846 P 12/11-20 14 0 0 17 54 SW 3 3 4 1 W39 847 W17 12470 P 12/11-21 14 0 0 15 57 SW 3 3 4 1 W37 699 W16 9933 P 12/11-22 14 0 0 13 58 SW 5 5 3 1 W35 552 W15 7396 P 12/11-23 14 0 0 12 59 SW 5 5 3 1 SW33 404 W14 4859 P 12/12-00 14 0 0 11 59 SW 5 5 3 1 SW32 360 W13 4120 P 12/12-01 14 0 0 10 58 W 5 5 4 1 SW33 316 W12 3380 P 12/12-02 14 0 0 10 56 W 5 5 4 1 SW35 271 W12 2641 P 12/12-03 14 0 0 9 54 SW 5 5 3 1 SW38 248 W10 2167 P 12/12-04 14 0 0 9 52 SW 3 3 3 1 W41 224 SW 8 1692 P 12/12-05 15 0 0 8 53 SW 3 3 2 1 W44 201 SW 7 1218 P 12/12-06 15 0 0 8 57 SW 3 3 2 1 W41 203 SW 6 1078 P 12/12-07 15 0 0 8 64 S 2 2 2 1 W39 206 SW 6 938 P 12/12-08 15 0 0 10 70 S 2 2 2 1 W37 208 SW 5 798 P 12/12-09 15 0 0 14 67 S 2 2 2 1 W37 1465 SW 9 22015 P 12/12-10 15 0 0 20 58 SW 3 3 2 1 W39 2721 SW14 43233 F 12/12-11 24 0 0 26 51 SW 5 5 2 1 W40 3978 SW18 64450 G 12/12-12 24 0 0 29 48 SW 6 6 2 1 W41 4377 SW20 75854 G 12/12-13 24 0 0 32 46 SW 6 6 2 1 W41 4777 SW21 87257 G 12/12-14 24 0 0 32 45 SW 6 6 2 1 W41 5177 SW22 98661 G 12/12-15 24 0 0 32 44 SW 5 5 2 1 SW39 4683 SW21 83742 G 12/12-16 24 0 0 29 45 SW 3 3 2 1 SW37 4188 SW18 68823 G 12/12-17 31 3 1 26 46 SW 2 2 2 1 SW35 3694 SW17 53904 F 12/12-18 31 3 1 23 50 CALM 1 2 1 SW36 2576 SW13 36241 P 12/12-19 31 3 1 20 55 CALM 1 2 1 SW38 1458 S 8 18577 P 12/12-20 31 3 1 18 60 CALM 1 2 1 SW40 341 S 3 914 P 12/12-21 31 3 1 16 63 CALM 1 2 1 SW39 294 S 3 756 P 12/12-22 31 3 1 15 65 CALM 1 2 1 SW39 248 S 2 598 P 12/12-23 29 3 1 14 66 CALM 1 2 1 SW38 201 SE 2 441 P 12/13-00 29 3 1 14 69 S 2 2 2 1 SW37 200 S 3 572 P 12/13-01 29 3 1 13 70 S 2 2 2 1 SW37 199 S 5 704 P 12/13-02 29 3 1 13 71 S 3 3 2 1 SW37 197 S 5 835 P 12/13-03 29 3 1 13 68 SW 3 3 2 1 SW36 233 SW 6 1324 P 12/13-04 29 3 1 12 63 SW 5 5 2 1 SW35 269 SW 7 1812 P 12/13-05 42 6 1 12 61 SW 5 5 2 1 SW33 305 SW 9 2301 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...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ZACH BECKER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111210.LOWER.01/BOU