FNUS75 KBOU 111756 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER CO RIVER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE SUNNY AND A BIT WARMER...WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT SHOULD HELP WITH SMOKE DISPERSION. TOMORROW WILL HAVE A BIT MORE CLOUDINESS... BUT A FEW HOURS OF GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BE INCREASING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........37%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....5. MAX HUMIDITY........82%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....35. MIN HUMIDITY........42%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 5-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 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 12/11-10 0 0 0 23 53 SW 6 6 3 1 SW13 2696 W14 43541 F 12/11-11 16 0 0 29 50 SW 8 13 3 1 SW14 3951 W18 65013 G 12/11-12 16 0 0 33 44 SW 9 15 3 1 W16 4390 W20 73929 G 12/11-13 16 0 0 35 40 W 9 15 2 1 W18 4829 W20 82844 G 12/11-14 16 0 0 36 37 W 9 15 2 1 W20 5268 W20 91759 G 12/11-15 16 0 0 35 38 W 8 13 2 1 W20 4601 W20 77524 G 12/11-16 16 0 0 34 41 SW 6 6 2 1 W20 3935 W18 63289 G 12/11-17 14 0 0 27 54 SW 5 5 2 1 W20 3268 W17 49053 F 12/11-18 14 0 0 23 60 SW 3 3 2 1 W20 2493 W15 35857 P 12/11-19 14 0 0 21 63 S 2 2 2 1 W20 1718 W14 22661 P 12/11-20 14 0 0 19 63 SE 2 2 2 1 W21 943 W12 9465 P 12/11-21 14 0 0 18 62 SE 2 2 2 1 W20 779 W10 7316 P 12/11-22 14 0 0 17 60 SE 2 2 2 1 W20 615 SW 9 5168 P 12/11-23 29 0 0 16 58 S 2 2 2 1 W21 451 SW 8 3019 P 12/12-00 29 0 0 15 58 SE 2 2 2 1 SW23 370 SW 7 2268 P 12/12-01 29 0 0 13 59 SE 2 2 3 1 SW25 288 SW 6 1518 P 12/12-02 29 0 0 12 58 SE 2 2 3 1 SW28 207 S 5 767 P 12/12-03 29 0 0 11 55 S 2 2 3 1 SW29 194 SW 5 753 P 12/12-04 29 0 0 9 53 S 3 3 3 1 SW30 180 SW 5 739 P 12/12-05 17 0 0 8 54 S 3 3 3 1 SW30 167 SW 5 725 P 12/12-06 17 0 0 7 59 S 3 3 3 1 SW31 161 SW 5 614 P 12/12-07 17 0 0 5 74 S 2 2 2 1 W31 155 SW 3 504 P 12/12-08 17 0 0 6 82 SE 2 2 2 1 W31 149 S 3 393 P 12/12-09 17 0 0 14 67 S 2 2 2 1 W32 1114 SW 7 12856 P 12/12-10 17 0 0 23 52 S 3 3 2 1 SW33 2078 SW10 25318 P 12/12-11 31 0 0 28 46 SW 5 5 2 1 SW35 3043 SW14 37780 P 12/12-12 31 0 0 32 43 SW 6 6 2 1 SW36 3819 SW16 57807 F 12/12-13 31 0 0 34 42 SW 6 6 2 1 SW37 4594 SW18 77834 G 12/12-14 31 0 0 34 42 SW 6 6 2 1 SW37 5370 SW21 97861 G 12/12-15 31 0 0 31 45 SW 5 5 2 1 SW36 4870 SW20 84900 G 12/12-16 31 0 0 29 46 SW 3 3 2 1 SW35 4369 SW18 71940 G 12/12-17 40 2 0 26 48 SW 5 5 2 1 SW35 3869 SW17 58979 F 12/12-18 40 2 0 21 56 SW 5 5 2 1 SW37 2866 SW14 41023 F 12/12-19 40 2 0 20 56 SW 5 5 2 1 SW41 1862 SW10 23068 P 12/12-20 40 2 0 18 60 SW 5 5 2 1 SW44 858 SW 7 5112 P 12/12-21 40 2 0 17 62 SW 3 3 2 1 SW45 669 SW 5 3524 P 12/12-22 40 2 0 15 66 SW 3 3 2 1 SW45 480 SW 3 1936 P 12/12-23 38 3 1 16 63 S 2 2 2 1 SW45 291 CALM 348 P 12/13-00 38 3 1 15 64 SW 2 2 2 1 SW45 294 SW 2 485 P 12/13-01 38 3 1 16 62 CALM 1 2 1 SW46 296 SW 2 623 P 12/13-02 38 3 1 17 60 CALM 1 2 1 SW48 299 SW 3 761 P 12/13-03 38 3 1 15 59 CALM 1 2 1 SW55 282 SW 3 792 P 12/13-04 38 3 1 15 56 CALM 1 2 1 SW62 265 SW 3 823 P 12/13-05 42 9 2 14 56 CALM 1 2 1 SW68 248 SW 3 854 P 12/13-06 42 9 2 13 61 CALM 1 2 1 SW71 226 SW 3 782 P 12/13-07 42 9 2 12 73 CALM 1 2 1 SW73 204 SW 3 709 P 12/13-08 42 9 2 13 79 E 2 2 2 1 SW68 182 SW 5 637 P 12/13-09 42 9 2 18 71 E 3 3 2 1 SW56 932 SW 6 6755 P 12/13-10 42 9 2 25 60 SE 6 6 2 1 SW43 1682 S 7 12873 P 12/13-11 39 9 2 29 57 S 7 7 2 1 S31 2432 S 9 18992 P 12/13-12 39 9 2 32 56 S 8 8 2 1 SW29 3286 S10 33087 P 12/13-13 39 9 2 34 55 S 8 8 2 1 SW32 4139 SW13 47183 F 12/13-14 39 9 2 34 56 SW 8 8 2 1 SW38 4993 SW14 61279 G 12/13-15 39 9 2 34 56 SW 8 8 2 1 SW48 4642 SW16 63319 G 12/13-16 39 9 2 33 55 SW 9 9 2 1 SW59 4291 SW17 65358 G 12/13-17 50 10 2 28 64 SW 9 9 2 1 SW66 3939 SW20 67397 G 12/13-18 50 10 2 25 73 W 9 9 2 1 SW62 3449 SW20 59504 F 12/13-19 50 10 2 24 74 W 9 9 2 1 SW55 2958 SW21 51611 F 12/13-20 50 10 2 23 77 W 9 9 2 1 SW46 2467 SW21 43718 F 12/13-21 50 10 2 21 76 W 9 9 2 1 SW41 2492 SW20 41597 F 12/13-22 50 10 2 20 73 W 9 9 2 1 SW37 2517 W18 39477 P 12/13-23 39 10 2 21 67 W 9 9 2 1 SW33 2541 W17 37356 P 12/14-00 39 10 2 21 68 W10 10 2 1 SW28 2884 W18 47338 F 12/14-01 39 10 2 21 69 W10 10 2 1 SW23 3227 W20 57320 F 12/14-02 39 10 2 21 69 W12 18 2 1 W20 3571 W22 67302 G 12/14-03 39 10 2 21 69 W12 20 2 1 W18 3520 W23 68900 G 12/14-04 39 10 2 20 67 W13 20 2 1 W18 3470 W23 70497 G 12/14-05 51 19 4 19 69 W13 21 2 1 W20 3419 W24 72095 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 $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...SHAWN PHILLIPS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111211.LOWER.01/BOU