FNUS75 KBOU 121218 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER CO RIVER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 510 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CLOUDS AND A BIT COOLER OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ON TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........37%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN SOUTHEAST 6-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 2600-3600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....12. MAX HUMIDITY........81%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34. MIN HUMIDITY........53%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 6-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 4600-5600 FT AGL AFTER 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200... THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 12/12-05 20 0 0 8 52 E 3 3 3 1 W33 144 S 3 387 P 12/12-06 20 0 0 7 50 SE 3 3 3 1 W32 147 S 3 422 P 12/12-07 20 0 0 6 48 SE 3 3 3 1 SW32 151 S 3 456 P 12/12-08 20 0 0 9 46 SE 3 3 3 1 SW31 154 S 3 490 P 12/12-09 20 0 0 15 46 SE 5 5 3 1 SW30 918 S 8 11989 P 12/12-10 20 0 0 21 52 S 6 6 4 1 SW29 1681 S13 23488 P 12/12-11 46 0 0 26 55 SW 7 7 4 1 SW29 2444 SW16 34986 P 12/12-12 46 0 0 29 48 SW 8 13 3 1 SW29 3182 SW18 52965 F 12/12-13 46 0 0 31 41 SW 8 14 3 1 SW30 3919 SW21 70943 G 12/12-14 46 0 0 31 37 SW 8 13 2 1 SW32 4656 SW22 88921 G 12/12-15 46 0 0 31 40 S 7 7 2 1 SW38 3748 SW16 62643 G 12/12-16 46 0 0 30 45 SE 5 5 2 1 SW45 2841 S12 36364 P 12/12-17 58 0 0 26 58 E 2 2 2 1 SW49 1933 S 6 10085 P 12/12-18 58 0 0 24 65 E 2 2 2 1 SW47 1390 S 5 6937 P 12/12-19 58 0 0 22 69 SE 2 2 2 1 SW45 847 S 3 3788 P 12/12-20 58 0 0 21 70 SE 2 2 2 1 SW44 305 S 2 640 P 12/12-21 58 0 0 20 71 SE 2 2 2 1 SW48 298 S 3 893 P 12/12-22 58 0 0 20 71 S 3 3 2 1 SW54 292 SW 5 1147 P 12/12-23 58 0 0 19 71 SW 3 3 2 1 SW61 285 SW 6 1400 P 12/13-00 58 0 0 18 73 SW 3 3 2 1 SW66 283 SW 6 1471 P 12/13-01 58 0 0 17 74 SW 3 3 2 1 SW69 281 SW 6 1541 P 12/13-02 58 0 0 16 74 W 3 3 2 1 SW69 279 W 7 1611 P 12/13-03 58 0 0 15 70 SW 2 2 2 1 SW62 262 W 6 1344 P 12/13-04 58 0 0 15 67 CALM 1 2 1 SW54 245 SW 5 1077 P 12/13-05 53 8 2 13 67 CALM 0 2 1 SW48 228 SW 5 810 P 12/13-06 53 8 2 13 70 CALM 0 2 1 SW47 210 SW 3 603 P 12/13-07 53 8 2 12 78 CALM 0 2 1 SW49 192 SW 2 397 P 12/13-08 53 8 2 13 81 CALM 1 2 1 SW53 174 CALM 190 P 12/13-09 53 8 2 18 73 SE 2 2 2 1 SW54 976 SW 5 7913 P 12/13-10 53 8 2 25 65 S 3 3 2 1 SW55 1778 SW 7 15635 P 12/13-11 53 8 2 29 62 S 5 5 2 1 SW55 2580 SW10 23357 P 12/13-12 53 8 2 32 59 S 6 6 2 1 SW54 3557 SW14 46981 F 12/13-13 53 8 2 34 57 SW 7 7 2 1 SW52 4534 SW16 70605 G 12/13-14 53 8 2 34 56 SW 7 7 2 1 SW48 5511 SW20 94228 G 12/13-15 53 8 2 34 54 SW 7 7 2 1 SW44 5281 SW22 97882 G 12/13-16 53 8 2 33 53 SW 7 7 2 1 SW38 5051 SW23 101536 V 12/13-17 52 10 2 29 59 W 7 7 2 1 SW32 4822 SW25 105190 V 12/13-18 52 10 2 26 67 W 7 7 2 1 SW28 4610 SW24 99080 G 12/13-19 52 10 2 25 69 W 8 13 2 1 SW23 4398 W24 92970 G 12/13-20 52 10 2 24 73 W 8 13 2 1 W20 4185 W24 86859 G 12/13-21 52 10 2 23 71 W 8 13 2 1 SW18 3860 W24 81114 G 12/13-22 52 10 2 22 68 W 8 13 2 1 SW18 3534 W24 75368 G 12/13-23 62 10 2 22 63 W 8 13 2 1 SW17 3208 W25 69622 G 12/14-00 62 10 2 22 64 W 8 14 2 1 SW17 3354 W25 73050 G 12/14-01 62 10 2 22 64 W 9 14 2 1 SW15 3500 W25 76478 G 12/14-02 62 10 2 22 66 W 9 15 2 1 W14 3646 W25 79906 G 12/14-03 62 10 2 22 64 W 9 15 2 1 W13 3654 W25 79007 G 12/14-04 62 10 2 21 62 W10 16 2 1 W10 3661 W24 78109 G 12/14-05 62 19 4 21 62 W10 16 2 1 W 9 3669 W24 77211 G 12/14-06 62 19 4 21 65 W10 16 2 1 W 9 3663 W24 76387 G 12/14-07 62 19 4 20 71 W10 16 2 1 NW10 3657 W24 75564 G 12/14-08 62 19 4 20 74 W10 16 2 1 NW13 3651 W23 74741 G 12/14-09 62 19 4 23 69 W12 18 2 1 NW14 4256 W25 92829 G 12/14-10 62 19 4 27 62 W14 21 2 1 NW15 4862 W26 110916 V 12/14-11 67 28 8 29 58 W15 24 2 1 NW16 5467 W28 129004 V 12/14-12 67 28 8 31 54 W16 26 2 1 NW17 5805 W29 149167 V 12/14-13 67 28 8 32 52 W18 29 2 1 NW18 6143 W31 169329 E 12/14-14 67 28 8 32 50 W18 30 2 1 NW20 6481 W33 189492 E 12/14-15 67 28 8 32 50 W17 29 2 1 NW24 5945 W33 170356 E 12/14-16 67 28 8 31 50 W16 26 2 1 N29 5410 NW32 151219 E 12/14-17 57 12 2 26 60 W15 24 2 1 N32 4875 NW31 132082 V 12/14-18 57 12 2 23 68 W15 23 2 1 N32 4470 NW30 116867 V 12/14-19 57 12 2 22 69 W14 23 2 1 N30 4066 W29 101652 V 12/14-20 57 12 2 21 72 W14 22 2 1 NW28 3661 W28 86437 G 12/14-21 57 12 2 19 73 W13 21 2 1 NW26 3381 W25 75233 G 12/14-22 57 12 2 18 74 W13 20 2 1 NW26 3101 W23 64029 G 12/14-23 57 8 2 18 71 W12 18 2 1 NW25 2820 W22 52826 F 12/15-00 57 8 2 18 70 W12 17 2 1 NW25 2732 W21 49139 F 12/15-01 57 8 2 19 67 W10 17 2 1 NW24 2645 W20 45453 F 12/15-02 57 8 2 19 66 W10 16 2 1 NW23 2557 W18 41767 F 12/15-03 57 8 2 18 65 W 9 15 2 1 NW21 2370 W20 39510 P 12/15-04 57 8 2 18 64 W 9 14 2 1 NW18 2182 W20 37253 P 12/15-05 29 8 2 16 66 W 8 13 2 1 NW16 1995 W21 34996 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/SWE REQUESTED BY...JEFF SINGER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111212.LOWER.01/BOU