FNUS75 KBOU 091238 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER MOUNTAIN...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 537 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARMER WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BOTH SURFACE AND ALOFT...KEEPING SMOKE DISPERSION LIMITED TO THE POOR CATEGORY TODAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A BIT MORE WIND ON TUESDAY SHOULD IMPROVE SMOKE DISPERSION INTO THE FAIR TO GOOD CATEGORY FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT SNOWFALL BY WEDNESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-35%) HIGH CLOUDS UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42. MIN HUMIDITY........28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN WEST 5-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20. MAX HUMIDITY........51%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1700...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....43. MIN HUMIDITY........36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 24-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200. GOOD AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600... THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR DEER MOUNTAIN. +++ 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 01/09-05 26 0 0 14 56 SW 8 8 2 1 NE38 111 W 9 848 P 01/09-06 26 0 0 13 58 SW 8 8 2 1 NE36 113 W 8 821 P 01/09-07 26 0 0 14 57 SW 8 8 2 1 NE33 115 W 8 794 P 01/09-08 26 0 0 15 56 SW 7 7 2 1 N31 118 W 8 767 P 01/09-09 26 0 0 21 50 SW 6 6 2 1 N28 636 NW 8 4323 P 01/09-10 26 0 0 27 46 SW 3 3 2 1 N25 1154 N 8 7880 P 01/09-11 19 0 0 33 41 SW 2 2 2 1 N22 1672 N 8 11437 P 01/09-12 19 0 0 37 34 SW 2 2 2 1 N20 2439 N 9 19506 P 01/09-13 19 0 0 39 31 NW 2 2 2 1 N18 3206 N 9 27574 P 01/09-14 19 0 0 40 28 N 3 3 2 1 N17 3973 N10 35643 P 01/09-15 19 0 0 40 28 N 5 5 2 1 N20 3168 N 9 27382 P 01/09-16 19 0 0 38 32 W 5 5 2 1 N22 2364 NW 9 19121 P 01/09-17 5 0 0 35 40 W 6 6 2 1 N24 1559 NW 8 10861 P 01/09-18 5 0 0 31 45 W 7 7 3 1 N26 1110 NW 8 7763 P 01/09-19 5 0 0 28 49 W 8 8 3 1 N29 661 W 8 4665 P 01/09-20 5 0 0 26 51 W 9 14 4 1 N29 212 W 8 1568 P 01/09-21 5 0 0 25 50 W 9 15 4 1 N26 211 W 9 1619 P 01/09-22 5 0 0 25 47 W10 15 4 1 N23 210 W 9 1671 P 01/09-23 4 0 0 25 44 W10 16 4 1 N20 209 W 9 1722 P 01/10-00 4 0 0 25 42 W10 16 4 1 N18 207 W10 1789 P 01/10-01 4 0 0 24 41 W12 17 5 1 NW17 205 W10 1855 P 01/10-02 4 0 0 24 40 W12 17 5 1 NW17 203 W10 1921 P 01/10-03 4 0 0 24 40 W13 18 5 1 NW17 200 W12 2023 P 01/10-04 4 0 0 23 40 W13 20 5 1 NW18 197 W13 2124 P 01/10-05 7 0 0 22 44 W13 17 5 1 NW18 165 W13 1869 P 01/10-06 7 0 0 22 44 W10 10 5 1 NW18 198 W13 2071 P 01/10-07 7 0 0 22 45 W 9 9 5 1 W20 231 W12 2273 P 01/10-08 7 0 0 25 43 W 8 8 5 1 W21 264 W10 2475 P 01/10-09 7 0 0 29 43 W 8 8 5 1 W22 731 W13 10386 P 01/10-10 7 0 0 33 45 W 8 8 5 1 W24 1198 W16 18296 P 01/10-11 19 0 0 36 44 W 8 8 5 1 W26 1665 W18 26207 P 01/10-12 19 0 0 39 42 W 8 8 5 1 W29 2280 W22 46077 F 01/10-13 19 0 0 41 39 W 9 9 5 1 W30 2894 W25 65946 G 01/10-14 19 0 0 41 37 W 9 9 5 1 W30 3509 W28 85816 G 01/10-15 19 0 0 41 36 W 9 9 5 1 W25 3062 W30 78920 G 01/10-16 19 0 0 39 36 W 9 9 4 1 W21 2614 W32 72024 G 01/10-17 50 10 2 34 41 W 9 9 4 1 W17 2167 W35 65128 G 01/10-18 50 10 2 31 44 W 9 9 4 1 W21 1833 W31 51995 F 01/10-19 50 10 2 29 48 W 8 8 3 1 W25 1499 W29 38862 P 01/10-20 50 10 2 27 51 W 8 8 3 1 W31 1165 W25 25729 P 01/10-21 50 10 2 25 54 W 8 8 3 1 W33 982 W22 20080 P 01/10-22 50 10 2 23 58 W 7 7 3 1 W35 799 W20 14431 P 01/10-23 76 19 4 22 61 W 7 7 3 1 W37 617 W16 8782 P 01/11-00 76 19 4 20 63 NW 6 6 3 1 W39 566 W15 7317 P 01/11-01 76 19 4 19 65 NW 6 6 2 1 W43 515 W13 5851 P 01/11-02 76 19 4 18 65 NW 5 5 2 1 W46 464 W10 4385 P 01/11-03 76 19 4 18 64 NW 5 5 2 1 W51 570 W13 6515 P 01/11-04 76 19 4 17 62 NW 5 5 2 1 W56 676 W14 8646 P 01/11-05 89 45 22 17 61 NW 5 5 2 1 W60 782 W16 10776 P 01/11-06 89 45 22 17 61 NW 5 5 2 1 W60 962 W16 13229 P 01/11-07 89 45 22 16 66 NW 5 5 2 1 W60 1142 W16 15683 P 01/11-08 89 45 22 17 67 NW 5 5 2 1 W59 1321 W16 18136 P 01/11-09 89 45 22 18 67 NW 5 5 2 1 W58 2366 W20 48553 F 01/11-10 89 45 22 19 67 NW 3 3 2 1 W56 3410 W24 78970 G 01/11-11 89 35 13 20 66 NW 3 3 2 1 W58 4454 W29 109388 V 01/11-12 89 35 13 21 65 NW 3 3 2 1 W61 4726 W29 116156 V 01/11-13 89 35 13 21 63 NW 3 3 2 1 W64 4998 W29 122923 V 01/11-14 89 35 13 21 62 NW 3 3 2 1 W68 5271 W29 129691 V 01/11-15 89 35 13 21 60 NW 5 5 2 1 W70 5042 W28 122126 V 01/11-16 89 35 13 19 60 NW 5 5 2 1 W71 4812 W28 114561 V 01/11-17 54 14 3 16 65 NW 6 6 2 1 W73 4583 W26 106996 V 01/11-18 54 14 3 14 67 NW 6 6 3 1 NW74 4123 W25 92817 G 01/11-19 54 14 3 12 67 NW 7 7 3 1 NW75 3662 NW24 78637 G 01/11-20 54 14 3 11 67 NW 7 7 4 1 NW74 3201 NW23 64458 G 01/11-21 54 14 3 9 67 W 7 7 4 1 NW73 2693 NW23 53291 F 01/11-22 54 14 3 8 68 W 7 7 4 1 NW70 2185 NW22 42124 F 01/11-23 33 7 1 7 67 W 7 7 4 1 NW68 1677 NW21 30956 P 01/12-00 33 7 1 6 66 W 7 7 4 1 NW66 1324 W20 23528 P 01/12-01 33 7 1 5 64 W 8 8 4 1 NW63 972 W17 16099 P 01/12-02 33 7 1 5 62 W 8 8 4 1 NW61 619 W16 8670 P 01/12-03 33 7 1 4 61 W 9 9 4 1 NW58 502 W15 6835 P 01/12-04 33 7 1 4 60 W 9 9 3 1 NW55 386 W15 4999 P 01/12-05 23 3 1 4 60 W10 10 3 1 NW53 269 W14 3164 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...SHAWN PHILLIPS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120109.DEERM.01/BOU