FNUS75 KBOU 191148 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PORTAL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 439 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY TODAY...IT WILL BE MOST INTENSE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TODAY WITH SOME SNOW BLOWING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW. OVERALL THE WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY ISSUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-37. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 29-44 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36-52 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 24-32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40-52 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1700...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MIN HUMIDITY........48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 21-31 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 12-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36-52 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR EAST PORTAL. +++ 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 01/19-04 92 26 6 23 70 W43 68 2 1 NW79 1904 W74 121527 V 01/19-05 85 23 5 23 70 W40 64 2 1 NW77 1902 W73 119305 V 01/19-06 85 23 5 23 72 W39 63 2 1 NW94 682 W43 25483 P 01/19-07 85 23 5 22 75 W39 62 2 1 W91 546 W39 19379 P 01/19-08 85 23 5 23 74 W38 61 2 1 W87 411 W37 13276 P 01/19-09 85 23 5 27 65 W35 56 2 1 W84 862 W38 29338 P 01/19-10 85 23 5 29 59 W32 51 2 1 W81 1312 W39 45401 F 01/19-11 70 23 5 32 53 W29 46 2 1 W78 1763 W40 61463 G 01/19-12 70 23 5 35 48 W28 44 2 1 W76 2152 W43 81999 G 01/19-13 70 23 5 36 47 W26 44 2 1 W75 2540 W46 102535 V 01/19-14 70 23 5 37 47 W26 43 2 1 W74 2928 W48 123070 V 01/19-15 70 23 5 37 47 W24 39 2 1 W71 2685 W46 109073 V 01/19-16 70 23 5 35 49 W23 36 2 1 W70 2442 W45 95076 G 01/19-17 67 32 11 33 52 W22 35 2 1 W69 2199 W43 81079 G 01/19-18 67 32 11 32 54 W24 39 2 1 W69 2011 W44 76218 G 01/19-19 67 32 11 31 55 W28 44 2 1 W69 1823 W45 71356 G 01/19-20 67 32 11 30 57 W30 48 2 1 W69 1635 W47 66495 G 01/19-21 67 32 11 29 58 W29 47 2 1 W69 1608 W48 68033 G 01/19-22 67 32 11 28 58 W28 45 2 1 W69 1581 W51 69571 G 01/19-23 73 23 5 28 58 W26 43 2 1 W69 1554 W53 71109 G 01/20-00 73 23 5 28 58 W28 44 2 1 W69 1563 W51 68878 G 01/20-01 73 23 5 28 58 W29 46 2 1 W68 1571 W48 66647 G 01/20-02 73 23 5 27 60 W30 48 2 1 W68 1580 W47 64417 G 01/20-03 73 23 5 27 61 W30 48 2 1 W67 1609 W45 62172 G 01/20-04 73 23 5 26 63 W30 48 2 1 W67 1637 W43 59927 F 01/20-05 63 46 23 26 63 W30 48 2 1 W66 1666 W40 57682 F 01/20-06 63 46 23 26 64 W29 46 2 1 W66 1752 W39 58977 F 01/20-07 63 46 23 25 65 W28 45 2 1 W64 1838 W38 60273 G 01/20-08 63 46 23 26 63 W26 43 2 1 W64 1924 W37 61568 G 01/20-09 63 46 23 29 58 W24 39 2 1 W53 2854 W52 124242 V 01/20-10 63 46 23 31 55 W21 33 2 1 W52 3812 W49 159581 E 01/20-11 64 24 5 33 52 W18 30 2 1 W51 4771 W47 194920 E 01/20-12 64 24 5 35 49 W18 30 2 1 W52 5087 W46 201142 E 01/20-13 64 24 5 36 48 W18 30 2 1 W52 5403 W45 207365 E 01/20-14 64 24 5 37 48 W18 30 2 1 W52 5719 W43 213587 E 01/20-15 64 24 5 37 49 W17 28 2 1 NW49 5491 W43 201436 E 01/20-16 64 24 5 35 52 W15 24 2 1 NW45 5263 W41 189285 E 01/20-17 49 10 2 32 57 W13 13 2 1 NW39 5036 W40 177134 E 01/20-18 49 10 2 30 61 W12 12 2 1 NW33 4519 W38 151364 E 01/20-19 49 10 2 29 61 W12 12 2 1 NW29 4003 W36 125593 V 01/20-20 49 10 2 27 65 W12 12 2 1 NW25 3487 W33 99823 G 01/20-21 49 10 2 26 66 W10 10 2 1 NW26 3087 W30 83502 G 01/20-22 49 10 2 25 67 SW 9 9 2 1 NW30 2687 W28 67181 G 01/20-23 43 7 1 25 67 SW 8 8 2 1 NW35 2287 W25 50860 F 01/21-00 43 7 1 25 67 W 8 8 2 1 NW38 2114 W26 48289 F 01/21-01 43 7 1 25 68 W 9 9 2 1 NW41 1941 W28 45718 F 01/21-02 43 7 1 23 75 W10 10 2 1 NW43 1768 W28 43146 F 01/21-03 43 7 1 23 76 W14 22 2 1 W40 1571 W32 42191 F 01/21-04 43 7 1 22 81 W16 25 2 1 W37 1375 W36 41236 F 01/21-05 51 13 3 22 82 W18 30 2 1 W35 1178 W39 40280 F 01/21-06 51 13 3 21 87 W17 28 2 1 W37 1182 W38 38971 P 01/21-07 51 13 3 21 91 W14 22 2 1 W40 1186 W37 37661 P 01/21-08 51 13 3 22 91 W12 12 2 1 W43 1189 W36 36351 P 01/21-09 51 13 3 26 81 W10 10 2 1 W40 1473 W38 50932 F 01/21-10 51 13 3 29 77 W12 12 3 1 W37 1757 W41 65514 G 01/21-11 70 31 10 32 70 W12 12 3 1 W37 2041 W45 80096 G 01/21-12 70 31 10 36 61 W13 13 3 1 W46 2398 W49 105489 V 01/21-13 70 31 10 37 56 W13 13 2 1 SW56 2755 W54 130883 V 01/21-14 70 31 10 38 53 W14 22 2 1 SW63 3111 W58 156277 E 01/21-15 70 31 10 38 52 W15 24 2 1 SW62 2886 W58 144966 V 01/21-16 70 31 10 35 54 W15 24 2 1 SW58 2660 W58 133655 V 01/21-17 92 61 39 32 61 W16 25 2 1 SW54 2435 W58 122344 V 01/21-18 92 61 39 29 66 W16 25 2 1 SW54 2443 W56 120326 V 01/21-19 92 61 39 28 67 W17 28 2 1 SW55 2451 W55 118308 V 01/21-20 92 61 39 25 75 W17 28 2 1 SW56 2459 W54 116290 V 01/21-21 92 61 39 24 79 W18 30 2 1 SW54 3090 W56 151415 E 01/21-22 92 61 39 22 83 W18 30 2 1 W51 3722 W58 186541 E 01/21-23 92 61 39 22 83 W20 31 2 1 W47 4353 W59 221667 E 01/22-00 92 61 39 22 81 W20 31 2 1 W45 4466 W58 220889 E 01/22-01 92 61 39 22 78 W20 31 2 1 W43 4578 W55 220112 E 01/22-02 92 61 39 20 83 W20 31 2 1 W40 4691 W54 219334 E 01/22-03 92 61 39 20 82 W20 31 2 1 W37 4785 W53 220325 E 01/22-04 92 61 39 18 86 W20 31 2 1 W35 4879 W52 221315 E 01/22-05 51 20 4 19 83 W20 31 2 1 W31 4973 W52 222306 E 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 20120119.EASTP.01/BOU