FNUS75 KBOU 201315 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PORTAL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 603 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY TODAY BUT THE GUSTS SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SPILLING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BUT THEY WILL BE BRIEF WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. IT WILL BE DRY TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS MAY AGAIN DEVELOP TOWARDS SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43. MIN HUMIDITY........45-48%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32-48 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER 0300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 0400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MIN HUMIDITY........45-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 33-44 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 56-64 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3200-4200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........3 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 01/20-06 63 24 5 33 56 W30 48 2 1 W61 3709 W46 147610 V 01/20-07 63 24 5 32 58 W29 46 2 1 W59 4132 W45 159040 E 01/20-08 63 24 5 33 59 W26 43 2 1 W56 4556 W43 170470 E 01/20-09 63 24 5 35 56 W24 38 2 1 W55 5199 W41 187963 E 01/20-10 63 24 5 36 55 W22 35 2 1 W53 5843 W40 205455 E 01/20-11 64 24 5 37 52 W20 31 2 1 W52 6486 W39 222948 E 01/20-12 64 24 5 39 48 W18 30 2 1 W51 6598 W39 221676 E 01/20-13 64 24 5 40 45 W18 29 2 1 W48 6709 W38 220404 E 01/20-14 64 24 5 40 43 W17 28 2 1 NW47 6821 W37 219132 E 01/20-15 64 24 5 40 43 W16 25 2 1 NW46 6514 W36 201105 E 01/20-16 64 24 5 38 45 W15 24 2 1 NW45 6206 W33 183078 E 01/20-17 49 10 2 36 49 W14 22 2 1 NW44 5899 W32 165051 E 01/20-18 49 10 2 33 54 W14 21 2 1 NW43 5094 W30 134344 V 01/20-19 49 10 2 33 53 W13 21 2 1 NW43 4290 W26 103636 V 01/20-20 49 10 2 30 58 W13 21 2 1 NW41 3485 W24 72929 G 01/20-21 49 10 2 28 60 W12 20 3 1 NW40 2975 W22 57793 F 01/20-22 49 10 2 27 63 W12 18 4 1 NW39 2465 W18 42657 F 01/20-23 43 10 2 26 63 W12 18 4 1 NW39 1954 SW16 27521 P 01/21-00 43 10 2 26 64 W13 21 4 1 W41 1684 W17 24481 P 01/21-01 43 10 2 27 64 W14 23 3 1 W45 1414 W17 21441 P 01/21-02 43 10 2 24 73 W16 25 2 1 W48 1144 W18 18401 P 01/21-03 43 10 2 24 74 W17 28 2 1 W52 1009 W20 16852 P 01/21-04 43 10 2 22 81 W18 29 2 1 W55 874 W21 15304 P 01/21-05 57 3 1 22 81 W20 31 2 1 W58 738 W22 13755 P 01/21-06 57 3 1 21 86 W21 35 2 1 W60 581 W23 11130 P 01/21-07 57 3 1 21 90 W23 37 2 1 W62 423 W24 8506 P 01/21-08 57 3 1 22 90 W25 40 2 1 W63 266 W25 5882 P 01/21-09 57 3 1 28 76 W25 38 3 1 W26 1016 W47 43338 F 01/21-10 57 3 1 31 70 W23 35 2 1 W32 1400 W49 62381 G 01/21-11 72 31 10 35 61 W23 35 2 1 W38 1783 W53 81424 G 01/21-12 72 31 10 40 51 W25 38 2 1 W43 2577 W58 134016 V 01/21-13 72 31 10 43 46 W28 41 2 1 W47 3372 W62 186608 E 01/21-14 72 31 10 44 42 W29 44 2 1 W53 4166 W66 239201 E 01/21-15 72 31 10 43 41 W29 44 2 1 W60 4145 W66 234470 E 01/21-16 72 31 10 41 44 W28 41 2 1 SW66 4124 W64 229738 E 01/21-17 86 70 53 37 49 W25 38 2 1 SW69 4103 W63 225007 E 01/21-18 86 70 53 33 56 W23 35 2 1 SW66 4323 W58 213554 E 01/21-19 86 70 53 33 56 W20 30 2 1 SW59 4544 W52 202101 E 01/21-20 86 70 53 29 65 W18 28 2 1 SW53 4764 W46 190647 E 01/21-21 86 70 53 27 70 W18 28 2 1 SW52 4826 W45 187585 E 01/21-22 86 70 53 24 77 W20 30 2 1 SW53 4889 W44 184523 E 01/21-23 86 70 53 24 78 W22 33 2 1 SW55 4951 W43 181461 E 01/22-00 86 70 53 23 77 W22 33 2 1 W60 5065 W44 190329 E 01/22-01 86 70 53 24 73 W22 33 2 1 W64 5179 W44 199197 E 01/22-02 86 70 53 24 72 W22 33 2 1 W67 5293 W45 208066 E 01/22-03 86 70 53 20 81 W22 33 2 1 W63 5247 W48 221641 E 01/22-04 86 70 53 18 88 W22 33 2 1 W59 5201 W52 235215 E 01/22-05 51 29 8 18 85 W21 31 2 1 W55 5155 W55 248790 E 01/22-06 51 29 8 17 87 W21 31 2 1 W54 5173 W55 248447 E 01/22-07 51 29 8 16 87 W21 31 2 1 W56 5192 W55 248104 E 01/22-08 51 29 8 17 84 W22 33 2 1 NW62 5211 W55 247761 E 01/22-09 51 29 8 19 75 W22 33 2 1 NW76 5432 W58 275029 E 01/22-10 51 29 8 20 70 W22 33 2 1 NW92 5653 NW61 302297 E 01/22-11 48 21 4 22 64 W22 33 2 1NW104 5874 NW64 329564 E 01/22-12 48 21 4 24 58 W22 33 2 1NW104 5512 NW64 308149 E 01/22-13 48 21 4 25 55 W23 35 2 1 NW99 5151 NW64 286735 E 01/22-14 48 21 4 25 53 W23 35 2 1 NW91 4789 W63 265320 E 01/22-15 48 21 4 25 52 W22 33 3 1 NW85 4080 W61 218739 E 01/22-16 48 21 4 24 53 W21 31 3 1 NW78 3371 W58 172159 E 01/22-17 37 3 1 22 57 W20 30 4 1 NW71 2661 W54 125579 V 01/22-18 37 3 1 20 59 W18 28 4 1 NW62 2147 W49 96546 G 01/22-19 37 3 1 20 59 W17 26 3 1 NW53 1632 W45 67514 G 01/22-20 37 3 1 18 62 W16 24 3 1 W45 1118 W39 38482 P 01/22-21 37 3 1 17 64 W15 23 3 1 W39 1031 W39 34854 P 01/22-22 37 3 1 16 65 W14 21 2 1 W36 945 W38 31227 P 01/22-23 27 3 1 16 65 W14 21 2 1 W35 859 W37 27600 P 01/23-00 27 3 1 16 65 W14 21 3 1 W37 865 W36 26578 P 01/23-01 27 3 1 16 63 W14 21 3 1 W40 872 W33 25557 P 01/23-02 27 3 1 16 63 W14 21 4 1 W44 879 W32 24535 P 01/23-03 27 3 1 14 67 W14 21 4 1 W43 737 W31 20205 P 01/23-04 27 3 1 13 71 W15 23 3 1 W41 595 W30 15874 P 01/23-05 27 2 0 14 70 W16 24 2 1 W38 454 W29 11543 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 20120120.EASTP.01/BOU