FNUS75 KBOU 151204 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RANCH 6B...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 504 AM MST WED FEB 15 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN INVERSION OVER THE AREA TODAY. THIS INVERSION ALONG WITH WEAK WINDS WILL PRODUCE POOR SMOKE DISPERSION. A SNOW SHOWER OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY TONIGHT AS MOISTURE ALOFT INCREASES. A WESTERLY FLOW WILL USHER IN A DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN VARIABLE 2-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0-4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-18. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0-4 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-41. MIN HUMIDITY........28-36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN VARIABLE 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 2800-3800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WHITERANCH 6B. +++ 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 02/15-04 82 16 3 17 76 NW 6 6 3 1 NW13 236 W 5 907 P 02/15-05 78 8 2 16 85 NW 6 6 3 1 NW12 179 W 5 769 P 02/15-06 78 8 2 17 85 W 5 5 3 1 NW10 339 NW 3 678 P 02/15-07 78 8 2 17 81 SW 3 3 3 1 W10 499 N 2 587 P 02/15-08 78 8 2 20 71 SW 2 2 3 1 W10 659 CALM 496 P 02/15-09 78 8 2 24 61 S 2 2 3 1 W12 1594 NW 2 5179 P 02/15-10 78 8 2 27 55 S 2 2 3 1 W14 2528 W 3 9862 P 02/15-11 62 16 3 28 53 S 2 2 3 1 SW16 3462 W 5 14544 P 02/15-12 62 16 3 28 56 SE 2 2 3 1 SW20 3164 W 5 13157 P 02/15-13 62 16 3 27 58 SE 2 2 3 1 W23 2867 SW 5 11770 P 02/15-14 62 16 3 26 63 SE 2 2 3 1 W26 2570 SW 5 10383 P 02/15-15 62 16 3 25 69 SE 2 2 3 1 W29 2016 SW 5 8040 P 02/15-16 62 16 3 24 72 SE 2 2 3 1 W30 1463 S 5 5696 P 02/15-17 79 17 3 22 80 SE 2 2 3 1 W31 909 S 5 3352 P 02/15-18 79 17 3 20 88 SE 2 2 3 1 W31 721 S 3 2371 P 02/15-19 79 17 3 20 91 CALM 1 3 1 W31 532 S 2 1390 P 02/15-20 79 17 3 19 94 CALM 1 3 1 W31 343 CALM 410 P 02/15-21 79 17 3 18 93 CALM 1 3 1 W32 314 CALM 437 P 02/15-22 79 17 3 17 90 W 2 2 3 1 W32 284 W 2 465 P 02/15-23 69 17 3 17 87 W 2 2 3 1 W32 255 W 2 493 P 02/16-00 69 17 3 17 87 W 2 2 3 1 W31 246 W 2 568 P 02/16-01 69 17 3 16 87 NW 3 3 3 1 W29 237 NW 3 643 P 02/16-02 69 17 3 17 84 NW 3 3 3 1 W28 227 NW 3 719 P 02/16-03 69 17 3 16 79 NW 5 5 3 1 W28 230 NW 5 884 P 02/16-04 69 17 3 16 72 W 5 5 2 1 W28 233 W 5 1050 P 02/16-05 55 10 2 16 64 NW 6 6 2 1 W28 236 W 6 1215 P 02/16-06 55 10 2 17 67 NW 5 5 2 1 W28 360 W 6 1485 P 02/16-07 55 10 2 18 66 NW 5 5 2 1 W28 484 W 5 1756 P 02/16-08 55 10 2 21 59 NW 3 3 2 1 W28 607 W 3 2026 P 02/16-09 55 10 2 25 51 NW 2 2 2 1 W29 1410 W 6 10811 P 02/16-10 55 10 2 28 44 W 2 2 3 1 W29 2213 W 8 19595 P 02/16-11 28 5 1 31 39 SW 2 2 3 1 W30 3016 W10 28379 P 02/16-12 28 5 1 34 37 SW 2 2 3 1 W30 3737 W14 47167 F 02/16-13 28 5 1 35 36 SW 3 3 3 1 W30 4459 W16 65955 G 02/16-14 28 5 1 36 36 SW 3 3 3 1 W29 5180 W18 84742 G 02/16-15 28 5 1 36 36 W 3 3 3 1 W26 4158 W16 62373 G 02/16-16 28 5 1 34 37 W 2 2 3 1 W24 3137 W13 40004 F 02/16-17 20 1 0 32 40 NW 3 3 3 1 W21 2115 W 9 17634 P 02/16-18 20 1 0 30 43 NW 6 6 3 1 W18 1568 W12 13731 P 02/16-19 20 1 0 28 45 W 9 16 3 1 NW16 1021 W13 9828 P 02/16-20 20 1 0 26 48 W13 21 3 1 NW15 474 W15 5925 P 02/16-21 20 1 0 24 49 W14 22 3 1 NW13 385 W14 4782 P 02/16-22 20 1 0 23 49 W14 23 4 1 NW13 296 W14 3640 P 02/16-23 11 1 0 22 49 W14 22 4 1 N12 207 W14 2498 P 02/17-00 11 1 0 21 51 W14 22 4 1 N12 188 W14 2236 P 02/17-01 11 1 0 20 51 W13 21 4 1 NW12 168 W14 1975 P 02/17-02 11 1 0 20 52 W13 21 4 1 NW10 148 W14 1713 P 02/17-03 11 1 0 19 51 W13 20 4 1 NW10 144 W13 1612 P 02/17-04 11 1 0 19 50 W12 20 4 1 NW10 140 W13 1510 P 02/17-05 23 2 0 19 49 W12 18 4 1 NW12 136 W12 1409 P 02/17-06 23 2 0 19 50 W12 17 4 1 NW12 155 W12 1466 P 02/17-07 23 2 0 21 50 W10 16 3 1 NW13 174 W10 1523 P 02/17-08 23 2 0 23 47 W 9 15 3 1 NW14 193 W 9 1579 P 02/17-09 23 2 0 27 43 W 7 7 4 1 NW15 420 W 8 2313 P 02/17-10 23 2 0 30 41 W 6 6 4 1 N15 647 W 7 3046 P 02/17-11 54 10 2 33 37 W 3 3 5 1 N15 873 W 5 3780 P 02/17-12 54 10 2 35 35 SW 2 2 5 1 N13 1474 W 5 4901 P 02/17-13 54 10 2 37 33 CALM 1 4 1 N 9 2075 W 3 6023 P 02/17-14 54 10 2 37 32 CALM 1 4 1 N 6 2676 W 3 7145 P 02/17-15 54 10 2 37 33 CALM 1 4 1 N 6 2210 W 2 5424 P 02/17-16 54 10 2 35 36 CALM 1 4 1 N 6 1744 W 2 3703 P 02/17-17 49 9 2 33 41 CALM 1 4 1 N 7 1278 W 2 1983 P 02/17-18 49 9 2 31 45 W 2 2 4 1 N 6 944 W 2 1659 P 02/17-19 49 9 2 29 50 SW 3 3 4 1 NE 6 610 SW 3 1335 P 02/17-20 49 9 2 27 56 SW 5 5 4 1 NE 6 275 SW 5 1011 P 02/17-21 49 9 2 25 61 SW 7 7 4 1 E 7 236 SW 6 1031 P 02/17-22 49 9 2 24 65 SW 8 13 3 1 E 7 198 SW 7 1052 P 02/17-23 30 3 1 23 67 S 9 15 3 1 SE 8 159 SW 8 1073 P 02/18-00 30 3 1 21 68 SW 9 15 3 1 SE 9 146 SW 8 982 P 02/18-01 30 3 1 21 66 SW 8 14 4 1 SE10 134 SW 8 892 P 02/18-02 30 3 1 20 64 W 8 13 4 1 SE12 121 SW 8 801 P 02/18-03 30 3 1 20 62 W 8 14 4 1 SE13 115 W 8 775 P 02/18-04 30 3 1 20 59 W 9 14 4 1 SE14 110 W 8 748 P 02/18-05 23 3 1 20 57 W 9 15 4 1 SE15 105 W 8 721 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...KEITH BOL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120215.WHITE.01/BOU