FNUS75 KBOU 161351 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER RANCH...COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 648 AM MST THU FEB 16 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSING OVER THE STATE THIS MORNING WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN MORE SUNSHINE AND WESTERLY WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...HOWEVER LOOK FOR CLOUDS TO INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE SWINGING DOWN FROM WESTERN WYOMING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MIN HUMIDITY........32-39%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 1800-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4200-5200 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15. MAX HUMIDITY........76%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3400-4400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WALKER RANCH. +++ 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 02/16-06 13 2 0 17 76 W10 16 2 1 W31 237 W10 2061 P 02/16-07 13 2 0 18 73 W10 17 2 1 W31 267 W10 2521 P 02/16-08 7 2 0 21 66 W12 18 2 1 W31 297 W12 2980 P 02/16-09 7 2 0 25 59 W13 21 2 1 W32 913 W13 11841 P 02/16-10 7 2 0 27 54 W15 23 2 1 W32 1528 W15 20701 P 02/16-11 7 1 0 30 49 W15 24 2 1 W32 2144 W16 29562 P 02/16-12 7 1 0 33 45 W14 22 2 1 W32 3250 W18 58300 F 02/16-13 7 1 0 34 42 NW12 18 2 1 W31 4357 W22 87037 G 02/16-14 6 1 0 35 41 NW 9 15 2 1 W30 5464 W24 115774 V 02/16-15 6 1 0 35 41 W 7 7 2 1 W26 3843 W20 79136 G 02/16-16 6 1 0 33 43 W 6 6 2 1 W22 2223 W16 42497 F 02/16-17 6 0 0 30 48 W 5 5 2 1 W18 602 W12 5859 P 02/16-18 6 0 0 28 51 W 5 5 2 1 W16 502 W12 4916 P 02/16-19 6 0 0 26 54 W 5 5 2 1 W14 401 W12 3972 P 02/16-20 8 0 0 24 57 W 6 6 2 1 W14 300 W12 3029 P 02/16-21 8 0 0 22 60 W 6 6 2 1 W14 257 W12 2591 P 02/16-22 8 0 0 21 63 W 6 6 3 1 W15 213 W12 2152 P 02/16-23 8 0 0 19 66 W 6 6 3 1 NW15 169 W12 1714 P 02/17-00 8 0 0 18 70 W 7 7 3 1 NW15 162 W12 1661 P 02/17-01 8 0 0 18 74 W 8 13 3 1 NW14 154 W12 1608 P 02/17-02 6 0 0 17 76 W 9 15 3 1 NW14 147 W13 1555 P 02/17-03 6 0 0 17 73 W 9 15 3 1 NW15 148 W12 1555 P 02/17-04 6 0 0 16 69 W10 16 3 1 W16 150 W12 1554 P 02/17-05 33 7 1 17 65 W10 16 3 1 W18 152 W12 1553 P 02/17-06 33 7 1 17 66 W12 18 3 1 W18 176 W12 1770 P 02/17-07 33 7 1 18 64 W13 21 3 1 W18 201 W12 1988 P 02/17-08 33 7 1 21 59 W13 21 3 1 W18 225 W12 2205 P 02/17-09 33 7 1 24 53 W10 17 3 1 W18 975 W12 10654 P 02/17-10 33 7 1 27 50 NW 8 14 2 1 W20 1725 NW13 19104 P 02/17-11 64 10 2 30 46 NW 6 6 2 1 W21 2474 NW13 27553 P 02/17-12 64 10 2 32 42 N 5 5 2 1 W22 3234 NW13 33528 P 02/17-13 64 10 2 34 40 NE 3 3 2 1 W22 3994 NW12 39502 P 02/17-14 64 10 2 35 39 NE 2 2 2 1 W22 4753 W12 45477 F 02/17-15 64 10 2 34 41 CALM 1 2 1 W21 4423 NW 9 37799 P 02/17-16 64 10 2 33 45 CALM 1 2 1 NW18 4093 NW 8 30121 P 02/17-17 60 10 2 30 52 CALM 1 2 1 NW16 3762 NW 7 22443 P 02/17-18 60 10 2 27 58 CALM 1 2 1 NW17 2724 N 5 15168 P 02/17-19 60 10 2 25 64 CALM 1 2 1 N18 1686 NE 3 7893 P 02/17-20 60 10 2 23 70 CALM 1 2 1 N20 648 CALM 619 P 02/17-21 60 10 2 21 76 CALM 1 2 1 N20 539 CALM 644 P 02/17-22 60 10 2 20 81 CALM 1 2 1 N20 430 SE 2 669 P 02/17-23 33 2 0 18 84 S 2 2 2 1 N20 321 SE 2 694 P 02/18-00 33 2 0 17 87 S 3 3 2 1 N20 300 S 3 921 P 02/18-01 33 2 0 17 88 SW 6 6 2 1 N18 279 S 5 1148 P 02/18-02 33 2 0 16 88 W 7 7 2 1 N18 258 SW 6 1374 P 02/18-03 33 2 0 15 88 W 8 14 2 1 N17 243 SW 7 1387 P 02/18-04 33 2 0 15 86 W 9 15 2 1 N15 228 SW 7 1400 P 02/18-05 23 2 0 16 84 W10 16 2 1 N14 214 W 8 1413 P 02/18-06 23 2 0 16 82 W10 17 2 1 NW13 315 W 7 1864 P 02/18-07 23 2 0 17 77 W10 16 2 1 NW13 417 W 7 2315 P 02/18-08 23 2 0 21 65 W 9 15 2 1 NW13 519 W 6 2766 P 02/18-09 23 2 0 26 54 W 7 7 2 1 NW12 1421 W 8 11871 P 02/18-10 23 2 0 30 47 W 5 5 2 1 NW12 2323 W 9 20976 P 02/18-11 25 2 0 33 40 NW 2 2 2 1 NW12 3225 W10 30081 P 02/18-12 25 2 0 36 36 W 2 2 2 1 NW13 3789 W10 35627 P 02/18-13 25 2 0 38 34 S 2 2 2 1 NW14 4353 W10 41173 F 02/18-14 25 2 0 39 33 SE 2 2 2 1 NW16 4918 W12 46720 F 02/18-15 25 2 0 39 34 SE 2 2 2 1 NW17 4151 W10 38104 P 02/18-16 25 2 0 38 37 S 2 2 3 1 NW18 3385 W 9 29488 P 02/18-17 21 3 1 35 41 S 2 2 3 1 NW18 2619 W 9 20872 P 02/18-18 21 3 1 33 45 SW 5 5 3 1 NW18 1948 W 8 15140 P 02/18-19 21 3 1 31 49 SW 7 7 3 1 NW16 1277 W 8 9408 P 02/18-20 21 3 1 29 52 W 9 15 3 1 W15 606 W 7 3677 P 02/18-21 21 3 1 28 56 W10 17 3 1 W15 479 W 8 3090 P 02/18-22 21 3 1 26 59 W12 20 4 1 W16 352 W 9 2503 P 02/18-23 25 2 0 25 60 W13 21 4 1 W16 225 W10 1917 P 02/19-00 25 2 0 24 63 W14 22 4 1 W16 203 W12 1919 P 02/19-01 25 2 0 24 64 W14 22 4 1 SW15 181 W13 1921 P 02/19-02 25 2 0 23 65 W14 22 4 1 SW16 160 W14 1922 P 02/19-03 25 2 0 23 63 W13 21 4 1 SW20 156 W14 1833 P 02/19-04 25 2 0 22 61 W12 18 3 1 SW24 153 W13 1743 P 02/19-05 41 6 1 23 59 W10 16 3 1 SW30 150 W13 1653 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...BAKER WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...PAUL OSTROY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120216.WALKE.01/BOU