FNUS75 KBOU 271410 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ROAD CORRIDOR...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 705 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. SNOW WILL SPILL OVER THE DIVIDE AT TIMES AND BRING LIGHT SNOW AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(60-65%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-37. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 5600 FT AGL AFTER 1100. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN 40-50 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300...THEN SNOW LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2300. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN AROUND 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1800. POOR AFTER 2300. CWR.................15 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55%. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN 22-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0600. 5100-6100 FT AGL AFTER 0800. MIXING WINDS........WEST 30-40 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN 40-60 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0600. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. CWR.................40 PERCENT. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR EAST ROAD CORRIDOR. +++ 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 TF 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 02/26-23 33 0 14 30 W 9 15 4 1 W49 1347 SW 15 17360 P 02/27-00 33 0 14 24 W 9 14 4 1 W48 1004 SW 14 12738 P 02/27-01 33 0 13 21 W 9 15 3 1 W46 662 SW 14 8115 P 02/27-02 33 0 12 18 W 10 16 4 1 W49 327 SW 14 3932 P 02/27-03 33 0 12 21 SW 9 15 3 1 W49 277 SW 13 3225 P 02/27-04 33 0 11 24 SW 9 15 2 1 W49 227 SW 13 2517 P 02/27-05 49 0 10 31 SW 9 15 2 1 W51 176 SW 12 1809 P 02/27-06 49 0 11 41 SW 10 16 2 1 W51 199 SW 13 2328 P 02/27-07 49 0 14 48 SW 12 18 2 1 SW53 223 SW 15 2847 P 02/27-08 49 0 17 53 SW 13 21 2 1 SW54 246 SW 16 3366 P 02/27-09 49 0 22 53 SW 14 22 2 1 SW56 1969 SW 23 62382 G 02/27-10 49 0 26 51 SW 14 23 2 1 SW59 3691 SW 31 121397 V 02/27-11 60 10 30 48 SW 15 24 2 1 SW60 5414 SW 38 180413 E 02/27-12 60 10 33 45 SW 17 26 2 1 SW61 5490 SW 40 192062 E 02/27-13 60 10 35 42 SW 18 30 2 1 SW61 5566 SW 43 203712 E 02/27-14 60 10 36 41 SW 18 30 2 1 SW60 5642 SW 44 215361 E 02/27-15 60 10 35 41 SW 15 23 2 1 SW60 5563 SW 41 198437 E 02/27-16 60 10 34 44 SW 9 15 2 1 SW60 5485 SW 38 181514 E 02/27-17 84 35 32 47 S 6 6 2 1 SW59 5407 SW 35 164590 E 02/27-18 84 35 30 50 SW 6 6 2 1 SW58 4596 SW 32 131659 V 02/27-19 84 35 28 53 SW 7 7 2 1 SW58 3786 SW 29 98727 G 02/27-20 84 35 26 57 W 8 13 2 1 SW58 2976 SW 25 65796 G 02/27-21 84 35 24 59 SW 8 13 2 1 SW60 2105 SW 22 45334 F 02/27-22 84 35 23 62 SW 7 7 2 1 SW61 1234 SW 17 24872 P 02/27-23 78 61 22 63 SW 7 7 2 1 SW61 362 SW 14 4410 P 02/28-00 78 61 21 66 SW 7 7 2 1 SW55 342 SW 14 4224 P 02/28-01 78 61 20 68 W 8 13 3 1 S47 322 SW 15 4038 P 02/28-02 78 61 20 71 W 9 15 3 1 S39 301 SW 15 3852 P 02/28-03 78 61 19 72 W 10 16 3 1 S35 339 SW 16 4864 P 02/28-04 78 61 19 72 W 10 17 3 1 S30 376 SW 17 5876 P 02/28-05 98 60 19 71 W 13 21 3 1 S28 413 SW 20 6888 P 02/28-06 98 60 20 67 W 16 25 3 1 S25 1883 SW 28 66166 G 02/28-07 98 60 19 65 W 20 31 2 1 S24 3352 W 36 125444 V 02/28-08 98 60 20 58 W 24 39 2 1 S23 4821 W 44 184721 E 02/28-09 98 60 21 55 W 24 38 2 1 S22 5035 W 43 187605 E 02/28-10 98 60 23 52 W 23 36 2 1 S22 5248 W 41 190489 E 02/28-11 98 80 24 50 W 22 35 2 1 S22 5462 W 40 193372 E 02/28-12 98 80 24 48 W 24 38 2 1 SW23 5706 W 46 227768 E 02/28-13 98 80 25 47 W 26 44 2 1 W24 5951 W 51 262164 E KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /PERCENT/ TF - 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...MEIER REQUESTED BY...GERRY TUZON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.EASTR.01/BOU