FNUS75 KBOU 081928 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK SURVEY...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1228 PM MST THU MAR 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN COLORADO WILL KEEP CLEAR SKIES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND LIGHT FLOW ALOFT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36. MIN HUMIDITY........33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1500. POOR AFTER 1700. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....16. MAX HUMIDITY........52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST UNTIL 2400...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN WEST AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. MIN HUMIDITY........25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 5400-6400 FT AGL AFTER 1100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR ELK SURVE. +++ 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 03/08-12 0 0 0 33 38 E 7 7 4 1 NE28 4891 NE15 65419 G 03/08-13 0 0 0 34 35 E 7 7 4 1 NE25 5048 NE14 60331 G 03/08-14 0 0 0 35 34 E 6 6 4 1 NE23 5204 NE13 55242 F 03/08-15 0 0 0 36 33 E 5 5 4 1 NE22 5014 NE10 47072 F 03/08-16 0 0 0 35 33 E 2 2 4 1 NE21 4823 NE 9 38902 P 03/08-17 1 0 0 33 36 CALM 1 4 1 NE20 4633 N 8 30732 P 03/08-18 1 0 0 30 40 SE 2 2 4 1 N20 3844 N 7 24124 P 03/08-19 1 0 0 28 42 SW 3 3 4 1 N20 3055 N 6 17516 P 03/08-20 1 0 0 27 42 W 5 5 4 1 N20 2267 N 6 10908 P 03/08-21 1 0 0 25 43 W 5 5 4 1 N20 1879 N 5 8364 P 03/08-22 1 0 0 24 43 W 3 3 4 1 N20 1492 N 5 5819 P 03/08-23 1 0 0 23 43 W 3 3 4 1 N20 1104 NW 3 3275 P 03/09-00 1 0 0 22 44 W 3 3 4 1 N20 837 NW 3 2623 P 03/09-01 1 0 0 22 42 W 3 3 4 1 N21 570 NW 5 1972 P 03/09-02 1 0 0 19 45 W 3 3 4 1 N20 303 NW 5 1320 P 03/09-03 1 0 0 17 49 W 3 3 4 1 N20 259 W 6 1163 P 03/09-04 1 0 0 17 48 W 5 5 3 1 N18 215 W 6 1006 P 03/09-05 1 0 0 16 50 W 5 5 3 1 N18 171 W 6 849 P 03/09-06 1 0 0 16 50 W 5 5 3 1 N18 295 NW 6 1280 P 03/09-07 1 0 0 17 52 W 3 3 2 1 NE18 419 N 5 1710 P 03/09-08 1 0 0 22 45 W 3 3 2 1 NE20 543 N 5 2140 P 03/09-09 1 0 0 31 35 SW 5 5 2 1 NE24 2450 N 6 15112 P 03/09-10 1 0 0 37 31 S 6 6 2 1 NE25 3893 NE 7 26050 P 03/09-11 0 0 0 39 31 SE 7 7 2 1 NE26 5336 NE 8 36989 P 03/09-12 0 0 0 44 27 SE 8 8 2 1 NE26 5683 NE 8 39878 P 03/09-13 0 0 0 44 27 SE 9 9 2 1 NE28 6030 NE 8 42766 F 03/09-14 0 0 0 45 26 SE 9 14 2 1 NE29 6377 NE 8 45655 F 03/09-15 0 0 0 46 25 SE 8 8 2 1 NE30 6024 NE 8 43823 F 03/09-16 0 0 0 46 25 SE 7 7 2 1 NE31 5671 NE 8 41991 F 03/09-17 12 0 0 43 28 SE 6 6 2 1 NE32 5317 NE 9 40159 F 03/09-18 12 0 0 37 40 CALM 1 2 1 NE32 4378 NE 7 29730 P 03/09-19 12 0 0 34 44 W 2 2 2 1 NE32 3439 E 6 19301 P 03/09-20 12 0 0 30 48 W 3 3 2 1 NE33 2500 E 5 8873 P 03/09-21 12 0 0 28 51 W 3 3 2 1 NE33 1824 E 3 6169 P 03/09-22 12 0 0 27 52 W 5 5 2 1 NE35 1147 S 2 3464 P 03/09-23 30 0 0 25 52 W 5 5 2 1 NE36 470 S 2 760 P 03/10-00 30 0 0 24 53 W 5 5 2 1 E36 404 SW 2 817 P 03/10-01 30 0 0 23 53 W 6 6 3 1 E36 338 W 3 873 P 03/10-02 30 0 0 23 52 W 6 6 3 1 E36 272 W 3 929 P 03/10-03 30 0 0 22 51 W 6 6 3 1 E33 261 W 3 868 P 03/10-04 30 0 0 22 50 W 5 5 3 1 E31 250 W 3 807 P 03/10-05 12 1 0 22 50 W 5 5 3 1 E29 239 W 3 746 P 03/10-06 12 1 0 23 53 W 5 5 3 1 E29 517 NW 2 860 P 03/10-07 12 1 0 25 54 NW 5 5 4 1 E28 795 NE 2 973 P 03/10-08 12 1 0 28 53 NW 5 5 4 1 E28 1073 CALM 1087 P 03/10-09 12 1 0 31 51 N 3 3 4 1 E26 2461 E 3 10500 P 03/10-10 12 1 0 35 48 NE 3 3 4 1 E25 3849 E 5 19913 P 03/10-11 16 3 1 38 46 E 3 3 4 1 E24 5237 E 7 29326 P 03/10-12 16 3 1 40 44 E 5 5 4 1 E21 5339 E 7 29627 P 03/10-13 16 3 1 42 41 E 7 7 4 1 E17 5441 E 7 29929 P 03/10-14 16 3 1 42 40 E 9 14 4 1 NE15 5543 NE 6 30231 P 03/10-15 16 3 1 42 40 NE 9 15 3 1 NE16 5482 NE 7 31793 P 03/10-16 16 3 1 41 41 NW 9 14 3 1 NE20 5421 NE 7 33356 P 03/10-17 11 4 1 38 45 W 9 14 2 1 NE23 5360 N 8 34918 P 03/10-18 11 4 1 36 47 W 9 14 2 1 NE24 4508 N 9 32648 P 03/10-19 11 4 1 34 50 W10 15 3 1 NE25 3655 N10 30378 P 03/10-20 11 4 1 31 55 W10 16 3 1 NE26 2802 N12 28108 P 03/10-21 11 4 1 28 58 W12 17 3 1 NE25 2189 NW12 22274 P 03/10-22 11 4 1 27 59 W13 18 4 1 N23 1576 NW13 16440 P 03/10-23 9 3 1 26 60 W13 20 4 1 N23 963 NW13 10606 P 03/11-00 9 3 1 24 60 W13 18 4 1 N23 894 NW13 9827 P 03/11-01 9 3 1 24 59 W12 18 4 1 N24 824 W13 9048 P 03/11-02 9 3 1 23 59 W12 17 4 1 N25 755 W13 8270 P 03/11-03 9 3 1 23 60 W12 17 4 1 N26 729 W14 8953 P 03/11-04 9 3 1 23 61 W13 18 3 1 N28 703 W16 9637 P 03/11-05 8 3 1 23 63 W13 20 3 1 N29 677 W17 10321 P 03/11-06 8 3 1 23 64 W13 20 1 03/11-07 8 3 1 26 60 W14 21 1 03/11-08 8 3 1 30 53 W14 21 1 03/11-09 8 3 1 34 46 W14 21 1 03/11-10 8 3 1 38 40 W14 21 1 03/11-11 13 3 1 41 36 W14 21 1 03/11-12 13 3 1 44 33 W13 20 1 03/11-13 13 3 1 46 31 W13 18 1 03/11-14 13 3 1 47 30 W12 17 1 03/11-15 13 3 1 47 30 W12 17 1 03/11-16 13 3 1 45 31 W12 17 1 03/11-17 28 4 1 43 33 W12 17 1 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...DOUG BRADO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.ELKSU.01/BOU