FNUS75 KBOU 151120 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 520 AM MDT THU MAR 15 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...HOWEVER EXPECT SLIGHTLY MORE CLOUD COVER ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES. SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY GOOD OR BETTER THROUGH SATURDAY. COOLING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN SUNDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 6600-7600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........51%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16-24 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN AROUND 36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8600-9600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GREENRIDGE. +++ 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 03/15-05 9 0 0 28 49 S 6 6 2 1 W35 178 S 6 958 P 03/15-06 27 0 0 27 49 S 6 6 2 1 W33 174 S 6 943 P 03/15-07 27 0 0 26 49 S 6 6 2 1 W32 214 S 7 1262 P 03/15-08 27 0 0 27 46 S 5 5 2 1 W31 255 S 7 1582 P 03/15-09 27 0 0 28 42 S 5 5 2 1 W30 296 S 7 1902 P 03/15-10 27 0 0 36 31 S 5 5 2 1 W28 2292 SW10 29499 P 03/15-11 27 0 0 43 26 S 6 6 3 1 W25 4287 SW13 57096 F 03/15-12 33 0 0 46 25 S 7 7 3 1 W23 6283 SW15 84693 G 03/15-13 33 0 0 48 23 S 8 8 3 1 W23 6935 SW17 102131 V 03/15-14 33 0 0 49 21 S 8 13 3 1 W24 7587 SW18 119568 V 03/15-15 33 0 0 50 20 S 8 13 3 1 W25 8240 SW20 137006 V 03/15-16 33 0 0 49 22 S 8 13 3 1 W25 7284 SW18 120078 V 03/15-17 33 0 0 48 23 S 7 7 3 1 W26 6328 SW18 103149 V 03/15-18 27 0 0 44 27 S 7 7 3 1 W26 5372 SW18 86221 G 03/15-19 27 0 0 40 32 S 7 7 3 1 W28 3771 SW16 59374 F 03/15-20 27 0 0 36 39 S 7 7 3 1 W29 2171 SW14 32527 P 03/15-21 27 0 0 34 44 S 7 7 3 1 W29 570 S12 5681 P 03/15-22 27 0 0 32 47 S 7 7 3 1 W30 498 S12 4865 P 03/15-23 27 0 0 32 48 S 7 7 3 1 W30 426 S10 4049 P 03/16-00 16 0 0 32 48 S 7 7 3 1 W31 354 S10 3234 P 03/16-01 16 0 0 31 50 S 7 7 3 1 W32 318 S10 2938 P 03/16-02 16 0 0 30 51 S 8 8 3 1 SW33 282 S10 2643 P 03/16-03 16 0 0 30 50 S 8 13 3 1 SW36 246 S12 2347 P 03/16-04 16 0 0 29 49 S 8 14 3 1 SW37 235 S12 2318 P 03/16-05 16 0 0 29 50 S 9 14 3 1 SW39 224 S12 2288 P 03/16-06 14 0 0 28 49 S 9 15 3 1 W40 213 S13 2258 P 03/16-07 14 0 0 28 50 S 9 15 3 1 W40 292 SW14 3514 P 03/16-08 14 0 0 27 51 S 9 15 3 1 W40 372 SW14 4769 P 03/16-09 14 0 0 32 43 S 9 15 3 1 W40 452 SW15 6024 P 03/16-10 14 0 0 41 29 S 9 15 3 1 W40 3063 SW23 95039 G 03/16-11 14 0 0 48 23 SW10 16 3 1 W41 5674 SW30 184054 E 03/16-12 15 0 0 51 20 SW12 17 3 1 SW43 8286 SW38 273069 E 03/16-13 15 0 0 53 18 SW14 20 3 1 SW43 8994 SW38 298240 E 03/16-14 15 0 0 54 16 SW15 23 3 1 SW44 9702 SW38 323411 E 03/16-15 15 0 0 55 16 SW16 24 3 1 SW45 10411 SW38 348582 E 03/16-16 15 0 0 54 16 SW15 23 3 1 SW46 9234 SW37 299272 E 03/16-17 15 0 0 52 17 SW14 21 2 1 SW47 8057 SW36 249961 E 03/16-18 15 0 0 48 20 SW13 20 2 1 W48 6880 SW33 200650 E 03/16-19 15 0 0 43 24 SW13 18 2 1 W46 4883 SW29 139108 V 03/16-20 15 0 0 39 29 S13 18 3 1 W44 2886 SW25 77566 G 03/16-21 15 0 0 36 34 S13 20 3 1 W41 890 S21 16024 P 03/16-22 15 0 0 34 37 S13 18 3 1 W40 738 S20 12883 P 03/16-23 15 0 0 34 38 S12 17 3 1 W39 586 S18 9742 P 03/17-00 15 0 0 33 40 S12 17 3 1 W39 433 S17 6602 P 03/17-01 15 0 0 32 43 S12 17 3 1 SW38 370 S16 5432 P 03/17-02 15 0 0 31 46 S12 17 3 1 SW36 307 S16 4262 P 03/17-03 15 0 0 30 48 S12 17 3 1 SW36 243 S15 3092 P 03/17-04 15 0 0 30 50 S12 17 3 1 SW36 224 S15 2810 P 03/17-05 15 0 0 29 53 S12 16 3 1 SW37 204 S14 2528 P 03/17-06 15 0 0 29 54 S12 17 3 1 SW38 184 S14 2246 P 03/17-07 15 0 0 28 56 S13 20 3 1 SW37 257 S16 3857 P 03/17-08 15 0 0 28 57 S15 23 3 1 S37 330 S18 5468 P 03/17-09 15 0 0 32 47 S17 26 3 1 S37 404 S21 7079 P 03/17-10 15 0 0 41 32 S18 28 3 1 SW39 3159 S26 99111 G 03/17-11 15 0 0 48 25 S20 30 3 1 SW43 5915 SW32 191143 E 03/17-12 20 0 0 51 22 S21 31 3 1 SW45 8670 SW38 283174 E 03/17-13 20 0 0 53 20 S22 32 3 1 SW47 9722 SW39 328229 E 03/17-14 20 0 0 54 19 S22 33 3 1 SW48 10773 SW39 373284 E 03/17-15 20 0 0 55 18 S22 33 3 1 SW49 11824 SW40 418339 E 03/17-16 20 0 0 54 18 S22 32 3 1 SW52 10275 SW39 355187 E 03/17-17 20 0 0 53 19 S21 31 3 1 SW52 8726 SW38 292036 E 03/17-18 34 3 1 48 23 S20 30 3 1 SW53 7178 SW37 228884 E 03/17-19 34 3 1 44 27 S17 26 3 1 SW52 5061 S30 156254 E 03/17-20 34 3 1 40 31 S15 23 3 1 S49 2945 S22 83624 G 03/17-21 34 3 1 37 35 S13 20 3 1 S49 828 S15 10993 P 03/17-22 34 3 1 35 37 S10 15 3 1 S52 697 S15 9207 P 03/17-23 34 3 1 35 38 S 8 8 2 1 S56 567 S15 7420 P 03/18-00 34 5 1 34 39 S 7 7 2 1 S60 436 S15 5634 P 03/18-01 34 5 1 33 41 S 7 7 2 1 S63 462 S16 6348 P 03/18-02 34 5 1 32 44 S 8 8 2 1 S67 487 S16 7062 P 03/18-03 34 5 1 32 45 S 9 14 2 1 S69 513 S17 7776 P 03/18-04 34 5 1 31 47 S10 16 2 1 S70 707 S20 12373 P 03/18-05 34 5 1 31 50 S13 18 3 1 S69 901 S21 16969 P 03/18-06 46 6 1 30 52 S14 21 3 1 S69 1094 S23 21565 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...FELIX VALDEZ REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.GREEN.01/BOU