FNUS75 KBOU 222053 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 250 PM MDT THU MAR 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL COLORADO THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. FORTUNATELY WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25. MAX HUMIDITY........74%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN EAST AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........17-19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 5200-6200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400. GOOD AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RIFLERANGEFIRE. +++ 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 03/22-14 22 1 0 56 26 W 3 3 4 1 N13 5483 NW 8 39342 P 03/22-15 22 1 0 56 25 W 5 5 4 1 N14 5686 NW 9 46165 F 03/22-16 22 1 0 56 26 W 5 5 4 1 N16 5313 NW 9 42082 F 03/22-17 22 1 0 54 27 W 5 5 4 1 N20 4940 NW 9 37999 P 03/22-18 17 1 0 49 33 W 3 3 4 1 NW21 4567 N 8 33916 P 03/22-19 17 1 0 47 36 SW 2 2 4 1 NW23 3373 NW 7 23352 P 03/22-20 17 1 0 42 43 CALM 1 4 1 NW24 2178 W 5 12787 P 03/22-21 17 1 0 38 53 CALM 1 4 1 NW24 983 W 2 2222 P 03/22-22 17 1 0 35 60 CALM 1 4 1 NW25 740 SW 2 1628 P 03/22-23 17 1 0 32 66 SE 2 2 4 1 NW24 497 S 2 1034 P 03/23-00 13 0 0 31 70 E 2 2 4 1 NW24 254 SE 2 441 P 03/23-01 13 0 0 29 73 E 2 2 4 1 NW23 234 SE 2 406 P 03/23-02 13 0 0 28 74 E 2 2 4 1 NW21 215 E 2 372 P 03/23-03 13 0 0 27 74 E 2 2 4 1 NW18 195 E 2 338 P 03/23-04 13 0 0 27 73 E 3 3 4 1 NW16 199 E 2 454 P 03/23-05 13 0 0 27 69 E 5 5 3 1 NW15 203 E 3 570 P 03/23-06 10 0 0 27 67 E 5 5 3 1 NW13 207 E 3 686 P 03/23-07 10 0 0 28 67 E 5 5 3 1 NW10 458 SE 3 1008 P 03/23-08 10 0 0 32 59 E 3 3 3 1 W 8 710 SE 2 1329 P 03/23-09 10 0 0 37 50 E 2 2 3 1 W 7 961 SE 2 1651 P 03/23-10 10 0 0 43 41 SE 2 2 3 1 W 8 2052 S 2 6274 P 03/23-11 10 0 0 49 34 CALM 1 3 1 W10 3143 S 3 10896 P 03/23-12 16 0 0 53 29 CALM 1 3 1 SW14 4234 SW 5 15519 P 03/23-13 16 0 0 57 26 CALM 1 3 1 SW16 5060 SW 6 30633 P 03/23-14 16 0 0 59 24 CALM 1 4 1 SW18 5885 SW 8 45747 F 03/23-15 16 0 0 61 23 CALM 1 4 1 SW21 6711 SW10 60861 G 03/23-16 16 0 0 60 24 SW 2 2 4 1 SW23 6256 SW12 61792 G 03/23-17 16 0 0 58 26 W 5 5 4 1 SW24 5802 SW13 62724 G 03/23-18 16 0 0 55 29 W 6 6 4 1 SW25 5347 SW14 63656 G 03/23-19 16 0 0 52 32 SW 5 5 4 1 SW25 3922 SW10 43464 F 03/23-20 16 0 0 48 38 S 3 3 4 1 SW25 2497 SW 7 23272 P 03/23-21 16 0 0 43 46 CALM 1 4 1 SW25 1072 SW 3 3080 P 03/23-22 16 0 0 39 49 CALM 1 3 1 SW26 2748 SW 8 22727 P 03/23-23 16 0 0 37 55 CALM 1 3 1 SW26 1659 SW 6 12393 P 03/24-00 16 0 0 35 59 CALM 1 3 1 SW26 570 SW 5 2060 P 03/24-01 16 0 0 34 61 CALM 1 3 1 SW25 461 SW 3 1490 P 03/24-02 16 0 0 33 62 CALM 0 3 1 SW24 352 SW 2 920 P 03/24-03 16 0 0 31 64 CALM 0 3 1 SW24 243 CALM 350 P 03/24-04 16 0 0 30 67 CALM 0 3 1 SW23 220 CALM 293 P 03/24-05 16 0 0 29 67 CALM 1 3 1 SW22 197 CALM 236 P 03/24-06 22 0 0 29 69 CALM 1 3 1 SW22 174 CALM 179 P 03/24-07 22 0 0 31 72 CALM 1 3 1 SW22 304 CALM 509 P 03/24-08 22 0 0 36 68 CALM 0 3 1 SW22 434 S 2 838 P 03/24-09 22 0 0 41 51 CALM 0 3 1 SW22 563 S 2 1168 P 03/24-10 22 0 0 48 39 CALM 0 3 1 SW22 3398 S 5 28220 P 03/24-11 22 0 0 55 31 CALM 0 3 1 SW22 6232 SW 8 55272 F 03/24-12 21 0 0 61 25 CALM 1 3 1 SW22 9067 SW10 82323 G 03/24-13 21 0 0 65 21 N 2 2 3 1 SW22 10872 SW13 122791 V 03/24-14 21 0 0 66 19 W 3 3 2 1 SW23 12678 SW14 163259 E 03/24-15 21 0 0 66 19 W 5 5 2 1 SW24 14483 SW16 203726 E 03/24-16 21 0 0 65 18 W 6 6 2 1 SW24 13863 SW16 195667 E 03/24-17 21 0 0 63 19 W 7 7 2 1 SW25 13243 SW16 187608 E 03/24-18 21 0 0 59 20 W 7 7 2 1 SW25 12623 SW16 179550 E 03/24-19 21 0 0 54 23 SW 7 7 2 1 SW26 10129 SW15 135310 V 03/24-20 21 0 0 48 28 SE 6 6 2 1 SW28 7635 S13 91070 G 03/24-21 21 0 0 43 34 E 5 5 2 1 SW29 5141 S10 46830 F 03/24-22 21 0 0 40 40 E 5 5 2 1 SW30 3561 S 8 31742 P 03/24-23 21 0 0 37 47 E 5 5 2 1 SW31 1981 SE 7 16654 P 03/25-00 21 0 0 36 53 E 5 5 2 1 SW32 401 SE 5 1566 P 03/25-01 21 0 0 34 57 E 5 5 2 1 SW32 333 SE 5 1268 P 03/25-02 21 0 0 32 60 E 5 5 3 1 SW33 264 E 5 971 P 03/25-03 21 0 0 31 64 E 5 5 3 1 SW33 196 E 3 674 P 03/25-04 21 0 0 29 69 E 5 5 3 1 SW35 178 E 5 628 P 03/25-05 21 0 0 28 71 E 5 5 3 1 W35 160 SE 5 583 P 03/25-06 18 0 0 28 73 E 5 5 3 1 W35 142 SE 5 538 P 03/25-07 18 0 0 31 74 SE 5 5 3 1 W35 196 SE 5 789 P 03/25-08 18 0 0 35 66 SE 5 5 3 1 SW36 249 S 5 1041 P 03/25-09 18 0 0 41 46 S 5 5 3 1 SW36 303 S 5 1292 P 03/25-10 18 0 0 48 32 S 5 5 3 1 SW36 3291 S10 58759 F 03/25-11 18 0 0 56 24 SW 3 3 2 1 SW36 6279 SW16 116225 V 03/25-12 28 0 0 63 19 SW 3 3 2 1 SW36 9266 SW22 173692 E 03/25-13 28 0 0 67 15 SW 3 3 2 1 SW36 11569 SW23 232066 E 03/25-14 28 0 0 69 13 SW 2 2 2 1 SW36 13872 SW24 290440 E 03/25-15 28 0 0 69 12 SW 2 2 2 1 SW36 16175 SW25 348814 E 03/25-16 28 0 0 68 11 SW 2 2 2 1 SW36 15384 SW24 320073 E 03/25-17 28 0 0 66 12 SW 2 2 2 1 SW35 14593 SW23 291332 E 03/25-18 22 0 0 62 13 SW 2 2 2 1 SW35 13802 SW22 262590 E 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...SHERIFF ROD JOHNSON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.RIFLE.02/BOU