FNUS75 KBOU 280000 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER NORTH FORK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 559 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST WITH SPEEDS IN THE 8-14 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES (8000 FEET AND ABOVE). MINIMIUM HUMIDITY LEVELS BY AFTERNOON WILL DROP DOWN TO 10%. AT THIS TIME SKIES LOOK TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR OUTSIDE OF SMOKE. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73. MIN HUMIDITY........10%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10600-11600 FT AGL AFTER 1500. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........42%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........12%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-11 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 10800-11800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR LOWER NORTH FORK. +++ 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 03/27-17 23 0 0 63 14 E 8 14 2 1 SW33 8064 SW14 100765 V 03/27-18 28 0 0 60 16 E 8 13 2 1 SW32 6633 SW13 72064 G 03/27-19 28 0 0 58 18 SE 7 7 2 1 SW32 4523 SW 9 48264 F 03/27-20 28 0 0 54 22 SW 6 6 2 1 SW32 2413 SW 6 24464 P 03/27-21 28 0 0 49 27 W 5 5 2 1 SW32 303 SW 2 664 P 03/27-22 28 0 0 46 32 W 6 6 2 1 SW32 271 W 5 888 P 03/27-23 28 0 0 44 36 W 8 14 2 1 W32 239 W 6 1113 P 03/28-00 28 0 0 42 40 W10 16 2 1 W33 208 W 7 1337 P 03/28-01 28 0 0 41 44 W10 17 2 1 W33 192 W 8 1316 P 03/28-02 28 0 0 40 48 W10 16 3 1 W35 176 W 8 1294 P 03/28-03 28 0 0 39 50 W 9 15 3 1 W35 160 W 9 1273 P 03/28-04 28 0 0 38 51 W 9 15 3 1 W35 159 W 9 1290 P 03/28-05 28 0 0 38 50 W 9 15 3 1 W35 158 W 9 1306 P 03/28-06 20 0 0 39 48 W 9 15 3 1 W35 157 W 9 1323 P 03/28-07 20 0 0 40 47 W 9 15 3 1 W33 278 W10 2386 P 03/28-08 20 0 0 43 41 SW 9 15 3 1 W32 400 SW10 3449 P 03/28-09 20 0 0 48 33 SW 9 15 3 1 W31 522 SW10 4513 P 03/28-10 20 0 0 54 25 SW10 16 3 1 W30 3320 SW13 45287 F 03/28-11 20 0 0 59 19 SW10 17 2 1 W30 6119 SW14 86062 G 03/28-12 24 2 0 64 15 SW12 18 2 1 W29 8917 SW16 126836 V 03/28-13 24 2 0 67 12 SW12 18 2 1 W30 10031 SW17 156375 E 03/28-14 24 2 0 69 11 SW10 17 2 1 W30 11144 SW18 185914 E 03/28-15 24 2 0 71 10 S10 16 2 1 W30 12258 SW21 215452 E 03/28-16 24 2 0 70 10 SW10 17 2 1 W30 11103 SW20 193523 E 03/28-17 24 2 0 69 10 SW12 18 2 1 W29 9948 SW20 171594 E 03/28-18 15 3 1 65 12 SW12 18 2 1 W28 8793 SW20 149664 V 03/28-19 15 3 1 63 14 SW10 17 2 1 W28 6016 SW17 101397 V 03/28-20 15 3 1 59 16 SW 9 14 3 1 W26 3239 SW15 53130 F 03/28-21 15 3 1 54 20 SW 7 7 3 1 W26 463 SW13 4862 P 03/28-22 15 3 1 50 24 SW 8 13 3 1 W26 399 SW13 4411 P 03/28-23 15 3 1 48 27 W10 16 4 1 SW28 334 W14 3960 P 03/29-00 10 3 1 46 30 W12 18 4 1 SW29 270 W15 3508 P 03/29-01 10 3 1 45 34 W12 20 4 1 SW31 259 W15 3356 P 03/29-02 10 3 1 44 39 SW12 18 4 1 SW33 248 W15 3203 P 03/29-03 10 3 1 43 42 SW12 18 4 1 SW35 237 W15 3050 P 03/29-04 10 3 1 42 42 SW12 18 4 1 SW38 279 W14 3348 P 03/29-05 10 3 1 42 40 SW12 18 4 1 SW40 322 W14 3646 P 03/29-06 14 3 1 43 37 SW10 16 4 1 SW43 364 W13 3944 P 03/29-07 14 3 1 44 37 SW 9 14 4 1 SW41 1450 W12 12164 P 03/29-08 14 3 1 46 35 SW 7 7 3 1 SW39 2536 W10 20385 P 03/29-09 14 3 1 50 30 SW 5 5 3 1 SW38 3621 W 9 28606 P 03/29-10 14 3 1 55 24 S 3 3 3 1 SW38 5570 W12 63595 G 03/29-11 14 3 1 59 19 E 2 2 2 1 W37 7518 W14 98584 G 03/29-12 24 3 1 63 16 CALM 1 2 1 W36 9466 W16 133573 V 03/29-13 24 3 1 65 14 CALM 1 2 1 W33 10538 W15 135690 V 03/29-14 24 3 1 67 12 CALM 1 2 1 W29 11609 W14 137807 V 03/29-15 24 3 1 68 12 NE 2 2 2 1 W25 12681 W13 139924 V 03/29-16 24 3 1 68 12 NE 3 3 2 1 W21 11614 W10 112068 V 03/29-17 24 3 1 66 12 NE 5 5 2 1 W17 10547 W 9 84212 G 03/29-18 25 3 1 63 14 NE 5 5 2 1 SW14 9480 SW 7 56356 F 03/29-19 25 3 1 60 17 E 3 3 2 1 SW14 6679 SW 6 38230 P 03/29-20 25 3 1 56 22 S 2 2 2 1 SW14 3877 S 3 20103 P 03/29-21 25 3 1 51 29 CALM 1 2 1 SW15 1076 S 2 1976 P 03/29-22 25 3 1 48 35 SW 2 2 2 1 SW16 790 S 3 1719 P 03/29-23 25 3 1 45 39 SW 5 5 2 1 SW17 504 SW 5 1463 P 03/30-00 8 3 1 44 42 SW 7 7 2 1 SW18 219 SW 7 1206 P 03/30-01 8 3 1 42 45 SW 8 14 2 1 SW20 202 SW 7 1269 P 03/30-02 8 3 1 41 47 W 9 15 3 1 W21 185 SW 8 1331 P 03/30-03 8 3 1 40 49 W10 16 3 1 W22 169 SW 9 1394 P 03/30-04 8 3 1 39 50 W12 17 3 1 W23 174 SW 9 1388 P 03/30-05 8 3 1 40 50 W12 17 3 1 W24 178 W 9 1382 P 03/30-06 19 2 0 40 49 W10 16 3 1 W25 183 W 9 1377 P 03/30-07 19 2 0 41 47 W 9 14 3 1 W25 520 W 8 2871 P 03/30-08 19 2 0 44 42 W 7 7 2 1 W25 857 W 7 4365 P 03/30-09 19 2 0 49 35 W 5 5 2 1 W24 1193 W 6 5860 P 03/30-10 19 2 0 55 28 W 3 3 2 1 W25 4015 W 8 41271 F 03/30-11 19 2 0 60 23 W 2 2 2 1 W25 6836 W10 76683 G 03/30-12 26 4 1 64 20 W 2 2 2 1 W25 9657 W14 112095 V 03/30-13 26 4 1 67 17 W 2 2 2 1 NW24 10770 NW13 114167 V 03/30-14 26 4 1 69 15 W 2 2 2 1 NW22 11884 NW12 116239 V 03/30-15 26 4 1 70 14 W 2 2 2 1 N20 12997 NW10 118312 V 03/30-16 26 4 1 70 14 W 3 3 2 1 N17 11344 NW 9 94400 G 03/30-17 26 4 1 68 14 W 3 3 2 1 NW15 9692 W 8 70489 G 03/30-18 19 2 0 65 16 W 5 5 2 1 NW13 8039 W 7 46578 F 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...PISCOPO SITL T REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120327.LOWER.02/BOU