FNUS75 KBOU 062230 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR PLATTE RIVER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 429 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP OBSERVATIONS IN THE AREA ARE GUSTING IN THE 40-50 MPH RANGE WITH LIGHTER WINDS IN THE VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN THE EARLY EVENING BUT IT WILL REMAIN WINDY WITH LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE EVENING. MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND VERY DRY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....CURRENT...65...AT 2400...45...LOW TONIGHT 30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........CURRENT...6%...AT 2400...18%...MAX TONIGHT 40-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. ON RIDGES UNTIL 2000 GUSTS TO 50 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40-50 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 2000 FT AGL AFTER 2300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 2300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 2400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0100...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62. MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST 7-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 7000-8000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70. MIN HUMIDITY........7-10%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 12000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR PLATTERIVER. +++ 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 04/06-16 20 0 0 65 13 SW25 41 4 1 SW64 7852 SW55 376765 E 04/06-17 20 0 0 63 14 SW24 39 4 1 SW60 7231 SW54 339784 E 04/06-18 14 0 0 59 16 SW23 37 4 1 SW56 6610 SW53 302803 E 04/06-19 14 0 0 56 15 SW22 35 4 1 W58 5606 SW49 245243 E 04/06-20 14 0 0 51 16 W21 32 4 1 W61 4602 W45 187684 E 04/06-21 14 0 0 44 19 W18 30 4 1 W63 3599 W41 130124 V 04/06-22 14 0 0 40 24 W16 25 4 1 W61 3171 W35 100210 V 04/06-23 14 0 0 38 30 W14 22 4 1 SW59 2744 W28 70296 G 04/07-00 2 0 0 36 37 W12 18 4 1 SW56 2316 W20 40381 F 04/07-01 2 0 0 34 42 W 9 16 4 1 W58 2091 W16 30479 P 04/07-02 2 0 0 32 44 SW 8 13 4 1 W60 1866 W12 20577 P 04/07-03 2 0 0 31 45 SW 7 7 4 1 W60 1641 W 8 10674 P 04/07-04 2 0 0 30 47 SW 6 6 4 1 W56 1620 W 8 11257 P 04/07-05 2 0 0 31 46 SW 3 3 4 1 W53 1600 W 8 11840 P 04/07-06 2 0 0 32 44 SW 3 3 4 1 W48 1579 W 9 12423 P 04/07-07 2 0 0 33 42 S 5 5 4 1 W44 1886 W 8 13523 P 04/07-08 2 0 0 35 39 S 7 7 4 1 W40 2193 W 8 14622 P 04/07-09 2 0 0 39 32 S 8 13 4 1 W38 2500 SW 7 15722 P 04/07-10 2 0 0 44 25 S 8 13 4 1 W36 3685 W 8 28905 P 04/07-11 2 0 0 49 19 SE 7 7 4 1 W35 4870 W 9 42087 F 04/07-12 2 0 0 52 16 SE 7 7 4 1 W33 6056 W10 55270 F 04/07-13 2 0 0 55 13 E 7 7 3 1 W33 6999 W12 72210 G 04/07-14 2 0 0 57 12 E 7 7 3 1 W35 7943 SW13 89150 G 04/07-15 2 0 0 58 11 E 8 13 2 1 W36 8887 SW14 106090 V 04/07-16 2 0 0 58 11 E 9 14 2 1 W36 7783 SW13 89225 G 04/07-17 2 0 0 57 11 SE 9 15 2 1 W36 6679 S13 72361 G 04/07-18 1 0 0 54 13 S10 16 2 1 W37 5575 S12 55496 F 04/07-19 1 0 0 52 15 S10 17 2 1 W37 4071 S13 41226 F 04/07-20 1 0 0 48 20 S10 17 2 1 W38 2567 S13 26955 P 04/07-21 1 0 0 43 26 S10 16 2 1 W39 1063 S14 12685 P 04/07-22 1 0 0 40 32 S10 10 2 1 W38 895 SW16 11932 P 04/07-23 1 0 0 38 36 SW10 10 2 1 W36 728 SW18 11178 P 04/08-00 1 0 0 36 40 SW10 10 2 1 W33 561 SW22 10425 P 04/08-01 1 0 0 35 44 SW10 10 3 1 W35 446 SW18 7661 P 04/08-02 1 0 0 34 46 SW 9 9 3 1 W37 332 SW15 4897 P 04/08-03 1 0 0 33 48 SW 9 9 4 1 W39 217 SW12 2133 P 04/08-04 1 0 0 32 49 SW 9 9 4 1 W39 191 SW10 1783 P 04/08-05 1 0 0 33 48 W 8 8 3 1 W39 166 W 9 1433 P 04/08-06 1 0 0 33 47 W 8 8 3 1 W38 140 W 9 1083 P 04/08-07 1 0 0 34 46 W 7 7 3 1 W36 214 W 8 1390 P 04/08-08 1 0 0 38 39 SW 7 7 3 1 W33 289 SW 7 1697 P 04/08-09 1 0 0 43 31 SW 6 6 3 1 W31 363 SW 7 2004 P 04/08-10 1 0 0 50 23 S 5 5 3 1 W30 3311 SW 9 40071 F 04/08-11 1 0 0 55 17 SE 3 3 2 1 W30 6260 W12 78137 G 04/08-12 4 0 0 59 13 SE 2 2 2 1 W30 9209 W15 116204 V 04/08-13 4 0 0 63 11 SE 2 2 2 1 W29 10998 W15 138888 V 04/08-14 4 0 0 65 10 E 3 3 2 1 W26 12788 W15 161571 E 04/08-15 4 0 0 66 10 E 5 5 2 1 W25 14578 W15 184255 E 04/08-16 4 0 0 66 10 E 6 6 2 1 W23 13119 W13 152902 E 04/08-17 4 0 0 64 10 NE 7 7 2 1 W21 11660 W12 121549 V 04/08-18 4 0 0 61 12 NE 7 7 2 1 W20 10202 W10 90197 G 04/08-19 4 0 0 59 14 N 7 7 2 1 W18 6976 W 8 60650 G 04/08-20 4 0 0 54 18 N 6 6 2 1 W17 3751 NW 6 31103 P 04/08-21 4 0 0 49 23 N 5 5 2 1 W17 526 N 3 1556 P 04/08-22 4 0 0 45 29 NW 5 5 2 1 W18 412 NW 3 1197 P 04/08-23 4 0 0 43 34 W 3 3 2 1 W20 299 W 3 838 P 04/09-00 6 0 0 41 39 SW 3 3 2 1 W21 186 SW 3 479 P 04/09-01 6 0 0 39 43 SW 3 3 2 1 W22 174 SW 3 484 P 04/09-02 6 0 0 38 47 W 3 3 2 1 W22 161 W 3 489 P 04/09-03 6 0 0 37 49 W 3 3 2 1 W22 148 W 3 493 P 04/09-04 6 0 0 37 50 W 3 3 2 1 W22 155 W 5 553 P 04/09-05 6 0 0 37 50 W 5 5 3 1 W22 161 W 5 613 P 04/09-06 24 0 0 37 48 W 5 5 3 1 W21 167 W 5 673 P 04/09-07 24 0 0 38 45 W 5 5 3 1 W21 424 W 5 1298 P 04/09-08 24 0 0 42 39 SW 3 3 3 1 W20 681 W 3 1923 P 04/09-09 24 0 0 47 31 SW 3 3 3 1 W20 938 W 3 2549 P 04/09-10 24 0 0 53 24 S 3 3 3 1 W21 3559 W 6 31855 P 04/09-11 24 0 0 58 20 SE 3 3 2 1 W22 6180 W 9 61160 G 04/09-12 24 0 0 62 17 SE 3 3 2 1 W23 8802 W12 90466 G 04/09-13 24 0 0 65 15 SE 3 3 2 1 W24 9933 W12 103479 V 04/09-14 24 0 0 67 13 E 5 5 2 1 W23 11064 W13 116491 V 04/09-15 24 0 0 69 13 E 5 5 2 1 W22 12195 W13 129504 V 04/09-16 24 0 0 68 13 E 5 5 2 1 W21 10742 W 9 97129 G 04/09-17 24 0 0 67 14 E 6 6 2 1 W18 9289 SW 7 64753 G 04/09-18 22 0 0 63 17 E 6 6 2 1 W17 7837 SW 5 32378 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...GIMMESTAD REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120406.PLATT.01/BOU