FNUS75 KBOU 230206 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR APEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 806 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........50-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL UNTIL 0000...THEN NORTHEAST 5-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16-24 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN NORTHEAST 1-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8-14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 5400-6400 FT AGL AFTER 0900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR APE. +++ 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 05/22-19 50 0 0 61 18 W16 24 2 1 W51 4277 W28 128817 V 05/22-20 50 0 0 55 21 W15 23 2 1 W52 2245 SW21 65696 G 05/22-21 50 0 0 48 27 W14 21 2 1 W52 213 SW14 2575 P 05/22-22 50 0 0 46 31 W15 23 2 1 W54 208 SW14 2405 P 05/22-23 50 0 0 44 36 W17 26 2 1 W56 202 SW13 2236 P 05/23-00 45 0 0 44 39 W18 28 2 1 W58 196 W13 2066 P 05/23-01 45 0 0 44 40 W15 23 2 1 W58 195 W 8 1442 P 05/23-02 45 0 0 44 39 W 9 9 2 1 W56 194 N 5 817 P 05/23-03 45 0 0 43 40 W 5 5 2 1 W55 193 CALM 193 P 05/23-04 45 0 0 42 42 W 3 3 2 1 W55 188 E 3 539 P 05/23-05 45 0 0 41 44 W 3 3 2 1 W54 183 SE 6 886 P 05/23-06 62 17 3 41 46 W 5 5 2 1 W54 177 SE 8 1233 P 05/23-07 62 17 3 44 45 SE 9 14 2 1 W56 1580 S12 22985 P 05/23-08 62 17 3 49 43 SE10 16 2 1 W59 2983 SW14 44738 F 05/23-09 62 17 3 54 38 S12 17 2 1 W60 4385 SW17 66491 G 05/23-10 62 17 3 57 35 S13 18 2 1 W59 4829 SW18 75604 G 05/23-11 62 17 3 58 34 SE14 21 3 1 W56 5272 SW18 84717 G 05/23-12 77 57 33 59 31 SE14 21 3 4 SW53 5716 SW18 93831 G 05/23-13 77 57 33 61 32 SE14 20 3 4 SW51 5544 SW16 77020 G 05/23-14 77 57 33 57 40 E13 18 3 4 SW47 5372 SW13 60210 G 05/23-15 77 57 33 55 44 E12 17 3 4 SW46 5200 SW 9 43400 F 05/23-16 77 57 33 56 40 NE12 17 3 4 SW48 6003 SW14 79049 G 05/23-17 77 57 33 55 36 NW12 17 2 4 SW52 6806 W18 114698 V 05/23-18 82 43 20 58 30 W12 18 2 4 SW54 7609 W23 150347 E 05/23-19 82 43 20 56 34 W10 17 2 4 SW51 6867 W23 137197 V 05/23-20 82 43 20 52 40 W 9 15 2 4 SW48 6125 W23 124046 V 05/23-21 82 43 20 49 47 W 9 15 2 4 SW48 5383 W24 110896 V 05/23-22 82 43 20 47 52 W 9 15 2 4 SW52 4864 W23 98766 G 05/23-23 82 43 20 45 57 W10 16 2 4 W58 4346 W23 86636 G 05/24-00 76 27 7 43 61 W10 16 2 1 W62 3828 W22 74506 G 05/24-01 76 27 7 42 64 W10 17 2 1 W61 3652 W25 78627 G 05/24-02 76 27 7 40 66 W10 17 2 1 W59 3476 W28 82749 G 05/24-03 76 27 7 39 69 W10 16 2 1 W58 3301 W30 86871 G 05/24-04 76 27 7 38 70 W 9 15 2 1 W63 3838 W32 109490 V 05/24-05 76 27 7 38 69 W 8 14 2 1 W71 4375 W35 132109 V 05/24-06 65 10 2 38 69 W 8 13 2 1 W79 4911 W37 154729 E 05/24-07 65 10 2 40 62 W 8 14 2 1 W84 5394 W37 173613 E 05/24-08 65 10 2 43 55 W 9 15 2 1 W89 5876 W38 192498 E 05/24-09 65 10 2 46 47 W10 16 2 1 W90 6358 W38 211382 E 05/24-10 65 10 2 50 40 W13 20 2 1 W90 6890 W36 212051 E 05/24-11 65 10 2 52 36 W14 22 2 1 W89 7423 W33 212720 E 05/24-12 66 10 2 54 33 W15 24 2 2 W85 7955 W31 213389 E 05/24-13 66 10 2 55 32 W15 23 2 2 W79 8380 W31 223484 E 05/24-14 66 10 2 56 31 W14 22 2 2 W71 8805 W31 233579 E 05/24-15 66 10 2 56 31 W13 21 2 2 W66 9230 SW30 243674 E 05/24-16 66 10 2 57 31 W13 20 2 2 W59 7968 SW26 189181 E 05/24-17 66 10 2 56 33 W13 20 2 2 SW55 6706 SW22 134688 V 05/24-18 54 19 4 55 35 W12 18 2 3 SW53 5444 SW17 80195 G 05/24-19 54 19 4 53 38 NW 9 14 2 3 SW54 4240 SW14 57504 F 05/24-20 54 19 4 50 43 NE 6 6 3 3 SW58 3035 S10 34814 P 05/24-21 54 19 4 46 48 E 3 3 3 3 SW61 1831 SE 8 12124 P 05/24-22 54 19 4 44 52 E 5 5 3 3 SW60 1556 SE 8 10280 P 05/24-23 54 19 4 42 56 E 6 6 2 3 SW59 1281 SE 8 8437 P 05/25-00 57 22 4 41 59 E 7 7 2 1 SW58 1006 SE 8 6593 P 05/25-01 57 22 4 39 62 SE 6 6 2 1 SW59 763 S 7 4888 P 05/25-02 57 22 4 38 65 SE 5 5 2 1 SW60 520 S 7 3183 P 05/25-03 57 22 4 37 67 S 3 3 2 1 SW61 276 S 6 1478 P 05/25-04 57 22 4 37 69 S 3 3 2 1 SW59 255 SW 7 1572 P 05/25-05 57 22 4 36 70 SW 3 3 2 1 SW55 234 SW 8 1666 P 05/25-06 66 25 5 36 72 W 5 5 2 1 SW53 212 W 9 1760 P 05/25-07 66 25 5 38 68 SW 8 13 2 1 SW54 950 SW13 14762 P 05/25-08 66 25 5 43 58 SW13 20 3 1 SW55 1687 SW16 27763 P 05/25-09 66 25 5 48 49 SW15 24 3 1 SW58 2425 SW20 40764 F 05/25-10 66 25 5 53 42 S15 23 3 1 SW62 3514 SW18 55554 F 05/25-11 66 25 5 56 37 S13 21 2 1 SW66 4604 SW18 70343 G 05/25-12 60 24 5 59 33 S12 18 2 1 SW66 5694 SW17 85133 G 05/25-13 60 24 5 60 32 S12 18 2 1 SW60 5709 SW17 83003 G 05/25-14 60 24 5 61 31 S12 18 2 1 SW51 5724 S16 80873 G 05/25-15 60 24 5 62 30 S12 18 2 1 SW43 5739 S16 78743 G 05/25-16 60 24 5 62 29 S10 17 2 1 SW39 5571 S16 75792 G 05/25-17 60 24 5 62 30 S10 16 3 1 SW38 5403 S15 72842 G 05/25-18 43 20 4 61 31 S 9 15 3 1 SW38 5234 S15 69891 G 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...SHELLI MAVOR REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120522.APEX_.01/BOU