FNUS75 KBOU 131937 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDE THE ROCKIES...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 137 PM MDT WED JUN 13 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO THURSDAY MORNING WITH WEAK SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT. THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRY...STABLE AND WARMER THAN NORMAL. SKIES SHOULD BE CLEAR AT SUNRISE WITH TYPICAL CLOUD BUILDUP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER 1200. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE AFTER 1500. A WEAK SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE PLAINS IN THE MORNING BUT THE FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON WEATHER IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-36. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS A FEW DRY AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-68. MIN HUMIDITY........14-20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 12000-13000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-38. MAX HUMIDITY........45-55%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8-14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 2100...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RIDETHEROCKIES. +++ 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 06/13-13 25 4 1 62 12 W17 26 4 1 W25 14172 W22 267203 E 06/13-14 25 4 1 63 12 W16 26 4 1 W23 15088 W21 275108 E 06/13-15 26 3 1 63 12 W16 25 4 1 W22 16003 W21 283012 E 06/13-16 26 3 1 63 13 W16 25 4 1 W21 15335 W20 259056 E 06/13-17 26 3 1 63 14 W15 24 4 1 SW20 14666 W18 235099 E 06/13-18 15 0 0 61 16 W14 22 4 1 SW20 13998 W17 211143 E 06/13-19 15 0 0 59 17 W13 21 4 1 SW22 9443 W15 141819 V 06/13-20 15 0 0 54 20 W12 18 4 1 W24 4887 W13 72495 G 06/13-21 15 0 0 50 24 W10 16 4 1 W26 332 W12 3171 P 06/13-22 15 0 0 47 26 W 9 15 4 1 W26 292 W10 2736 P 06/13-23 15 0 0 45 28 W 9 15 4 1 W26 253 W10 2302 P 06/14-00 10 0 0 43 30 W 9 15 4 1 W25 213 W10 1867 P 06/14-01 10 0 0 41 32 W10 16 4 1 W25 203 W10 1772 P 06/14-02 10 0 0 39 35 W10 17 4 1 W25 193 W10 1677 P 06/14-03 10 0 0 38 37 W12 18 4 1 W25 183 W10 1583 P 06/14-04 10 0 0 37 37 W12 18 4 1 W24 177 W 9 1460 P 06/14-05 10 0 0 37 38 W10 16 5 1 W24 171 W 9 1337 P 06/14-06 28 1 0 37 38 W 9 15 5 1 W23 165 W 8 1214 P 06/14-07 28 1 0 39 37 W 8 13 5 1 W23 745 W 8 4469 P 06/14-08 28 1 0 43 34 SW 7 7 4 1 W23 1326 SW 7 7724 P 06/14-09 28 1 0 47 30 SW 6 6 4 1 W23 1906 SW 7 10979 P 06/14-10 28 1 0 51 25 SW 6 6 4 1 W24 5229 SW 9 59265 F 06/14-11 28 1 0 54 22 SW 7 7 4 1 W25 8552 SW13 107552 V 06/14-12 28 1 0 56 19 SW 8 13 4 1 SW26 11875 SW15 155838 E 06/14-13 57 10 2 58 19 SW 8 14 4 2 SW26 12329 SW15 163788 E 06/14-14 57 10 2 58 19 S 9 14 4 2 SW26 12782 SW15 171738 E 06/14-15 57 10 2 59 19 S 9 15 4 2 SW26 13236 SW16 179688 E 06/14-16 57 20 4 59 19 S 9 15 4 3 SW26 12547 SW16 169845 E 06/14-17 57 20 4 59 20 S 9 15 4 3 W28 11858 SW15 160002 E 06/14-18 57 20 4 57 21 S 9 15 4 3 W30 11169 SW15 150159 E 06/14-19 41 10 2 55 23 S10 16 4 2 W32 7548 SW15 101243 V 06/14-20 41 10 2 52 26 S12 18 4 2 SW35 3927 S14 52328 F 06/14-21 41 10 2 48 30 S13 21 4 2 SW38 306 S13 3412 P 06/14-22 41 10 2 46 34 S13 20 4 2 SW32 281 S14 3249 P 06/14-23 41 10 2 44 39 S12 18 4 2 W33 268 S13 3063 P 06/15-00 22 4 1 42 44 S12 18 4 1 W33 255 SE13 2877 P 06/15-01 22 4 1 41 47 S13 21 4 1 SW31 247 SE14 2912 P 06/15-02 22 4 1 39 49 S14 23 4 1 SW29 240 S14 2947 P 06/15-03 22 2 0 38 51 S15 24 4 1 SW25 233 S15 2983 P 06/15-04 22 2 0 38 51 S14 22 4 1 SW23 219 S14 2564 P 06/15-05 22 2 0 37 50 S13 20 4 1 SW21 206 S12 2145 P 06/15-06 22 1 0 37 47 SW10 16 4 1 SW20 192 S10 1726 P 06/15-07 22 1 0 39 41 SW 9 14 4 1 SW20 548 S 9 3654 P 06/15-08 22 1 0 43 33 SW 8 13 4 1 S20 905 SW 8 5583 P 06/15-09 20 9 2 47 27 SW 7 7 4 1 S21 1261 SW 7 7512 P 06/15-10 20 9 2 51 22 SW 6 6 4 1 SW21 4877 SW 9 56408 F 06/15-11 20 9 2 54 19 SW 6 6 4 1 SW22 8494 SW12 105304 V 06/15-12 50 9 2 56 17 S 6 6 4 1 SW23 12110 SW15 154199 E 06/15-13 50 9 2 58 16 S 6 6 4 1 SW24 11997 SW15 152061 E 06/15-14 50 9 2 58 16 SE 6 6 4 1 SW25 11884 SW15 149922 V 06/15-15 51 10 2 59 17 SE 7 7 4 2 W25 11771 SW15 147783 V 06/15-16 51 10 2 59 19 SE 8 13 4 2 W25 11319 SW15 142671 V 06/15-17 51 10 2 59 21 S 9 14 4 2 W25 10867 SW15 137558 V 06/15-18 51 10 2 57 25 SW 9 15 4 2 W24 10415 W15 132445 V 06/15-19 55 10 2 55 28 SW 9 14 4 2 W23 7049 W13 89148 G 06/15-20 55 10 2 52 33 SW 8 13 4 2 W20 3682 SW12 45852 F 06/15-21 55 10 2 48 38 SW 7 7 4 2 W17 316 SW 9 2555 P 06/15-22 55 10 2 45 42 W 6 6 4 2 W15 278 SW 8 1934 P 06/15-23 55 10 2 43 45 W 3 3 4 2 SW14 240 W 6 1313 P 06/16-00 55 10 2 42 47 W 2 2 4 2 SW14 203 W 3 692 P 06/16-01 42 8 2 40 50 CALM 1 4 1 SW15 197 W 3 530 P 06/16-02 42 8 2 39 53 CALM 1 4 1 SW17 191 W 2 367 P 06/16-03 42 8 2 37 57 CALM 1 4 1 SW18 186 CALM 204 P 06/16-04 42 8 2 37 58 W 2 2 4 1 SW18 196 W 2 343 P 06/16-05 42 8 2 37 59 W 3 3 4 1 SW17 207 W 2 481 P 06/16-06 49 10 2 37 59 W 6 6 4 2 SW16 218 W 3 620 P 06/16-07 49 10 2 39 53 W 7 7 2 06/16-08 49 10 2 42 45 SW 8 13 2 06/16-09 49 10 2 46 38 SW 9 15 2 06/16-10 49 10 2 50 33 SW10 16 2 06/16-11 49 10 2 52 29 SW12 17 2 06/16-12 69 36 14 54 27 SW12 18 4 06/16-13 69 36 14 56 27 SW12 18 4 06/16-14 69 36 14 56 27 SW12 18 4 06/16-15 69 36 14 57 28 SW12 18 4 06/16-16 69 36 14 57 29 W12 18 4 06/16-17 69 36 14 56 30 W12 18 4 06/16-18 63 27 7 55 33 W12 18 4 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 $$ DANKERS...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...PATTY SHAFER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120613.RIDET.01/BOU