FNUS75 KBOU 060044 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BIERSTADT SEARCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 645 PM MDT FRI OCT 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST ARE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SEARCH AREA IS HIGH ENOUGH TO BE OUT OF THE WIDESPREAD MOISTURE AND LOW CLOUDS THAT MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF THE DIVIDE IS NOW EXPERIENCING. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS AND SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0400...THEN 1000-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1500...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29. MIN HUMIDITY........36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24-28 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....12. MAX HUMIDITY........64%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35. MIN HUMIDITY........19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2800-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4600-5600 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BIERSTADT SEARCH. +++ 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 10/05-18 75 7 1 32 43 W20 30 4 1 W83 2469 W22 46043 F 10/05-19 75 7 1 30 46 W20 29 4 1 W83 1852 W20 33465 P 10/05-20 75 7 1 28 50 W18 29 4 1 W82 1235 W17 20888 P 10/05-21 75 7 1 27 54 W18 28 4 1 W81 618 W15 8310 P 10/05-22 75 7 1 26 57 W18 26 4 1 W82 623 W16 8504 P 10/05-23 75 7 1 25 58 SW17 26 4 1 W83 629 SW16 8698 P 10/06-00 73 10 2 24 59 SW17 26 4 1 W84 635 SW16 8892 P 10/06-01 73 10 2 24 60 SW17 26 4 1 W85 603 W16 8671 P 10/06-02 73 10 2 23 61 W18 28 5 1 W85 571 W17 8450 P 10/06-03 73 10 2 23 61 W18 29 5 1 W84 538 W17 8230 P 10/06-04 73 10 2 22 61 W20 29 5 1 W83 998 W20 18764 P 10/06-05 73 10 2 22 61 W20 30 5 1 W82 1458 W22 29299 P 10/06-06 73 10 2 21 60 W20 30 5 1 W82 1918 W24 39834 P 10/06-07 73 10 2 22 59 W18 29 5 1 W82 2514 W25 57594 F 10/06-08 73 10 2 22 57 W18 28 6 1 W83 3110 W28 75354 G 10/06-09 73 10 2 23 54 W17 26 6 1 W84 3706 W29 93114 G 10/06-10 73 10 2 24 51 W16 24 5 1 W83 4224 W28 98498 G 10/06-11 73 10 2 25 47 NW16 23 4 1 W82 4741 W25 103881 V 10/06-12 65 10 2 26 44 NW15 23 3 1 W81 5259 W24 109265 V 10/06-13 65 10 2 27 41 W15 22 3 1 W78 5179 W22 98878 G 10/06-14 57 10 2 28 38 W14 22 3 1 W76 5099 W20 88492 G 10/06-15 57 10 2 28 37 W14 21 3 1 W74 5019 W18 78105 G 10/06-16 44 10 2 27 36 W13 20 3 1 W71 4157 W16 59805 F 10/06-17 44 10 2 26 37 W12 18 4 1 W70 3296 W14 41505 F 10/06-18 37 10 2 24 39 W12 17 4 1 W68 2434 W12 23205 P 10/06-19 37 10 2 23 42 W12 17 5 1 W66 1743 W10 16536 P 10/06-20 37 10 2 19 50 W12 18 5 1 W63 1053 W10 9866 P 10/06-21 37 10 2 15 62 W13 20 6 1 W61 363 W10 3196 P 10/06-22 37 10 2 14 64 W13 21 6 1 W59 323 W10 2898 P 10/06-23 37 10 2 14 64 W13 21 5 1 W59 283 W10 2599 P 10/07-00 36 8 2 14 62 W13 21 5 1 W59 242 W10 2300 P 10/07-01 36 8 2 13 60 W14 22 5 1 W60 222 W12 2282 P 10/07-02 36 8 2 13 57 W15 24 4 1 W61 202 W13 2265 P 10/07-03 36 8 2 13 55 W16 25 4 1 W62 182 W14 2247 P 10/07-04 36 8 2 13 53 W16 25 4 1 W64 197 W14 2407 P 10/07-05 36 8 2 12 53 W16 25 4 1 W64 211 W14 2566 P 10/07-06 19 3 1 13 51 W15 24 4 1 W63 225 W14 2725 P 10/07-07 19 3 1 13 47 W15 23 4 1 W56 296 W14 3460 P 10/07-08 19 3 1 13 43 W14 23 4 1 NW47 367 W14 4194 P 10/07-09 19 3 1 16 37 W14 22 4 1 NW39 439 W13 4929 P 10/07-10 19 3 1 23 27 W13 21 4 1 NW33 2272 NW15 34535 P 10/07-11 19 3 1 28 21 NW13 20 3 1 N30 4106 NW16 64142 G 10/07-12 20 5 1 31 19 NW12 18 3 1 N29 5939 NW18 93748 G 10/07-13 20 5 1 32 19 NW12 18 3 1 N28 5701 NW16 82416 G 10/07-14 20 5 1 32 20 NW12 18 4 1 N29 5463 NW15 71084 G 10/07-15 20 5 1 34 19 NW12 18 5 1 N31 5225 NW13 59752 F 10/07-16 20 5 1 35 20 W12 17 6 1 N33 4159 NW13 46297 F 10/07-17 20 5 1 33 22 W10 17 6 1 NW36 3092 W12 32842 P 10/07-18 13 0 1 31 25 W10 16 6 1 NW38 2026 W12 19387 P 10/07-19 13 0 1 27 30 W12 18 6 1 NW37 1430 W12 13789 P 10/07-20 13 0 1 24 33 W13 21 5 1 NW35 833 W12 8190 P 10/07-21 13 0 1 22 35 W14 22 5 1 NW33 236 W13 2592 P 10/07-22 13 0 1 21 37 W14 22 5 1 NW35 213 W13 2368 P 10/07-23 13 0 1 21 36 W14 22 5 1 NW36 190 W13 2145 P 10/08-00 5 0 0 21 36 W14 22 5 1 NW37 167 W14 1921 P 10/08-01 5 0 0 20 38 W15 23 5 1 NW37 159 W14 1910 P 10/08-02 5 0 0 19 40 W16 25 5 1 NW36 151 W15 1899 P 10/08-03 5 0 0 19 40 W16 25 5 1 NW35 143 W15 1888 P 10/08-04 5 0 0 19 39 W15 24 5 1 NW32 141 W15 1777 P 10/08-05 5 0 0 19 38 W15 23 6 1 W30 139 W14 1666 P 10/08-06 8 0 0 19 37 W14 22 6 1 W29 138 W13 1555 P 10/08-07 8 0 0 19 36 W15 23 6 1 W29 194 W14 2351 P 10/08-08 8 0 0 20 35 W15 24 6 1 W29 249 W14 3146 P 10/08-09 8 0 0 23 32 W16 25 6 1 W29 305 W15 3942 P 10/08-10 8 0 0 30 23 W16 25 6 1 W29 1579 W16 26783 P 10/08-11 8 0 0 35 19 W15 24 6 1 W28 2853 W18 49624 F 10/08-12 23 1 0 38 17 W15 24 6 1 W29 4127 W21 72464 G 10/08-13 23 1 0 40 17 W16 25 6 1 W30 5698 W22 117116 V 10/08-14 23 1 0 40 18 W17 28 6 1 W31 7268 W24 161767 E 10/08-15 23 1 0 43 19 W18 30 6 1 W33 8838 W26 206419 E 10/08-16 23 1 0 43 20 W18 29 6 1 W33 7026 W28 165673 E 10/08-17 23 1 0 41 21 W17 28 5 1 W33 5213 W28 124927 V 10/08-18 24 4 1 38 25 W16 25 5 1 W33 3400 W29 84180 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...MAJOR ALBERS REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20121005.BIERS.01/BOU