FNUS75 KBOU 092216
FWSBOU

SPOT FORECAST FOR FERN LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
416 PM MDT TUE OCT 9 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
20 MPH THROUGH 6 PM.  AFTER 6 PM WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH
FROM THE SOUTHEAST.  AFTER MIDNIGHT WINDS MAY BECOME MORE WEST WITH
SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE.  THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE OF PRECIP
HOWEVER LOW CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND AT LEAST THRU THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL MAX OUT AROUND 80% OVERNIGHT.

ON WEDNESDAY IT WILL DRY AND WARMER.  WINDS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE
WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES.


...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2000...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 10-15 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    1800...AFTER 2400...WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY(35-45%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2600-3600
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6000-7000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1700...THEN 4200 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1400...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1600...THEN VERY
                    GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11-16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........28%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700...THEN 1200-2200
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4800-5800 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1200...THEN 9000-10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN
                    7200 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
                    1700...THEN GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0600. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

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