FNUS75 KBOU 031526 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN RIDGE PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 816 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION WITH A MODERATE NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS COLORADO. THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY AND STABLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. DUE TO THE STRONG STABILITY...SMOKE DISPERSION WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH THE PERIOD. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18. MIN HUMIDITY........45%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 1100-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 1 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........72%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MIN HUMIDITY........48%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1000-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 8-9 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GREEN RIDGE PILES. +++ 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. FEEDBACK WELCOME. +++ FORECAST SC PP WR AT RH 20-FT G H L 10KFT MIXG TRANS VENTL AJTV VALID AT % % % F % WIND S I A WIND HGT WIND RATE RATNG MPH T L MPH AGL MPH KT-FT 01/03-08 5 0 0 0 59 CALM 1 4 1 NE 62 661 W 2 1405 P 01/03-09 5 0 0 5 54 CALM 1 4 1 NE 59 1106 WNW 3 3731 P 01/03-10 5 0 0 10 52 CALM 1 4 1 NE 54 1551 N 5 6057 P 01/03-11 2 0 0 14 51 W 2 2 4 1 NE 51 1996 NNE 5 8383 P 01/03-12 2 0 0 17 48 W 2 2 3 1 NE 49 2022 N 5 8104 P 01/03-13 2 0 0 18 47 W 3 3 3 1 NE 47 2048 N 5 7826 P 01/03-14 2 0 0 18 47 W 3 3 2 1 NE 46 2074 N 5 7547 P 01/03-15 2 0 0 16 50 W 3 3 2 1 NE 46 1660 NNW 3 5828 P 01/03-16 2 0 0 13 56 W 2 2 2 1 ENE 45 1246 WNW 3 4108 P 01/03-17 18 0 0 10 60 W 2 2 2 1 ENE 44 832 W 3 2388 P 01/03-18 18 0 0 8 62 SW 2 2 2 1 ENE 43 671 NW 2 1711 P 01/03-19 18 0 0 6 63 SSE 2 2 2 1 ENE 40 511 NNE 2 1033 P 01/03-20 18 0 0 5 63 ESE 2 2 2 1 ENE 39 350 CALM 355 P 01/03-21 18 0 0 4 64 SE 2 2 2 1 ENE 37 318 CALM 310 P 01/03-22 18 0 0 3 66 CALM 1 2 1 ENE 36 286 CALM 265 P 01/03-23 11 0 0 3 65 CALM 1 2 1 ENE 35 254 CALM 220 P 01/04-00 11 0 0 3 64 CALM 1 2 1 ENE 32 245 CALM 251 P 01/04-01 11 0 0 3 63 SE 2 2 2 1 ENE 31 236 CALM 281 P 01/04-02 11 0 0 3 62 SE 2 2 2 1 E 29 227 CALM 312 P 01/04-03 11 0 0 2 65 SE 2 2 2 1 ENE 29 215 CALM 263 P 01/04-04 11 0 0 1 70 S 2 2 2 1 ENE 29 204 CALM 213 P 01/04-05 9 0 0 1 66 S 2 2 3 1 ENE 21 198 CALM 91 P 01/04-06 9 0 0 3 63 S 2 2 3 1 ENE 21 241 CALM 77 P 01/04-07 9 0 0 7 58 CALM 1 3 1 ENE 21 284 CALM 62 P 01/04-08 9 0 0 10 54 CALM 1 3 1 ENE 21 327 CALM 48 P 01/04-09 9 0 0 15 52 S 2 2 3 1 ENE 21 661 CALM 1257 P 01/04-10 9 0 0 19 52 SW 3 3 3 1 ENE 21 996 NW 2 2467 P 01/04-11 9 0 0 22 51 WSW 5 5 3 1 ENE 21 1330 W 3 3677 P 01/04-12 9 0 0 25 49 WSW 6 6 3 1 ENE 20 1518 WNW 3 4524 P 01/04-13 9 0 0 26 48 WSW 6 6 3 1 ENE 18 1705 NW 3 5371 P 01/04-14 9 0 0 25 49 WSW 6 6 3 1 ENE 18 1893 NNW 3 6218 P 01/04-15 9 0 0 22 53 WSW 6 6 3 1 NE 20 1398 NW 5 4741 P 01/04-16 9 0 0 18 60 WSW 6 6 3 1 NE 21 902 WNW 5 3263 P 01/04-17 26 0 0 14 67 WSW 6 6 3 1 NE 22 407 W 5 1785 P 01/04-18 26 0 0 11 73 WSW 5 5 3 1 NE 22 388 W 5 1438 P 01/04-19 26 0 0 10 77 SW 2 2 2 1 NNE 23 369 W 3 1091 P 01/04-20 26 0 0 8 80 CALM 1 2 1 NNE 23 349 WSW 2 743 P 01/04-21 26 0 0 7 84 CALM 1 2 1 NNE 23 336 WSW 3 842 P 01/04-22 26 0 0 6 86 CALM 1 3 1 N 24 322 W 3 941 P 01/04-23 13 0 0 5 87 WSW 2 2 4 1 N 24 309 W 3 1040 P 01/05-00 13 0 0 4 85 WSW 2 2 4 1 N 24 313 W 3 1079 P 01/05-01 13 0 0 4 80 W 2 2 5 1 N 24 318 WSW 5 1119 P 01/05-02 13 0 0 3 76 W 2 2 5 1 N 24 322 WSW 5 1158 P 01/05-03 13 0 0 2 75 W 2 2 5 1 NNW 26 319 WSW 5 1225 P 01/05-04 13 0 0 2 75 W 3 3 5 1 NNW 28 317 W 5 1291 P 01/05-05 16 0 0 2 73 W 3 3 5 1 NNW 30 314 W 5 1358 P 01/05-06 16 0 0 4 66 W 5 5 4 1 NNW 30 466 W 6 2273 P 01/05-07 16 0 0 7 58 W 5 5 3 1 NW 30 618 W 6 3189 P 01/05-08 16 0 0 10 51 W 6 6 2 1 NW 29 770 W 6 4104 P 01/05-09 16 0 0 14 48 W 7 7 2 1 NW 29 1599 W 8 12348 P 01/05-10 16 0 0 18 46 W 7 7 2 1 NW 29 2429 NW 9 20592 P 01/05-11 19 0 0 21 44 W 8 13 2 1 NW 29 3259 NW 10 28836 P 01/05-12 19 0 0 23 40 W 8 14 2 1 NNW 28 3509 NW 12 36095 P 01/05-13 19 0 0 24 38 W 8 14 2 1 N 26 3759 NW 13 43354 F 01/05-14 19 0 0 23 40 W 8 13 2 1 N 26 4010 NNW 15 50612 F 01/05-15 19 0 0 20 47 W 7 7 3 1 N 30 2829 NW 12 34409 P 01/05-16 19 0 0 16 57 W 7 7 3 1 NNE 33 1649 W 8 18205 P 01/05-17 25 0 0 11 67 W 6 6 4 1 NE 35 468 W 5 2002 P 01/05-18 25 0 0 9 72 W 5 5 4 1 NE 32 413 W 5 1551 P 01/05-19 25 0 0 7 75 WSW 5 5 5 1 NNE 29 358 WSW 3 1101 P 01/05-20 25 0 0 5 77 WSW 3 3 5 1 NNE 25 303 WSW 2 650 P 01/05-21 25 0 0 4 80 WSW 2 2 5 1 NNE 23 273 SW 2 612 P 01/05-22 25 0 0 2 83 WSW 2 2 5 1 NNE 21 244 SSW 2 574 P 01/05-23 16 0 0 1 83 WSW 2 2 5 1 N 20 214 SSW 3 537 P 01/06-00 16 0 0 1 79 WSW 2 2 5 1 N 18 203 SSW 3 567 P 01/06-01 16 0 0 1 75 WSW 3 3 5 1 N 17 191 SSW 3 598 P 01/06-02 16 0 0 0 71 WSW 3 3 5 1 N 16 180 SSW 3 629 P 01/06-03 16 0 0 -2 71 SW 3 3 5 1 N 15 216 SSW 5 823 P 01/06-04 16 0 0 -3 72 SW 5 5 5 1 N 15 251 SSW 5 1017 P 01/06-05 8 0 0 -3 69 SW 5 5 5 1 N 14 287 SSW 5 1212 P KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST VALID AT - /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 0.01 INCH /PERCENT/ WR - PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH /PERCENT/ AT - TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/ RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY /PERCENT/ 20-FT WIND - 20-FOOT WIND /MPH/ GST - 20-FOOT WIND GUST /MPH/ HI - HAINES INDEX LAL - LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 10KFT WIND - 10000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FREE-AIR WINDS /MPH/ MIXG HGT - MIXING HEIGHT /FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL/ TRANS 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...ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...CASEY CHEESBROUGH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130103.GREEN.01/BOU