FNUS75 KBOU 091240 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LYNX PASS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 527 AM MST WED JAN 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A DRY AND STABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN COLORADO TODAY. STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS ON THE VALLEY FLOORS SHOULD WEAKEN SOME TODAY RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS. SURFACE WINDS FOR THE MOST PART SHOULD ALSO REMAIN LIGHT TODAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 15 AT IGNITION...WITH A MAX AROUND 28. RH..................MAX AROUND 62% AT IGNITION...WITH A MIN OF 34% AT 1400. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 3-7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-9 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 1100-1400 FT AGL 0900-1200...THEN 1400-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...COLDER WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH. .SATURDAY...COLDER WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 7 ABOVE. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 11 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 4. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR LYNX PASS. +++ 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 01/09-05 13 0 0 2 00 S 5 5 4 1 W 25 455 S 5 1673 P 01/09-06 13 0 0 2 00 S 5 5 4 1 W 25 523 S 5 2132 P 01/09-07 13 0 0 5 98 S 5 5 4 1 W 26 591 S 5 2591 P 01/09-08 13 0 0 9 80 S 5 5 4 1 W 26 659 S 6 3050 P 01/09-09 13 0 0 15 62 S 5 5 4 1 W 26 1128 S 6 6899 P 01/09-10 13 0 0 21 49 S 6 6 5 1 W 25 1597 S 7 10748 P 01/09-11 12 0 0 26 40 S 6 6 5 1 W 25 2066 SSW 8 14597 P 01/09-12 12 0 0 29 35 S 6 6 5 1 W 25 2163 SSW 8 16231 P 01/09-13 12 0 0 29 34 SSW 7 7 5 1 W 25 2261 SSW 9 17866 P 01/09-14 12 0 0 28 35 SSW 7 7 5 1 W 25 2358 SSW 9 19500 P 01/09-15 12 0 0 26 39 SSW 7 7 5 1 WSW 25 1899 SSW 10 16280 P 01/09-16 12 0 0 24 45 SSW 8 13 5 1 WSW 25 1439 SSW 10 13059 P 01/09-17 26 0 0 21 52 SSW 8 13 5 1 WSW 24 979 SSW 12 9839 P 01/09-18 26 0 0 19 55 SSW 8 13 5 1 WSW 24 816 SSW 12 8170 P 01/09-19 26 0 0 17 58 SSW 8 13 5 1 WSW 24 652 SSW 12 6502 P 01/09-20 26 0 0 15 61 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 24 489 SSW 12 4833 P 01/09-21 26 0 0 14 66 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 25 508 SSW 12 5155 P 01/09-22 26 0 0 13 71 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 28 528 SSW 12 5477 P 01/09-23 25 0 0 13 73 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 30 548 SSW 13 5800 P 01/10-00 25 0 0 13 71 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 32 530 SSW 12 5337 P 01/10-01 25 0 0 13 69 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 36 513 SSW 10 4874 P 01/10-02 25 0 0 12 70 SSW 8 13 5 1 SW 37 495 SSW 10 4411 P 01/10-03 25 0 0 12 71 SSW 7 7 5 1 SW 39 461 SSW 10 3956 P 01/10-04 25 0 0 11 76 SSW 7 7 5 1 SW 40 428 SSW 9 3502 P 01/10-05 35 0 0 10 66 SSW 6 6 5 1 SW 43 394 SSW 9 3047 P 01/10-06 35 0 0 12 61 SSW 5 5 5 1 SW 44 506 S 8 3610 P 01/10-07 35 0 0 13 58 SSW 5 5 4 1 SW 46 618 S 8 4172 P 01/10-08 35 0 0 16 51 SSW 5 5 4 1 SW 47 731 S 7 4734 P 01/10-09 35 0 0 20 43 SSW 7 7 4 1 SW 49 1461 S 13 21749 P 01/10-10 35 0 0 25 34 SSW 9 15 3 1 SW 51 2192 SSW 17 38765 P 01/10-11 56 5 1 29 29 SSW 12 18 3 1 SSW 53 2922 SW 22 55780 F 01/10-12 56 5 1 32 27 SSW 13 21 3 1 SSW 56 3715 SW 26 92416 G 01/10-13 56 5 1 33 26 SSW 14 23 2 1 SW 59 4507 SW 31129052 V 01/10-14 56 5 1 32 29 SSW 15 24 2 1 SW 59 5300 SW 36165688 E 01/10-15 56 5 1 30 33 SSW 15 24 2 1 SW 54 4709 SW 35143089 V 01/10-16 56 5 1 28 37 SSW 15 24 2 1 SW 47 4118 SW 33120490 V 01/10-17 68 18 4 25 44 SSW 15 24 2 1 SW 44 3527 SW 32 97891 G 01/10-18 68 18 4 22 51 SSW 15 24 2 1 SW 46 2605 SW 28 69472 G 01/10-19 68 18 4 20 56 SSW 16 25 3 1 SW 52 1684 SSW 23 41053 F 01/10-20 78 18 4 18 62 SSW 16 25 3 1 SW 59 763 SSW 20 12635 P 01/10-21 78 18 4 17 65 SSW 16 26 3 1 SW 63 725 SSW 20 12088 P 01/10-22 78 18 4 17 66 SSW 16 26 2 1 SW 68 688 SSW 20 11541 P 01/10-23 83 33 12 16 70 SSW 16 25 2 1 SW 75 650 SSW 20 10995 P 01/11-00 83 33 12 16 70 SSW 16 25 2 1 SW 87 1074 SSW 23 23524 P 01/11-01 83 33 12 15 73 S 15 25 2 1 SW101 1497 SSW 25 36054 P 01/11-02 83 33 12 15 73 S 15 24 2 1 SW112 1921 SSW 29 48583 F 01/11-03 83 33 12 14 77 S 14 23 2 1 SW116 2929 SSW 32 87633 G 01/11-04 83 33 12 14 77 S 13 21 2 1 SW116 3938 SSW 36126683 V 01/11-05 96 66 47 14 77 SSE 13 21 2 1 SW110 4946 SSW 39165732 E 01/11-06 96 66 47 14 77 S 13 21 2 1 SW 99 6378 SW 38205455 E 01/11-07 96 66 47 14 77 S 13 21 2 1 SW 84 7809 SW 37245177 E 01/11-08 96 66 47 14 77 S 14 22 2 1 SW 69 9240 SW 36284899 E 01/11-09 96 66 47 15 72 SSW 15 23 2 1 SW 58 9997 WSW 33281566 E 01/11-10 96 66 47 15 71 SSW 16 25 2 1 WSW 47 10754 WSW 30278233 E 01/11-11 94 67 48 16 67 SW 16 25 2 1 WSW 40 11511 W 28274900 E 01/11-12 94 67 48 16 66 SW 16 25 2 1 WSW 35 11618 W 28278230 E 01/11-13 94 67 48 16 65 WSW 16 25 2 1 W 31 11724 W 28281561 E 01/11-14 94 67 48 15 67 WSW 15 24 2 1 W 29 11830 W 28284891 E 01/11-15 94 67 48 13 71 W 15 23 2 1 W 25 11127 W 28267419 E 01/11-16 94 67 48 11 76 W 14 22 2 1 WNW 23 10424 W 28249946 E 01/11-17 95 59 36 9 80 W 13 21 2 1 WNW 22 9722 W 28232474 E 01/11-18 95 59 36 7 84 W 12 17 2 1 WNW 23 8996 W 26210905 E 01/11-19 95 59 36 6 84 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 25 8270 W 26189336 E 01/11-20 95 59 36 5 83 W 8 13 2 1 WNW 28 7544 W 25167768 E 01/11-21 95 59 36 4 82 W 7 7 2 1 WNW 26 6890 W 25150114 E 01/11-22 95 59 36 2 84 W 7 7 2 1 WNW 25 6236 W 24132461 V 01/11-23 94 44 21 0 87 W 7 7 2 1 W 23 5582 W 24114808 V 01/12-00 94 44 21 0 82 W 7 7 2 1 WNW 22 5567 W 22107118 V 01/12-01 94 44 21 0 78 W 6 6 2 1 WNW 21 5552 WNW 21 99429 G 01/12-02 94 44 21 -1 79 W 6 6 2 1 WNW 20 5536 WNW 20 91739 G 01/12-03 94 44 21 -1 77 W 6 6 2 1 WNW 20 5350 WNW 16 77846 G 01/12-04 94 44 21 -1 76 W 6 6 2 1 NW 20 5163 WNW 14 63952 G 01/12-05 87 24 5 -2 79 W 6 6 2 1 NNW 20 4977 NW 12 50059 F 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...BAKER...NWS BOULDER REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130109.LYNXP.01/BOU