FNUS75 KBOU 232127 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSSEL GULCH...COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 227 PM MST WED JAN 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 MST ON JANUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN EXTREMELY DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERE BENEATH A STRONG AND DIRTY UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL THEN MOVE EAST CAUSING LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO BECOME WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY. OVERNIGHT WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE TIMBERLINE AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES INCLUDING THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...WILL LIKELY SEE A STEADY INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS WITH STRONGER GUSTS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE GUSTY WESTERLY/ DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL RESULT IN POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN THESE WINDY AREAS AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES...CONSEQUENTLY INCREASING THE WILDLAND FIRE DANGER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY AND RH VALUES REMAIN ON THE VERY LOW SIDE FOR MUCH OF DAY THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........26-32%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). WINDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........12-16%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN 12-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 6000-7000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-35 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN 45-55 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RUSSEL GULCH. +++ 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 01/23-14 20 0 0 52 12 W 12 18 5 1 W 12 5169 W 29 129382 V 01/23-15 20 0 0 50 13 W 12 20 5 1 W 13 3714 W 29 92673 G 01/23-16 20 0 0 46 17 W 13 21 5 1 WSW 14 2258 W 28 55965 F 01/23-17 22 0 0 43 19 W 14 22 5 1 WSW 15 803 W 28 19257 P 01/23-18 22 0 0 40 19 W 14 23 5 1 WSW 16 634 W 26 14876 P 01/23-19 22 0 0 39 16 W 15 23 5 1 WSW 18 465 W 25 10495 P 01/23-20 23 0 0 38 15 W 15 24 5 1 WSW 20 295 W 24 6114 P 01/23-21 23 0 0 38 14 W 15 25 5 1 WSW 22 283 W 24 5841 P 01/23-22 23 0 0 37 15 W 16 25 4 1 W 24 271 W 24 5568 P 01/23-23 44 0 0 37 15 W 16 25 4 1 W 28 259 W 23 5294 P 01/24-00 44 0 0 38 14 W 16 25 4 1 W 31 344 W 24 7448 P 01/24-01 44 0 0 38 13 W 15 24 4 1 WSW 35 429 W 25 9603 P 01/24-02 44 0 0 38 13 W 14 22 4 1 WSW 38 514 W 26 11757 P 01/24-03 44 0 0 38 14 W 13 21 4 1 W 41 517 W 25 11518 P 01/24-04 44 0 0 36 16 W 13 20 3 1 W 43 520 W 25 11278 P 01/24-05 41 0 0 34 19 W 12 18 3 1 W 44 523 W 24 11039 P 01/24-06 41 0 0 32 23 W 10 17 3 1 W 45 642 W 23 12813 P 01/24-07 41 0 0 30 30 W 10 16 2 1 W 45 760 W 23 14587 P 01/24-08 41 0 0 31 33 W 12 18 2 1 W 44 879 W 22 16361 P 01/24-09 41 0 0 38 28 W 16 26 2 1 W 47 2715 W 31 103110 V 01/24-10 41 0 0 47 21 W 22 35 2 1 W 53 4552 W 40 189858 E 01/24-11 59 0 0 54 18 W 25 40 2 1 W 60 6388 W 49 276606 E 01/24-12 59 0 0 57 16 W 24 39 2 1 W 66 6722 W 51 297954 E 01/24-13 59 0 0 55 18 W 21 33 2 1 W 70 7055 W 52 319302 E 01/24-14 59 0 0 51 21 WSW 17 28 2 1 W 74 7388 W 53 340649 E 01/24-15 59 0 0 46 25 W 15 24 2 1 W 74 6484 WNW 53 299666 E 01/24-16 59 0 0 41 31 W 13 21 2 1 WNW 71 5579 WNW 53 258684 E 01/24-17 59 3 1 37 35 W 12 18 2 1 WNW 68 4674 WNW 54 217701 E 01/24-18 59 3 1 37 29 W 14 22 2 1 WNW 63 3632 WNW 45 157825 E 01/24-19 59 3 1 33 33 W 13 21 3 1 NW 59 2590 WNW 37 97949 G 01/24-20 59 3 1 29 37 W 13 21 3 1 NW 55 1548 W 29 38073 P 01/24-21 59 3 1 27 39 W 13 20 3 1 NW 52 1532 W 29 38646 P 01/24-22 59 3 1 25 42 W 12 20 3 1 NW 48 1516 W 30 39219 P 01/24-23 18 0 0 23 45 W 12 18 3 1 NW 47 1500 W 31 39792 P 01/25-00 18 0 0 22 47 W 12 17 3 1 NW 46 1230 W 30 32019 P 01/25-01 18 0 0 21 49 W 10 17 4 1 NW 45 959 W 29 24245 P 01/25-02 18 0 0 21 49 W 10 16 4 1 NW 45 689 W 28 16471 P 01/25-03 18 0 0 20 52 W 10 17 4 1 NW 45 625 W 26 14387 P 01/25-04 18 0 0 19 54 W 12 18 4 1 NW 45 562 W 25 12302 P 01/25-05 23 0 0 19 54 W 12 18 4 1 NW 43 498 W 24 10218 P 01/25-06 23 0 0 19 54 W 12 17 4 1 NW 39 440 W 23 8702 P 01/25-07 23 0 0 20 51 W 10 16 3 1 NW 35 382 W 22 7185 P 01/25-08 23 0 0 23 45 W 9 9 3 1 NW 30 323 W 21 5668 P 01/25-09 23 0 0 27 39 W 8 8 3 1 NW 26 1020 W 18 14244 P 01/25-10 23 0 0 33 31 W 6 6 3 1 WNW 23 1717 W 17 22820 P 01/25-11 34 0 0 39 25 W 5 5 3 1 WNW 22 2413 W 15 31396 P 01/25-12 34 0 0 42 23 W 3 3 3 1 WNW 22 2857 W 14 34957 P 01/25-13 34 0 0 43 22 WSW 3 3 3 1 W 22 3301 W 14 38517 P 01/25-14 34 0 0 42 24 WSW 3 3 3 1 W 23 3745 W 13 42077 F 01/25-15 34 0 0 40 28 WSW 2 2 3 1 W 22 3345 W 13 36280 P 01/25-16 34 0 0 36 35 CALM 1 4 1 WSW 21 2945 W 12 30483 P 01/25-17 39 3 1 33 41 CALM 1 4 1 WSW 18 2545 W 12 24686 P 01/25-18 39 3 1 30 47 W 2 2 1 01/25-19 39 3 1 27 53 W 3 3 1 01/25-20 39 3 1 25 57 W 5 5 1 01/25-21 39 3 1 24 59 W 6 6 1 01/25-22 39 3 1 24 58 W 6 6 1 01/25-23 33 8 2 23 60 WSW 6 6 1 01/26-00 33 8 2 23 61 WSW 6 6 1 01/26-01 33 8 2 22 67 W 7 7 1 01/26-02 33 8 2 22 70 W 7 7 1 01/26-03 33 8 2 22 75 W 8 8 1 01/26-04 33 8 2 22 80 W 8 8 1 01/26-05 57 3 1 22 84 W 8 8 1 01/26-06 57 3 1 22 87 W 8 8 1 01/26-07 57 3 1 23 86 W 7 7 1 01/26-08 57 3 1 26 78 W 6 6 1 01/26-09 57 3 1 31 64 W 5 5 1 01/26-10 57 3 1 38 49 W 5 5 1 01/26-11 66 3 1 43 41 W 3 3 1 01/26-12 66 3 1 45 39 W 3 3 1 01/26-13 66 3 1 45 39 W 2 2 1 01/26-14 66 3 1 43 42 W 2 2 1 01/26-15 66 3 1 40 48 W 2 2 1 01/26-16 66 3 1 37 54 WNW 2 2 1 01/26-17 66 3 1 34 61 WNW 2 2 1 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 REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130123.RUSSE.01/BOU