FNUS75 KBOU 160358 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 958 PM MDT FRI MAR 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2143 MDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE NEW AIRMASS WILL HAVE A BIT MORE MOISTURE IN IT...HOWEVER PRECIPATION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A COOLER AIRMASS. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE HIGHER. BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...DOWNSLOPING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL KICK IN AND THE AIRMASS WILL GET DRIER WITH THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ENDING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTH- NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH AFTER 0500. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN NORTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1600...THEN DECREASING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........30-40%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700...THEN 2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5600-6600 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 7800-8800 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 17-24 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 8-10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GALENA. +++ 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 03/15-21 66 2 0 50 41 WNW 7 7 3 1 W 43 1965 W 7 11031 P 03/15-22 66 2 0 46 49 WNW 8 8 3 1 W 41 1446 W 8 8810 P 03/15-23 66 2 0 44 54 NW 8 8 3 1 W 40 926 NW 10 6589 P 03/16-00 81 6 1 41 62 NW 8 8 3 1 W 40 407 NNW 13 4368 P 03/16-01 81 6 1 40 65 NNW 8 8 3 1 W 43 402 NNW 12 4031 P 03/16-02 81 6 1 38 71 N 7 7 3 1 W 45 397 N 10 3694 P 03/16-03 81 6 1 36 75 N 6 6 3 1 W 46 393 N 10 3357 P 03/16-04 81 6 1 35 76 N 3 3 3 1 W 44 573 NE 8 3903 P 03/16-05 81 6 1 34 77 NNE 2 2 2 1 W 39 754 ESE 7 4448 P 03/16-06 90 21 4 34 75 CALM 1 2 1 W 35 934 SSE 6 4994 P 03/16-07 90 21 4 34 76 CALM 1 2 1 W 33 1714 SSE 9 19145 P 03/16-08 90 21 4 36 71 E 2 2 3 1 W 32 2494 S 13 33296 P 03/16-09 90 21 4 38 67 ESE 3 3 3 1 W 32 3274 S 16 47447 F 03/16-10 90 21 4 42 58 ESE 5 5 3 1 W 31 5115 S 14 55525 F 03/16-11 90 21 4 46 49 SE 5 5 2 1 W 30 6956 SW 12 63604 G 03/16-12 80 32 11 49 44 SE 5 5 2 1 W 29 8797 WSW 9 71682 G 03/16-13 80 32 11 50 42 E 5 5 2 1 W 29 8860 WSW 10 77308 G 03/16-14 80 32 11 50 42 NNE 3 3 3 1 W 29 8922 W 10 82935 G 03/16-15 80 32 11 49 44 NNW 3 3 3 1 W 30 8985 W 12 88561 G 03/16-16 80 32 11 49 44 NNW 5 5 3 1 W 32 7596 W 12 73432 G 03/16-17 80 32 11 48 47 NW 6 6 3 1 WNW 33 6207 WNW 10 58302 F 03/16-18 50 17 3 42 60 NW 7 7 3 1 WNW 36 4818 WNW 10 43173 F 03/16-19 50 17 3 40 65 NNW 8 8 3 1 WNW 35 3371 WNW 8 29320 P 03/16-20 50 17 3 38 72 NNW 8 8 3 1 WNW 33 1925 WNW 6 15467 P 03/16-21 50 17 3 35 82 N 8 8 3 1 WNW 31 478 WNW 3 1614 P 03/16-22 50 17 3 34 84 NNW 7 7 3 1 WNW 29 118 WNW 3 0 P 03/16-23 50 17 3 33 86 NNW 5 5 3 1 WNW 28 202 WNW 3 0 P 03/17-00 42 6 1 33 85 NW 3 3 3 1 WNW 25 417 W 5 1497 P 03/17-01 42 6 1 32 89 NW 3 3 3 1 WNW 25 403 W 3 1296 P 03/17-02 42 6 1 32 89 NW 3 3 4 1 WNW 25 396 W 3 1107 P 03/17-03 34 6 1 31 92 WNW 3 3 4 1 W 25 398 WSW 3 1067 P 03/17-04 34 6 1 30 93 WNW 5 5 4 1 W 24 374 WSW 3 991 P 03/17-05 34 6 1 30 90 W 6 6 4 1 W 22 379 WSW 5 1249 P 03/17-06 42 11 2 30 88 W 7 7 4 1 W 22 456 WSW 6 2163 P 03/17-07 42 11 2 31 88 W 8 13 4 1 W 26 215 WSW 6 0 P 03/17-08 42 11 2 33 84 W 9 14 3 1 W 33 281 SW 6 0 P 03/17-09 42 11 2 36 75 WSW 10 16 3 1 W 39 1197 SW 9 9160 P 03/17-10 42 11 2 40 62 WSW 12 18 3 1 W 43 3779 WSW 16 80688 G 03/17-11 42 11 2 45 47 SW 14 22 3 1 W 45 7027 W 25181460 E 03/17-12 67 15 3 48 39 SW 16 25 3 1 W 48 9938 W 33292480 E 03/17-13 67 15 3 51 31 WSW 20 31 3 1 W 53 11828 W 41417538 E 03/17-14 67 15 3 52 27 W 23 36 2 1 W 58 12934 W 48530712 E 03/17-15 67 15 3 52 25 W 25 40 2 1 W 61 13145 W 52595669 E 03/17-16 67 15 3 49 28 W 28 44 2 1 W 63 12226 W 54568745 E 03/17-17 67 15 3 47 31 WNW 29 45 2 1 WNW 64 10681 W 54497540 E 03/17-18 42 7 1 45 34 WNW 29 46 2 1 WNW 66 9296 W 53428229 E 03/17-19 42 7 1 43 34 WNW 29 47 2 1 WNW 67 8991 W 54417757 E 03/17-20 42 7 1 41 34 WNW 29 47 3 1 WNW 69 9015 WNW 54419576 E 03/17-21 42 7 1 40 33 WNW 29 46 3 1 WNW 70 9005 WNW 53413510 E 03/17-22 42 7 1 38 34 WNW 28 45 3 1 WNW 70 8561 WNW 51375244 E 03/17-23 42 7 1 36 36 WNW 26 43 4 1 WNW 69 7980 WNW 47326162 E 03/18-00 33 1 0 35 36 WNW 25 40 4 1 WNW 68 7369 WNW 44279115 E 03/18-01 33 1 0 33 38 WNW 24 39 3 1 WNW 68 6793 WNW 41246328 E 03/18-02 33 1 0 32 39 WNW 24 38 3 1 WNW 68 6257 WNW 40220037 E 03/18-03 33 1 0 30 41 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 68 5830 WNW 39198543 E 03/18-04 33 1 0 29 42 WNW 22 36 2 1 WNW 68 5494 WNW 37175050 E 03/18-05 33 1 0 28 43 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 68 5307 WNW 35157207 E 03/18-06 33 0 0 27 44 WNW 21 33 2 1 WNW 67 5306 WNW 32148850 V 03/18-07 33 0 0 27 44 WNW 21 32 2 1 WNW 64 5284 WNW 32143855 V 03/18-08 33 0 0 28 43 WNW 20 32 2 1 WNW 62 5541 WNW 32152586 E 03/18-09 33 0 0 30 40 WNW 20 31 2 1 WNW 61 6274 WNW 33181808 E 03/18-10 33 0 0 34 34 WNW 20 31 2 1 WNW 60 7977 WNW 35248031 E 03/18-11 33 0 0 38 29 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 60 9938 WNW 37326300 E 03/18-12 41 0 0 41 26 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 61 11411 WNW 39388740 E 03/18-13 41 0 0 43 24 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 62 11762 WNW 40413068 E 03/18-14 41 0 0 43 24 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 64 11427 WNW 41412695 E 03/18-15 41 0 0 43 24 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 66 10658 WNW 43393322 E 03/18-16 41 0 0 42 25 WNW 20 30 2 1 WNW 67 9803 WNW 43364659 E 03/18-17 41 0 0 42 24 W 18 30 3 1 WNW 67 8670 WNW 43322062 E 03/18-18 31 0 0 40 26 W 18 30 3 1 WNW 68 7398 WNW 43272497 E 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...RJK REQUESTED BY...KELLY CLOSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130315.GALEN.04/BOU