FNUS75 KBOU 170039 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 635 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1825 MDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. ON SUNDAY ...A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE BURN AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND THERE WILL BE A MINOR CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SO... AGAIN...THE MAIN THREAT TO THE WILD FIRE WILL BE THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........70-80%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST-NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........20-30%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN WEST 20-35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 13600-13700 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 30-50 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 17-26 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. 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 03/16-18 44 7 1 48 44 WNW 15 24 3 1 W 44 8971 WNW 20156544 E 03/16-19 44 7 1 46 47 WNW 14 22 3 1 WNW 43 6490 WNW 16107470 V 03/16-20 44 7 1 42 55 NW 10 16 3 1 WNW 40 4008 WNW 12 58396 F 03/16-21 44 7 1 39 62 NW 7 7 3 1 WNW 36 1527 W 7 9323 P 03/16-22 44 7 1 37 65 NW 6 6 3 1 WNW 31 1179 WNW 7 7053 P 03/16-23 44 7 1 36 66 WNW 6 6 3 1 WNW 26 832 WNW 6 4784 P 03/17-00 33 1 0 35 67 WNW 6 6 3 1 W 24 484 WNW 6 2514 P 03/17-01 33 1 0 34 70 W 5 5 3 1 W 26 450 W 5 2035 P 03/17-02 33 1 0 33 73 W 3 3 3 1 W 30 416 WSW 5 1555 P 03/17-03 33 1 0 31 78 WSW 2 2 3 1 W 33 381 WSW 3 1076 P 03/17-04 33 1 0 30 76 WSW 2 2 3 1 W 33 387 WSW 3 1305 P 03/17-05 33 1 0 30 70 WSW 3 3 4 1 W 32 393 SW 5 1535 P 03/17-06 53 11 2 30 66 WSW 5 5 4 1 W 30 398 SW 5 1765 P 03/17-07 53 11 2 31 63 WSW 5 5 4 1 W 25 573 SW 6 3304 P 03/17-08 53 11 2 33 60 WSW 6 6 3 1 W 20 748 WSW 7 4844 P 03/17-09 53 11 2 36 54 WSW 7 7 3 1 W 18 922 W 8 6384 P 03/17-10 53 11 2 40 46 WSW 9 15 3 1 W 24 4100 W 15 94199 G 03/17-11 53 11 2 45 37 W 13 20 3 1 W 35 7278 W 23182014 E 03/17-12 54 17 3 48 31 W 16 25 3 1 W 44 10457 W 30269830 E 03/17-13 54 17 3 50 27 W 21 33 3 1 W 51 11510 W 36361118 E 03/17-14 54 17 3 51 25 W 25 40 3 1 W 58 12563 W 40452406 E 03/17-15 54 17 3 51 24 W 29 46 3 1 W 63 13617 W 46543694 E 03/17-16 54 17 3 49 25 WNW 31 49 3 1 W 68 13675 W 47565950 E 03/17-17 54 17 3 47 27 WNW 31 51 2 1 W 73 13733 W 49588205 E 03/17-18 28 3 1 48 25 WNW 31 49 2 1 W 75 13791 W 51610460 E 03/17-19 28 3 1 45 27 WNW 30 48 2 1 W 76 12573 WNW 51550259 E 03/17-20 28 3 1 41 30 WNW 29 47 2 1 WNW 76 11356 WNW 49490058 E 03/17-21 21 0 0 39 31 WNW 28 44 2 1 WNW 75 10138 WNW 48429857 E 03/17-22 21 0 0 37 32 WNW 26 43 2 1 WNW 74 9642 WNW 47397901 E 03/17-23 21 0 0 36 32 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 73 9145 WNW 46365945 E 03/18-00 14 0 0 34 33 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 71 8648 WNW 45333989 E 03/18-01 14 0 0 33 34 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 71 8228 WNW 44312288 E 03/18-02 14 0 0 31 36 WNW 21 35 2 1 WNW 73 7807 WNW 43290587 E 03/18-03 14 0 0 30 36 WNW 20 32 2 1 WNW 73 7386 WNW 41268886 E 03/18-04 14 0 0 28 39 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 71 6918 WNW 41250570 E 03/18-05 14 0 0 27 40 WNW 17 29 2 1 WNW 71 6449 WNW 41232254 E 03/18-06 14 0 0 26 42 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 70 5981 WNW 41213938 E 03/18-07 14 0 0 26 42 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 68 6261 WNW 40218480 E 03/18-08 14 0 0 27 40 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 66 6540 WNW 39223022 E 03/18-09 14 0 0 30 36 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 63 6820 WNW 38227563 E 03/18-10 14 0 0 33 32 WNW 18 29 2 1 WNW 63 8231 WNW 39278654 E 03/18-11 14 0 0 37 28 WNW 20 32 2 1 WNW 62 9643 WNW 39329745 E 03/18-12 28 0 0 40 25 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 61 11055 WNW 39380835 E 03/18-13 28 0 0 42 23 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 60 11564 WNW 41416802 E 03/18-14 28 0 0 43 23 WNW 29 46 2 1 WNW 60 12074 WNW 43452769 E 03/18-15 28 0 0 43 23 WNW 31 49 2 1 WNW 60 12583 WNW 45488736 E 03/18-16 28 0 0 42 24 WNW 32 52 2 1 WNW 62 11739 WNW 45459498 E 03/18-17 28 0 0 41 25 WNW 32 51 2 1 WNW 67 10895 WNW 46430259 E 03/18-18 20 0 0 39 27 WNW 30 48 2 1 WNW 70 10050 WNW 46401020 E 03/18-19 20 0 0 37 29 WNW 26 41 2 1 WNW 73 8974 WNW 45354978 E 03/18-20 20 0 0 36 30 W 21 33 2 1 WNW 74 7898 W 45308937 E 03/18-21 20 0 0 34 33 W 16 25 2 1 WNW 74 6822 W 45262895 E 03/18-22 20 0 0 33 34 W 14 22 2 1 WNW 74 5929 W 45232106 E 03/18-23 20 0 0 32 35 W 12 18 2 1 WNW 74 5036 W 46201317 E 03/19-00 20 0 0 31 37 WNW 10 17 2 1 WNW 73 4143 W 47170528 E 03/19-01 20 0 0 30 40 WNW 10 17 3 1 WNW 73 3624 W 46146069 V 03/19-02 20 0 0 30 41 WNW 12 17 3 1 WNW 73 3106 W 45121610 V 03/19-03 20 0 0 29 44 WNW 12 18 4 1 WNW 73 2587 W 44 97151 G 03/19-04 20 0 0 28 48 WNW 13 20 4 1 WNW 73 2687 WNW 43 98067 G 03/19-05 20 0 0 28 51 WNW 14 22 4 1 WNW 71 2787 WNW 41 98982 G 03/19-06 21 0 0 28 53 WNW 14 22 4 1 WNW 71 2887 WNW 40 99897 G 03/19-07 21 0 0 29 52 WNW 14 22 4 1 WNW 70 3807 WNW 39125603 V 03/19-08 21 0 0 32 47 WNW 13 21 3 1 WNW 68 4728 WNW 37151309 E 03/19-09 21 0 0 35 42 WNW 13 20 3 1 WNW 67 5649 WNW 36177015 E 03/19-10 21 0 0 39 37 WNW 12 18 3 1 WNW 64 7553 WNW 33204977 E 03/19-11 21 0 0 44 30 WNW 12 17 2 1 WNW 61 9457 WNW 30232938 E 03/19-12 21 2 0 48 26 WNW 10 16 2 1 WNW 58 11360 WNW 26260900 E 03/19-13 21 2 0 50 25 WNW 10 16 2 1 WNW 54 11587 WNW 23232740 E 03/19-14 21 2 0 50 25 WNW 9 15 2 1 WNW 51 11814 WNW 20204581 E 03/19-15 21 2 0 50 25 WNW 9 14 2 1 WNW 47 12041 WNW 17176421 E 03/19-16 21 2 0 49 27 WNW 8 13 2 1 WNW 44 11675 WNW 15156929 E 03/19-17 21 2 0 48 28 WNW 8 8 2 1 WNW 40 11310 W 14137437 V 03/19-18 41 7 1 46 31 WNW 7 7 2 1 WNW 38 10945 W 13117945 V 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 20130316.GALEN.02/BOU