FNUS75 KBOU 171534 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...PFA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 932 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0912 MDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON EXPECTED. WINDS WILL VEER WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE... WHICH MAY BE REALIZED AS NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE FIRE AT TIMES AS THE TERRAIN FUNNELS IT. A FEW SPRINKLES LATE THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY OCCUR DUE TO BLOWOVER FROM THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER JET MOVES OVERHEAD. HUMIDITIES SHOULD NOT GO BELOW 20 PERCENT SO NO HIGHLIGHTS NEEDED AT THIS TIME. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60-65%) UNTIL 1300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........21%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AFTER 1100. WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST 26-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........44%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 19-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN 17-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........22%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 03/17-09 64 10 1 40 56 W 4 8 3 1 W 30 2355 W 20 41090 F 03/17-10 64 10 2 43 46 W 7 10 3 1 W 35 4632 W 24115989 V 03/17-11 64 13 2 46 38 W 10 13 3 1 W 43 6908 W 29190888 E 03/17-12 64 13 2 48 35 W 16 25 3 1 W 49 9184 W 33265787 E 03/17-13 46 13 2 50 29 W 21 33 3 1 W 53 10778 W 36341430 E 03/17-14 46 6 1 51 26 W 25 40 3 1 W 56 12371 W 38417073 E 03/17-15 46 6 1 50 22 W 29 46 3 1 W 59 13964 W 40492716 E 03/17-16 46 6 1 49 21 WNW 31 49 3 1 W 61 13384 W 43489665 E 03/17-17 46 6 1 48 22 WNW 31 49 3 1 W 63 12804 W 44486613 E 03/17-18 28 4 1 46 23 WNW 31 49 3 1 W 66 12225 W 46483561 E 03/17-19 28 4 1 43 25 WNW 30 48 3 1 W 68 11081 W 46439694 E 03/17-20 28 4 1 40 28 WNW 29 46 2 1 W 69 9938 WNW 46395827 E 03/17-21 21 1 0 38 32 WNW 28 44 2 1 W 70 8794 WNW 46351959 E 03/17-22 21 1 0 36 35 WNW 26 43 2 1 W 71 8611 WNW 45336676 E 03/17-23 21 1 0 35 35 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 70 8428 WNW 44321393 E 03/18-00 16 1 0 33 36 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 70 8244 WNW 43306110 E 03/18-01 16 1 0 32 37 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 71 7702 WNW 41281163 E 03/18-02 16 1 0 30 39 WNW 21 33 2 1 WNW 73 7160 WNW 41256216 E 03/18-03 16 1 0 28 42 WNW 20 31 2 1 WNW 73 6618 WNW 40231269 E 03/18-04 16 1 0 27 42 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 71 6211 WNW 39212167 E 03/18-05 16 1 0 26 44 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 69 5805 WNW 38193065 E 03/18-06 20 2 0 26 42 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 67 5399 WNW 37173963 E 03/18-07 20 2 0 26 42 WNW 17 29 2 1 WNW 66 5912 WNW 37191735 E 03/18-08 20 2 0 27 41 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 64 6425 WNW 38209507 E 03/18-09 20 2 0 30 37 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 64 6938 WNW 38227278 E 03/18-10 20 2 0 33 33 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 62 8525 WNW 38280876 E 03/18-11 20 2 0 37 28 WNW 18 29 2 1 WNW 61 10113 WNW 38334474 E 03/18-12 36 2 0 40 25 WNW 20 31 2 1 WNW 61 11700 WNW 38388072 E 03/18-13 36 2 0 42 23 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 61 11975 WNW 40416278 E 03/18-14 36 2 0 43 22 WNW 24 38 2 1 WNW 62 12251 WNW 41444484 E 03/18-15 36 2 0 43 22 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 63 12526 WNW 44472691 E 03/18-16 36 2 0 42 23 WNW 26 41 2 1 WNW 67 11843 WNW 44450777 E 03/18-17 36 2 0 40 25 W 26 41 2 1 WNW 69 11159 WNW 44428864 E 03/18-18 35 0 0 38 27 W 25 40 2 1 WNW 71 10476 WNW 45406951 E 03/18-19 35 0 0 37 28 W 24 38 2 1 WNW 73 9373 WNW 46371609 E 03/18-20 35 0 0 35 31 W 22 35 2 1 NW 73 8270 WNW 47336267 E 03/18-21 35 0 0 33 33 W 20 31 2 1 NW 71 7167 WNW 48300924 E 03/18-22 35 0 0 32 35 WNW 18 29 2 1 WNW 69 6309 WNW 46257637 E 03/18-23 35 0 0 31 37 WNW 17 26 3 1 WNW 67 5452 WNW 45214350 E 03/19-00 26 0 0 30 39 WNW 16 25 3 1 WNW 64 4594 WNW 43171064 E 03/19-01 26 0 0 29 42 WNW 16 25 3 1 WNW 63 3791 WNW 39134057 V 03/19-02 26 0 0 28 45 WNW 16 26 4 1 WNW 63 2988 W 36 97050 G 03/19-03 26 0 0 27 48 WNW 16 25 4 1 WNW 63 2185 W 31 60043 G 03/19-04 26 0 0 26 52 WNW 15 23 4 1 WNW 64 2164 W 25 47576 F 03/19-05 26 0 0 26 53 W 13 20 4 1 WNW 64 2143 W 18 35109 P 03/19-06 21 1 0 26 55 W 10 16 4 1 WNW 64 2122 W 13 22642 P 03/19-07 21 1 0 27 54 WNW 9 15 4 1 WNW 64 2718 W 14 34071 P 03/19-08 21 1 0 29 50 WNW 8 14 3 1 WNW 64 3314 W 15 45500 F 03/19-09 21 1 0 32 45 WNW 8 13 3 1 WNW 64 3911 W 17 56929 F 03/19-10 21 1 0 37 38 WNW 8 13 3 1 WNW 63 5953 W 22129874 V 03/19-11 21 1 0 42 31 WNW 9 14 2 1 WNW 61 7994 WNW 26202819 E 03/19-12 35 1 0 47 26 WNW 9 15 2 1 WNW 60 10036 WNW 31275764 E 03/19-13 35 1 0 49 24 WNW 9 15 2 1 WNW 59 10732 WNW 31291231 E 03/19-14 35 1 0 50 24 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 58 11428 WNW 31306697 E 03/19-15 35 1 0 50 24 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 56 12124 WNW 31322164 E 03/19-16 35 1 0 49 25 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 55 11483 WNW 30301483 E 03/19-17 35 1 0 49 25 WNW 8 14 2 1 WNW 53 10842 WNW 30280802 E 03/19-18 43 6 1 47 27 WNW 8 13 2 1 WNW 52 10201 WNW 30260121 E 03/19-19 43 6 1 44 31 NW 7 7 2 1 WNW 48 8869 WNW 25204456 E 03/19-20 43 6 1 41 35 N 6 6 2 1 WNW 44 7537 WNW 22148791 V 03/19-21 43 6 1 39 39 NNE 5 5 2 1 WNW 40 6206 W 17 93127 G 03/19-22 43 6 1 37 42 ENE 3 3 2 1 WNW 39 5433 W 15 72096 G 03/19-23 43 6 1 36 45 E 2 2 2 1 WNW 37 4659 SW 12 51064 F 03/20-00 43 6 1 35 47 CALM 1 2 1 WNW 36 3886 S 9 30033 P 03/20-01 43 6 1 34 50 CALM 1 2 1 WNW 35 3767 S 9 30224 P 03/20-02 43 6 1 33 54 CALM 1 2 1 W 32 3648 S 9 30414 P 03/20-03 43 6 1 33 55 CALM 1 2 1 W 32 3529 S 10 30604 P 03/20-04 43 6 1 32 58 SSW 2 2 2 1 W 32 3225 S 10 28552 P 03/20-05 43 6 1 31 62 SW 3 3 2 1 W 33 2921 S 10 26500 P 03/20-06 50 7 1 31 63 WSW 3 3 2 1 W 36 2617 S 10 24448 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...KRIEDERMAN REQUESTED BY...KELLY CLOSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130317.GALEN.01/BOU