FNUS75 KBOU 172220 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...PFA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 420 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1556 MDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN ONLY PARTIALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG WEST WINDS LOOK TO CONTINUE OVER THE BURN ARE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. MONDAY LOOKS A BIT COOLER THAN TODAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 2000...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......12500-13500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 6200 FT AGL AFTER 0500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40-45 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6200 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 11900-12900 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35-45 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 11-21 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. 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 UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 8-11 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 03/17-16 33 14 1 51 21 WNW 31 49 3 1 W 59 13799 W 43514837 E 03/17-17 33 14 1 48 22 WNW 31 51 3 1 W 55 13783 W 43513107 E 03/17-18 28 4 1 45 25 WNW 31 49 3 1 W 54 13007 W 43483124 E 03/17-19 28 4 1 40 29 WNW 30 48 3 1 W 55 12229 W 44467359 E 03/17-20 28 4 1 39 32 WNW 29 46 2 1 WNW 59 11450 WNW 46451594 E 03/17-21 21 3 1 38 32 WNW 28 44 2 1 WNW 62 10671 WNW 47435829 E 03/17-22 21 3 1 36 33 WNW 26 43 2 1 WNW 67 10065 WNW 46406789 E 03/17-23 21 3 1 36 33 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 71 9459 WNW 46377749 E 03/18-00 16 1 0 33 35 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 76 8853 WNW 45348709 E 03/18-01 16 1 0 32 37 WNW 23 36 2 1 WNW 78 8253 WNW 45319526 E 03/18-02 16 1 0 30 40 WNW 21 33 2 1 WNW 79 7653 WNW 44290344 E 03/18-03 16 1 0 28 42 WNW 20 31 2 1 WNW 79 7053 WNW 43261162 E 03/18-04 16 1 0 27 43 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 77 6630 WNW 41239169 E 03/18-05 16 1 0 26 43 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 75 6206 WNW 40217175 E 03/18-06 20 2 0 26 42 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 70 5783 WNW 39195182 E 03/18-07 20 2 0 26 42 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 66 5926 WNW 38197325 E 03/18-08 20 2 0 27 41 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 60 6070 WNW 38199468 E 03/18-09 20 2 0 30 37 WNW 17 28 2 1 WNW 56 6213 WNW 37201611 E 03/18-10 20 2 0 33 33 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 56 8275 WNW 38281029 E 03/18-11 20 2 0 37 28 WNW 18 30 2 1 WNW 59 10336 WNW 39360447 E 03/18-12 46 2 0 40 25 WNW 21 33 2 1 WNW 61 12398 WNW 40439866 E 03/18-13 46 2 0 42 23 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 62 12575 WNW 41452284 E 03/18-14 46 2 0 43 22 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 62 12752 WNW 41464703 E 03/18-15 46 2 0 43 22 WNW 26 43 2 1 WNW 63 12928 WNW 43477122 E 03/18-16 46 2 0 42 23 WNW 28 44 2 1 WNW 67 12387 WNW 44466949 E 03/18-17 46 2 0 40 24 WNW 26 43 2 1 WNW 70 11845 WNW 45456776 E 03/18-18 35 0 0 39 25 W 25 40 2 1 WNW 73 11304 WNW 46446604 E 03/18-19 35 0 0 37 27 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 74 9925 WNW 46398044 E 03/18-20 35 0 0 35 30 WNW 24 38 2 1 NW 73 8546 WNW 47349484 E 03/18-21 35 0 0 34 32 WNW 23 37 2 1 NW 71 7167 WNW 48300924 E 03/18-22 35 0 0 32 35 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 69 6309 WNW 46257637 E 03/18-23 35 0 0 31 38 WNW 21 33 3 1 WNW 67 5452 WNW 45214350 E 03/19-00 22 0 0 29 42 WNW 20 31 3 1 WNW 64 4594 WNW 43171064 E 03/19-01 22 0 0 29 44 WNW 18 30 3 1 WNW 63 3791 WNW 39134057 V 03/19-02 22 0 0 28 47 WNW 18 29 4 1 WNW 63 2988 W 36 97050 G 03/19-03 22 0 0 27 50 WNW 18 29 4 1 WNW 63 2185 W 31 60043 G 03/19-04 22 0 0 26 53 WNW 17 29 4 1 WNW 64 2164 W 25 47576 F 03/19-05 22 0 0 26 54 WNW 17 28 4 1 WNW 64 2143 W 18 35109 P 03/19-06 21 1 0 26 55 WNW 17 28 4 1 WNW 64 2122 W 13 22642 P 03/19-07 21 1 0 27 53 W 17 28 4 1 WNW 64 2718 W 14 34071 P 03/19-08 21 1 0 30 46 W 16 26 3 1 WNW 64 3314 W 15 45500 F 03/19-09 21 1 0 33 41 W 16 25 3 1 WNW 64 3911 W 17 56929 F 03/19-10 21 1 0 38 33 W 15 24 3 1 WNW 63 5953 W 22129874 V 03/19-11 21 1 0 44 26 W 15 23 2 1 WNW 61 7994 WNW 26202819 E 03/19-12 52 1 0 48 22 W 14 22 2 1 WNW 60 10036 WNW 31275764 E 03/19-13 52 1 0 50 20 W 13 21 2 1 WNW 59 10732 WNW 31291231 E 03/19-14 52 1 0 51 19 W 13 20 2 1 WNW 58 11428 WNW 31306697 E 03/19-15 52 1 0 51 19 W 12 18 2 1 WNW 56 12124 WNW 31322164 E 03/19-16 52 1 0 50 20 W 12 18 2 1 WNW 55 11483 WNW 30301483 E 03/19-17 52 1 0 49 21 NW 12 17 2 1 WNW 53 10842 WNW 30280802 E 03/19-18 52 5 1 47 23 NW 10 16 2 1 WNW 52 10201 WNW 30260121 E 03/19-19 52 5 1 45 25 NNW 9 14 2 1 WNW 48 8869 WNW 25204456 E 03/19-20 52 5 1 42 29 NNW 7 7 2 1 WNW 44 7537 WNW 22148791 V 03/19-21 52 5 1 39 34 N 6 6 2 1 WNW 40 6206 W 17 93127 G 03/19-22 52 5 1 37 38 N 6 6 2 1 WNW 39 5433 W 15 72096 G 03/19-23 52 5 1 35 42 NE 6 6 2 1 WNW 37 4659 SW 12 51064 F 03/20-00 41 5 1 34 45 NE 6 6 2 1 WNW 36 3886 S 9 30033 P 03/20-01 41 5 1 34 46 NE 5 5 2 1 WNW 35 3767 S 9 30224 P 03/20-02 41 5 1 33 49 NE 5 5 2 1 W 32 3648 S 9 30414 P 03/20-03 41 5 1 32 53 NE 3 3 2 1 W 32 3529 S 10 30604 P 03/20-04 41 5 1 31 56 NNE 3 3 2 1 W 32 3225 S 10 28552 P 03/20-05 41 5 1 30 59 NNW 2 2 2 1 W 33 2921 S 10 26500 P 03/20-06 50 6 1 30 61 NW 2 2 2 1 W 36 2617 S 10 24448 P 03/20-07 50 6 1 31 59 NW 2 2 1 03/20-08 50 6 1 34 53 NW 2 2 1 03/20-09 50 6 1 37 48 WNW 2 2 1 03/20-10 50 6 1 41 41 W 3 3 1 03/20-11 50 6 1 45 36 SSW 5 5 1 03/20-12 65 8 2 49 31 S 6 6 1 03/20-13 65 8 2 51 30 S 6 6 1 03/20-14 65 8 2 52 29 SSW 6 6 1 03/20-15 65 8 2 53 28 SSW 6 6 1 03/20-16 65 8 2 53 29 SSW 5 5 1 03/20-17 65 8 2 52 31 SW 5 5 1 03/20-18 70 26 6 51 33 SW 3 3 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...RJK REQUESTED BY...KELLY CLOSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130317.GALEN.03/BOU