FNUS75 KBOU 181937 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER-LAURIENTI SAR...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 136 PM MDT MON MAR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1322 MDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AS A MOUNTAIN WAVE DEVELOPS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 26-31 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600-9600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 55-60 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. CWR.................15 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 30-36 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-7500 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 4800-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 55-60 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25-34 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 17-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 9800-10800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 50-60 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 35-45 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 15-24 MPH. .THURSDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10-16 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR FOSTER-LAURIENTI SAR. +++ 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 03/18-13 71 38 16 18 42 W 29 46 2 1 WNW 77 9546 WNW 53441587 E 03/18-14 71 38 16 19 40 W 29 46 2 1 WNW 84 9798 WNW 55468167 E 03/18-15 71 38 16 19 41 W 30 48 2 1 WNW 91 10051 W 56494747 E 03/18-16 71 38 16 16 47 W 32 51 2 1 WNW 96 9002 W 58446798 E 03/18-17 71 38 16 13 56 W 35 55 2 1 WNW 99 7952 WNW 58398850 E 03/18-18 56 19 4 10 66 W 37 59 2 1 WNW101 6903 WNW 59350901 E 03/18-19 56 19 4 10 69 W 39 62 2 1 WNW105 7095 WNW 59363927 E 03/18-20 56 19 4 11 68 W 40 64 2 1 WNW107 7287 WNW 60376953 E 03/18-21 54 15 3 12 67 W 40 64 2 1 WNW108 7480 WNW 60389979 E 03/18-22 54 15 3 12 65 W 39 62 2 1 WNW108 6571 W 59337876 E 03/18-23 54 15 3 11 66 W 37 59 3 1 WNW107 5662 W 58285773 E 03/19-00 42 10 2 10 66 W 35 55 3 1 WNW106 4752 W 56233669 E 03/19-01 42 10 2 10 64 W 33 54 3 1 WNW105 5066 W 56250605 E 03/19-02 42 10 2 10 62 W 33 54 3 1 WNW104 5379 W 58267540 E 03/19-03 42 10 2 10 60 W 35 55 3 1 WNW102 5693 W 58284476 E 03/19-04 42 10 2 9 64 W 36 58 3 1 WNW101 5378 W 58268517 E 03/19-05 42 10 2 8 68 W 37 60 3 1 WNW101 5062 W 58252557 E 03/19-06 33 10 2 9 66 W 38 61 3 1 WNW 99 4747 W 58236598 E 03/19-07 33 10 2 11 60 W 36 58 3 1 WNW 97 5530 WNW 56271426 E 03/19-08 33 10 2 14 52 W 35 55 3 1 WNW 94 6314 WNW 56306254 E 03/19-09 33 10 2 18 44 W 32 52 3 1 WNW 91 7097 WNW 55341082 E 03/19-10 33 10 2 21 39 W 30 47 3 1 WNW 87 8074 WNW 52359810 E 03/19-11 33 10 2 25 33 W 28 44 2 1 WNW 84 9052 WNW 48378537 E 03/19-12 47 10 2 28 29 W 25 40 2 1 WNW 79 10029 WNW 46397265 E 03/19-13 47 10 2 30 28 W 24 38 2 1 WNW 75 10658 WNW 43386332 E 03/19-14 47 10 2 31 27 W 23 37 2 1 WNW 70 11288 WNW 39375399 E 03/19-15 47 10 2 30 29 W 22 35 2 1 WNW 66 11917 WNW 36364465 E 03/19-16 47 10 2 28 33 W 21 32 2 1 WNW 61 10490 WNW 31294251 E 03/19-17 47 10 2 24 39 W 18 30 2 1 WNW 58 9063 WNW 28224036 E 03/19-18 47 12 2 21 45 W 17 28 2 1 WNW 55 7636 WNW 23153822 E 03/19-19 47 12 2 18 50 W 16 25 2 1 WNW 53 6800 W 23133976 V 03/19-20 47 12 2 16 53 W 14 23 2 1 WNW 51 5963 W 22114130 V 03/19-21 47 12 2 15 54 W 13 21 2 1 WNW 49 5126 W 21 94285 G 03/19-22 47 12 2 15 52 W 12 17 2 1 WNW 48 5070 W 22 94807 G 03/19-23 47 12 2 15 51 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 49 5013 W 22 95330 G 03/20-00 64 12 2 15 51 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 51 4956 WSW 22 95853 G 03/20-01 64 12 2 16 50 W 10 16 2 1 WNW 51 4641 W 24 98300 G 03/20-02 64 12 2 16 52 W 12 18 3 1 WNW 52 4326 W 28100747 V 03/20-03 64 12 2 16 55 W 14 22 3 1 WNW 54 4011 W 30103194 V 03/20-04 64 12 2 16 58 W 16 26 3 1 WNW 55 3652 W 33102720 V 03/20-05 64 12 2 16 61 W 20 31 3 1 WNW 56 3294 W 37102247 V 03/20-06 73 37 15 16 64 W 22 35 3 1 WNW 58 2936 W 40101774 V 03/20-07 73 37 15 19 57 W 24 38 3 1 WNW 55 4035 W 41150293 E 03/20-08 73 37 15 22 51 W 25 41 3 1 WNW 53 5135 W 44198812 E 03/20-09 73 37 15 26 44 W 26 43 3 1 WNW 52 6235 W 46247331 E 03/20-10 73 37 15 29 39 W 26 43 3 1 WNW 53 8626 W 45331812 E 03/20-11 73 37 15 32 35 W 25 41 3 1 WNW 55 11018 WNW 44416292 E 03/20-12 82 45 22 35 32 W 25 40 3 1 WNW 56 13409 WNW 43500773 E 03/20-13 82 45 22 36 32 W 25 41 3 1 WNW 56 13108 W 41469571 E 03/20-14 82 45 22 36 34 W 26 43 3 1 WNW 55 12807 W 39438369 E 03/20-15 82 45 22 35 38 W 26 43 3 1 WNW 53 12506 W 38407167 E 03/20-16 82 45 22 32 46 W 25 40 3 1 W 52 9828 W 37317969 E 03/20-17 82 45 22 28 58 W 24 38 3 1 W 48 7149 W 37228772 E 03/20-18 88 56 32 25 68 W 22 35 3 1 W 46 4471 W 36139574 V 03/20-19 88 56 32 23 76 W 21 33 3 1 W 43 3838 W 36119133 V 03/20-20 88 56 32 21 83 W 20 32 3 1 W 40 3204 W 36 98691 G 03/20-21 88 56 32 20 86 W 20 31 3 1 W 36 2570 W 35 78249 G 03/20-22 88 56 32 20 86 W 18 30 3 1 W 31 2607 W 33 76699 G 03/20-23 88 56 32 20 85 W 18 30 3 1 W 26 2643 W 32 75149 G 03/21-00 91 56 32 20 84 W 18 30 3 1 W 24 2679 W 31 73599 G 03/21-01 91 56 32 20 85 W 18 29 3 1 W 25 2722 W 30 70177 G 03/21-02 91 56 32 20 85 W 18 29 3 1 W 29 2764 W 28 66754 G 03/21-03 91 56 32 20 86 W 18 29 3 1 W 32 2807 W 26 63331 G 03/21-04 91 56 32 20 87 W 18 30 3 1 W 36 2463 W 25 54416 F 03/21-05 91 56 32 19 91 W 18 30 3 1 W 39 2119 W 24 45500 F 03/21-06 91 55 30 19 92 W 18 30 3 1 W 44 1774 W 24 36585 P 03/21-07 91 55 30 20 89 W 18 29 1 03/21-08 91 55 30 21 87 W 17 28 1 03/21-09 91 55 30 22 84 W 17 28 1 03/21-10 91 55 30 23 80 W 16 26 1 03/21-11 91 55 30 25 73 W 16 25 1 03/21-12 90 65 45 26 68 W 16 25 1 03/21-13 90 65 45 26 65 W 17 26 1 03/21-14 90 65 45 25 62 W 17 29 1 03/21-15 90 65 45 24 60 W 18 30 1 03/21-16 90 65 45 21 62 W 20 31 1 03/21-17 90 65 45 18 66 WNW 21 32 1 03/21-18 75 48 24 16 67 WNW 21 33 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...COOPER REQUESTED BY...TIM PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20130318.FOSTE.01/BOU