FNUS75 KBOU 181435 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 812 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0752 MDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR A CONTINUATION OF GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...WINDS MAY BE MORE SPORADIC IN NATURE WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS STILL EXPECTED. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY...HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE LOW WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH A CONTINUATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BY THURSDAY...ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MIN HUMIDITY........18-20%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 12-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 10500-11500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-30 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 35-40 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-35%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........46%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE EFFECTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000-11000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 4200-5200 FT AGL AFTER 2400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 45 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........19%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12000-13000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 20-30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 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 UPPER 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 8-9 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. 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 03/18-08 19 0 0 28 26 WNW 20 31 2 1 WNW 63 6503 WNW 29164441 E 03/18-09 19 0 0 30 25 WNW 21 33 2 1 WNW 63 7180 WNW 31192164 E 03/18-10 19 0 0 33 22 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 62 8356 WNW 31230632 E 03/18-11 19 0 0 36 22 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 60 9533 WNW 32269101 E 03/18-12 22 0 0 37 21 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 59 10710 WNW 33307570 E 03/18-13 25 0 0 40 20 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 59 11070 WNW 35331503 E 03/18-14 25 0 0 41 19 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 59 11430 WNW 36355436 E 03/18-15 25 0 0 43 19 WNW 25 40 2 1 WNW 60 11790 WNW 37379369 E 03/18-16 25 0 0 45 18 WNW 24 39 2 1 WNW 61 11537 WNW 39387412 E 03/18-17 25 0 0 43 20 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 63 11283 WNW 40395455 E 03/18-18 36 0 0 40 25 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 63 11030 WNW 43403499 E 03/18-19 36 0 0 39 27 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 62 9926 WNW 43364683 E 03/18-20 36 0 0 37 31 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 60 8822 WNW 43325867 E 03/18-21 36 0 0 36 32 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 58 7718 WNW 43287051 E 03/18-22 36 0 0 34 35 WNW 23 37 2 1 WNW 58 6899 WNW 44261211 E 03/18-23 36 0 0 33 34 WNW 23 37 3 1 WNW 59 6079 W 45235371 E 03/19-00 28 0 0 32 34 WNW 22 35 3 1 WNW 61 5259 W 46209531 E 03/19-01 28 0 0 31 34 WNW 22 35 3 1 WNW 61 4856 W 46193119 E 03/19-02 28 0 0 30 34 WNW 21 33 3 1 WNW 62 4452 W 46176707 E 03/19-03 28 0 0 30 34 WNW 21 33 3 1 WNW 64 4049 WNW 46160295 E 03/19-04 28 0 0 29 39 WNW 22 35 3 1 WNW 67 4050 WNW 46162067 E 03/19-05 28 0 0 29 44 WNW 23 37 4 1 WNW 70 4051 WNW 46163838 E 03/19-06 21 1 0 29 46 WNW 20 31 4 1 WNW 71 4052 WNW 47165610 E 03/19-07 21 1 0 30 44 WNW 18 30 4 1 WNW 71 4781 WNW 45181548 E 03/19-08 21 1 0 32 40 WNW 17 28 4 1 WNW 69 5511 WNW 41197486 E 03/19-09 21 1 0 35 36 WNW 16 25 4 1 WNW 66 6240 WNW 39213423 E 03/19-10 21 1 0 39 30 WNW 15 23 3 1 WNW 64 8268 WNW 37253162 E 03/19-11 21 1 0 44 25 W 13 21 3 1 WNW 62 10297 WNW 33292901 E 03/19-12 49 1 0 48 21 W 12 18 2 1 WNW 60 12326 WNW 31332640 E 03/19-13 49 1 0 50 20 W 10 16 2 1 WNW 58 12559 WNW 28305839 E 03/19-14 49 1 0 50 19 W 9 15 2 1 WNW 54 12791 WNW 25279038 E 03/19-15 49 1 0 50 19 W 8 13 2 1 WNW 52 13023 WNW 22252237 E 03/19-16 49 1 0 49 20 WNW 7 7 2 1 WNW 48 12452 WNW 20213610 E 03/19-17 49 1 0 47 22 NW 7 7 2 1 WNW 45 11880 WNW 16174983 E 03/19-18 49 5 1 46 23 NW 6 6 2 1 WNW 41 11308 WNW 14136357 V 03/19-19 49 5 1 43 26 NW 3 3 2 1 WNW 38 9887 W 12103990 V 03/19-20 49 5 1 40 29 NNW 2 2 2 1 WNW 35 8466 WSW 9 71624 G 03/19-21 49 5 1 38 32 CALM 1 2 1 W 32 7044 SW 7 39257 P 03/19-22 49 5 1 36 35 NNE 2 2 2 1 W 32 5962 SW 8 39275 P 03/19-23 49 5 1 34 39 ENE 3 3 2 1 W 33 4880 S 10 39293 P 03/20-00 47 5 1 33 41 E 5 5 2 1 W 36 3797 S 12 39310 P 03/20-01 47 5 1 32 44 E 5 5 2 1 W 37 3569 S 12 35096 P 03/20-02 47 5 1 31 47 E 3 3 2 1 W 38 3340 S 10 30881 P 03/20-03 47 5 1 31 48 E 2 2 2 1 W 39 3112 S 10 26667 P 03/20-04 47 5 1 30 51 ENE 2 2 2 1 W 43 2722 SSW 8 19897 P 03/20-05 47 5 1 29 54 N 2 2 2 1 WNW 46 2332 W 6 13127 P 03/20-06 54 7 1 29 55 NW 2 2 2 1 WNW 48 1943 WNW 3 6356 P 03/20-07 54 7 1 30 54 NW 2 2 2 1 WNW 47 2182 WNW 6 10755 P 03/20-08 54 7 1 33 49 WNW 2 2 2 1 WNW 45 2421 W 7 15153 P 03/20-09 54 7 1 36 44 WNW 2 2 2 1 WNW 43 2660 W 8 19551 P 03/20-10 54 7 1 41 37 W 3 3 2 1 WNW 43 4162 W 12 52092 F 03/20-11 54 7 1 45 33 SSW 6 6 3 1 WNW 43 5665 W 15 84632 G 03/20-12 64 9 2 49 29 S 7 7 3 1 WNW 43 7168 W 18117173 V 03/20-13 64 9 2 52 26 S 7 7 3 1 WNW 39 8328 W 18134401 V 03/20-14 64 9 2 53 26 SSW 7 7 3 1 WNW 36 9488 W 18151629 E 03/20-15 64 9 2 54 26 SW 7 7 3 1 WNW 31 10647 W 18168858 E 03/20-16 64 9 2 54 26 SW 6 6 3 1 WNW 28 9946 W 16141407 V 03/20-17 64 9 2 53 28 SW 6 6 3 1 WNW 24 9244 W 14113957 V 03/20-18 72 17 3 52 31 SW 5 5 3 1 WNW 22 8542 W 12 86506 G 03/20-19 72 17 3 49 36 SW 3 3 3 1 WNW 21 6949 W 10 67412 G 03/20-20 72 17 3 46 43 SW 3 3 3 1 WNW 21 5357 W 10 48318 F 03/20-21 72 17 3 44 50 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 22 3765 W 9 29224 P 03/20-22 72 17 3 42 57 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 25 3573 WSW 7 22541 P 03/20-23 72 17 3 42 60 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 28 3380 SSW 6 15857 P 03/21-00 74 17 3 41 65 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 30 3188 S 3 9174 P 03/21-01 74 17 3 40 68 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 30 2786 S 3 8972 P 03/21-02 74 17 3 39 70 WSW 3 3 3 1 WNW 29 2384 S 5 8771 P 03/21-03 74 17 3 38 72 WSW 3 3 3 1 WNW 28 1982 S 5 8569 P 03/21-04 74 17 3 37 74 W 5 5 3 1 W 26 1485 SSW 5 6243 P 03/21-05 74 17 3 36 76 W 6 6 3 1 W 25 988 WSW 5 3916 P 03/21-06 74 32 11 36 75 W 6 6 3 1 W 23 491 W 3 1590 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...BARJENBRUCH REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130318.GALEN.01/BOU