FNUS75 KBOU 182226 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 426 PM MDT MON MAR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1552 MDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RELAX SOMEWHAT LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WEST-NORTHWESTERLY ON TUESDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE PRETTY DRY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE DOWNSLOPING LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON TUESDAY AS THEY WERE TODAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11100-12100 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 4500-5500 FT AGL AFTER 0200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40-45 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 50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........14-21%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12700-13700 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35-45 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .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 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 UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. 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 03/18-16 46 0 0 43 22 WNW 24 39 3 1 WNW 60 13042 WNW 40454758 E 03/18-17 46 0 0 42 23 WNW 24 39 3 1 WNW 62 12316 WNW 43452058 E 03/18-18 37 0 0 40 25 WNW 24 39 3 1 WNW 66 11589 WNW 45449358 E 03/18-19 37 0 0 39 27 WNW 23 38 3 1 WNW 69 10350 WNW 45405509 E 03/18-20 37 0 0 37 30 WNW 23 36 2 1 WNW 71 9112 WNW 46361660 E 03/18-21 36 0 0 35 33 WNW 22 35 2 1 NW 74 7873 WNW 46317810 E 03/18-22 36 0 0 33 35 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 73 7469 WNW 45291449 E 03/18-23 36 0 0 32 35 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 70 7064 WNW 43265088 E 03/19-00 28 0 0 32 34 WNW 22 35 2 1 WNW 68 6660 WNW 41238726 E 03/19-01 28 0 0 31 36 WNW 21 33 2 1 WNW 66 6088 WNW 43221881 E 03/19-02 28 0 0 30 39 WNW 21 32 3 1 WNW 64 5515 WNW 43205036 E 03/19-03 28 0 0 30 41 WNW 20 31 3 1 WNW 64 4943 WNW 44188191 E 03/19-04 28 0 0 29 44 WNW 20 31 3 1 WNW 67 4718 WNW 44178608 E 03/19-05 28 0 0 29 45 WNW 20 31 4 1 WNW 69 4494 WNW 44169026 E 03/19-06 21 1 0 29 46 WNW 18 30 4 1 WNW 70 4270 WNW 43159443 E 03/19-07 21 1 0 30 45 WNW 16 26 4 1 WNW 69 4738 WNW 40165742 E 03/19-08 21 1 0 31 43 WNW 14 23 4 1 WNW 67 5206 WNW 38172041 E 03/19-09 19 1 0 34 38 WNW 13 21 4 1 WNW 63 5673 WNW 36178340 E 03/19-10 19 1 0 39 31 WNW 13 20 3 1 WNW 63 8015 WNW 36242568 E 03/19-11 19 1 0 44 25 WNW 13 21 3 1 NW 62 10356 WNW 35306796 E 03/19-12 49 1 0 48 21 WNW 14 22 2 1 NW 61 12698 WNW 33371024 E 03/19-13 49 1 0 50 19 WNW 14 23 2 1 NW 58 13027 WNW 32364743 E 03/19-14 49 1 0 50 18 WNW 14 23 2 1 NW 54 13355 WNW 31358462 E 03/19-15 49 1 0 49 18 NW 14 22 2 1 NW 51 13684 NW 30352181 E 03/19-16 49 1 0 48 17 NW 14 22 2 1 NW 48 13399 NW 28326296 E 03/19-17 49 1 0 47 17 NW 13 21 2 1 NW 45 13113 NW 26300411 E 03/19-18 49 0 0 46 17 NNW 12 18 2 1 NW 43 12828 NW 24274527 E 03/19-19 49 0 0 43 19 NNW 8 14 2 1 NW 39 11487 NW 21218203 E 03/19-20 49 0 0 40 22 N 6 6 2 1 NW 36 10147 WNW 17161879 E 03/19-21 49 0 0 37 26 NNE 5 5 2 1 NW 32 8806 WNW 14105555 V 03/19-22 49 0 0 35 30 NE 5 5 2 1 WNW 32 7710 W 12 81886 G 03/19-23 49 0 0 34 35 E 6 6 2 1 WNW 33 6614 SW 9 58216 F 03/20-00 47 0 0 32 41 ESE 7 7 2 1 WNW 35 5517 SSW 7 34547 P 03/20-01 47 0 0 31 44 ESE 6 6 3 1 WNW 35 4865 SSW 9 36593 P 03/20-02 47 0 0 31 45 SE 3 3 3 1 WNW 33 4214 SSW 12 38640 P 03/20-03 47 0 0 30 46 SE 2 2 4 1 WNW 33 3562 SSW 13 40686 F 03/20-04 47 0 0 29 47 E 2 2 4 1 WNW 33 3220 SSW 12 32678 P 03/20-05 47 0 0 29 47 N 2 2 3 1 WNW 32 2878 SSW 9 24670 P 03/20-06 54 0 0 29 46 NW 2 2 3 1 WNW 32 2535 SSW 8 16662 P 03/20-07 54 0 0 31 44 NW 2 2 3 1 WNW 33 2889 SSW 8 21545 P 03/20-08 54 0 0 33 42 W 2 2 2 1 WNW 35 3243 WSW 9 26428 P 03/20-09 54 0 0 37 38 WSW 2 2 2 1 WNW 35 3597 W 10 31311 P 03/20-10 54 0 0 41 34 SW 3 3 2 1 WNW 33 5347 W 14 71678 G 03/20-11 54 0 0 46 30 SSW 5 5 2 1 WNW 31 7096 W 16112045 V 03/20-12 64 0 0 50 27 S 6 6 2 1 WNW 30 8846 W 20152412 E 03/20-13 64 0 0 52 25 S 7 7 2 1 WNW 33 9606 W 20163835 E 03/20-14 64 0 0 53 25 SSW 8 8 3 1 WNW 37 10367 W 20175258 E 03/20-15 64 0 0 54 25 SSW 8 13 3 1 WNW 40 11127 W 20186681 E 03/20-16 64 0 0 54 26 SSW 8 13 3 1 WNW 38 10779 W 18170949 E 03/20-17 64 0 0 53 27 SSW 8 8 3 1 WNW 33 10431 W 17155217 E 03/20-18 72 17 3 52 29 SSW 7 7 3 1 WNW 29 10083 W 16139485 V 03/20-19 72 17 3 49 35 WSW 6 6 3 1 WNW 24 7856 W 13100552 V 03/20-20 72 17 3 46 41 W 5 5 3 1 WNW 21 5630 W 10 61619 G 03/20-21 72 17 3 43 49 WNW 3 3 3 1 W 18 3403 W 8 22686 P 03/20-22 72 17 3 42 55 WNW 3 3 3 1 WNW 18 3063 W 6 17154 P 03/20-23 72 17 3 41 60 WNW 3 3 3 1 WNW 20 2722 W 5 11622 P 03/21-00 74 17 3 40 65 WNW 3 3 3 1 WNW 21 2382 WSW 3 6091 P 03/21-01 74 17 3 39 68 NW 3 3 3 1 WNW 23 2093 W 2 4938 P 03/21-02 74 17 3 38 70 NW 5 5 3 1 W 23 1804 NW 2 3785 P 03/21-03 74 17 3 37 72 NW 5 5 3 1 W 23 1515 NNW 2 2632 P 03/21-04 74 17 3 36 74 NW 5 5 3 1 W 22 1329 NW 2 2949 P 03/21-05 74 17 3 36 73 WNW 6 6 3 1 W 18 1144 W 3 3267 P 03/21-06 74 24 5 36 72 W 6 6 3 1 W 17 958 WSW 5 3584 P 03/21-07 74 24 5 37 71 WNW 6 6 3 1 W 17 1156 SW 5 4363 P 03/21-08 74 24 5 37 72 WNW 5 5 3 1 WSW 20 1354 SSW 5 5142 P 03/21-09 74 24 5 39 69 WNW 5 5 3 1 SW 22 1552 S 5 5921 P 03/21-10 74 24 5 40 67 W 5 5 3 1 WSW 24 3157 SSW 7 26305 P 03/21-11 74 24 5 42 63 SW 5 5 2 1 WSW 26 4761 SW 9 46688 F 03/21-12 92 42 19 43 60 SSW 5 5 2 1 W 28 6366 WSW 13 67072 G 03/21-13 92 42 19 44 55 SSW 6 6 2 1 W 26 8253 W 17143318 V 03/21-14 92 42 19 45 50 SW 8 13 3 1 W 25 10141 W 23219564 E 03/21-15 92 42 19 45 47 W 10 17 3 1 W 23 12029 WNW 29295810 E 03/21-16 92 42 19 45 44 W 13 21 3 1 W 21 12248 WNW 31331426 E 03/21-17 92 42 19 44 43 WNW 15 24 2 1 W 18 12467 NW 33367042 E 03/21-18 81 29 8 43 43 NW 16 25 2 1 W 16 12687 NW 37402658 E 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...PAUL KAISER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130318.GALEN.02/BOU