FNUS75 KBOU 191605 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA WF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1005 AM MDT TUE MAR 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 MDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT. NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE BY THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...A WEAKER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE IN PLACE WITH LIGHT SURFACE WINDS. AN UPSLOPE DIRECTION WILL PREVAIL DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. A WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH COOLER CONDITIONS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. SOME SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AS WELL AS SATURDAY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49. MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH INCREASING TO 15-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-7900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12100-13100 FT AGL BY 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-35%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31. MAX HUMIDITY........42-46%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1700-2600 FT AGL BY 2400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-25 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900...THEN DECREASING TO POOR BY 2400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8600-9600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED 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 AROUND 40. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 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 03/19-09 19 1 0 33 35 WNW 23 37 4 1 NW 73 6397 WNW 41228972 E 03/19-10 19 1 0 38 27 WNW 23 37 4 1 NW 71 8288 WNW 41298084 E 03/19-11 19 1 0 42 23 NW 22 36 3 1 NW 70 10179 WNW 41367196 E 03/19-12 35 1 0 46 19 NW 22 35 3 1 NW 68 12070 WNW 41436308 E 03/19-13 35 1 0 48 17 NW 22 36 3 1 NW 64 12554 WNW 39424988 E 03/19-14 35 1 0 49 16 NW 23 36 2 1 NW 62 13038 NW 37413667 E 03/19-15 35 1 0 49 16 NW 22 35 2 1 NW 59 13521 NW 35402347 E 03/19-16 35 1 0 48 17 NW 20 31 2 1 NW 55 12854 NW 31354563 E 03/19-17 35 1 0 46 19 NW 16 26 2 1 NW 52 12187 WNW 29306779 E 03/19-18 32 0 0 44 21 NW 13 21 2 1 NW 48 11520 WNW 25258995 E 03/19-19 32 0 0 41 24 NNW 8 14 2 1 NW 46 10027 WNW 23205857 E 03/19-20 32 0 0 39 26 N 5 5 3 1 NW 44 8534 WNW 20152719 E 03/19-21 32 0 0 36 31 N 2 2 3 1 NW 41 7042 WNW 16 99581 G 03/19-22 32 0 0 33 36 NE 2 2 3 1 NW 40 5559 W 13 70518 G 03/19-23 32 0 0 32 39 ESE 3 3 4 1 WNW 38 4076 SW 9 41454 F 03/20-00 32 0 0 30 43 SE 5 5 4 1 WNW 37 2594 SSW 6 12391 P 03/20-01 32 0 0 30 42 SE 5 5 4 1 WNW 36 2518 S 7 15070 P 03/20-02 32 0 0 29 43 SE 3 3 4 1 WNW 37 2441 S 8 17749 P 03/20-03 32 0 0 28 44 SE 2 2 4 1 WNW 37 2365 S 10 20427 P 03/20-04 32 0 0 27 45 SSE 2 2 4 1 WNW 38 2052 S 8 14875 P 03/20-05 32 0 0 27 45 SSW 2 2 3 1 WNW 39 1739 SSW 6 9323 P 03/20-06 54 0 0 27 46 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 39 1425 SW 3 3771 P 03/20-07 54 0 0 29 46 WSW 2 2 3 1 WNW 39 1712 WSW 5 7126 P 03/20-08 54 0 0 32 44 W 2 2 2 1 WNW 38 1999 WSW 6 10482 P 03/20-09 54 0 0 36 40 W 2 2 2 1 WNW 37 2286 W 7 13838 P 03/20-10 54 0 0 41 35 WSW 3 3 2 1 WNW 38 4268 W 12 57561 F 03/20-11 54 0 0 46 30 SSW 3 3 2 1 WNW 39 6250 W 16101284 V 03/20-12 64 0 0 50 27 S 5 5 2 1 WNW 39 8232 W 21145008 V 03/20-13 64 0 0 52 26 S 6 6 2 1 WNW 39 8778 W 18141691 V 03/20-14 64 0 0 53 25 S 6 6 3 1 WNW 38 9325 W 17138374 V 03/20-15 64 0 0 54 25 S 6 6 3 1 WNW 36 9871 W 16135058 V 03/20-16 64 0 0 54 26 S 5 5 3 1 WNW 32 9459 W 14117207 V 03/20-17 64 0 0 53 27 S 3 3 3 1 WNW 28 9047 W 13 99357 G 03/20-18 78 17 3 52 29 S 2 2 3 1 WNW 24 8635 W 10 81506 G 03/20-19 78 17 3 49 35 SSE 2 2 3 1 WNW 25 7464 W 9 61359 G 03/20-20 78 17 3 46 41 SE 3 3 2 1 W 26 6293 W 7 41212 F 03/20-21 78 17 3 44 47 ESE 3 3 2 1 W 29 5122 W 5 21065 P 03/20-22 78 17 3 42 54 SSE 3 3 2 1 W 29 4543 W 6 21935 P 03/20-23 78 17 3 41 60 WSW 2 2 2 1 WNW 28 3964 W 7 22805 P 03/21-00 74 17 3 41 62 W 2 2 2 1 WNW 28 3385 W 8 23676 P 03/21-01 74 17 3 40 66 WNW 2 2 2 1 WNW 26 2874 W 7 18805 P 03/21-02 74 17 3 38 71 WNW 2 2 3 1 NW 26 2362 W 7 13934 P 03/21-03 74 17 3 37 73 WNW 3 3 3 1 NW 25 1851 WNW 6 9063 P 03/21-04 74 17 3 36 74 WNW 5 5 3 1 NW 24 1661 WNW 8 10579 P 03/21-05 74 17 3 36 73 WNW 7 7 3 1 WNW 22 1472 WNW 10 12096 P 03/21-06 74 24 5 36 72 WNW 8 13 3 1 WNW 18 1283 WNW 13 13613 P 03/21-07 74 24 5 37 71 W 8 13 3 1 WNW 16 1808 WNW 14 23956 P 03/21-08 74 24 5 38 71 W 7 7 3 1 W 14 2333 W 16 34300 P 03/21-09 74 24 5 39 70 W 7 7 3 1 W 14 2858 W 18 44643 F 03/21-10 74 24 5 41 66 W 7 7 3 1 W 20 5234 W 18 86223 G 03/21-11 74 24 5 42 63 W 7 7 3 1 WNW 26 7610 WNW 20127803 V 03/21-12 92 42 19 44 58 WNW 8 13 3 1 WNW 32 9985 WNW 20169383 E 03/21-13 92 42 19 45 53 WNW 9 14 3 1 W 36 9797 WNW 18161484 E 03/21-14 92 42 19 45 50 WNW 10 16 3 1 W 37 9610 W 18153585 E 03/21-15 92 42 19 45 47 WNW 12 18 3 1 W 38 9422 W 17145686 V 03/21-16 92 42 19 44 46 WNW 14 22 3 1 W 40 9344 W 22175752 E 03/21-17 92 42 19 44 43 NW 16 26 2 1 W 43 9266 WNW 25205817 E 03/21-18 81 29 8 43 43 NW 18 30 2 1 W 45 9189 WNW 30235883 E 03/21-19 81 29 8 41 46 NW 20 31 2 1 WNW 46 8225 WNW 31218796 E 03/21-20 81 29 8 39 51 NW 20 31 2 1 WNW 45 7261 WNW 32201710 E 03/21-21 81 29 8 37 57 NW 18 30 2 1 WNW 44 6297 WNW 33184623 E 03/21-22 81 29 8 35 64 NW 16 26 2 1 WNW 43 5823 WNW 30153123 E 03/21-23 81 29 8 34 69 NW 14 22 3 1 WNW 39 5350 WNW 25121623 V 03/22-00 53 2 0 33 72 NNW 10 16 3 1 WNW 37 4876 WNW 21 90123 G 03/22-01 53 2 0 32 72 NW 7 7 3 1 WNW 36 4766 WNW 16 68265 G 03/22-02 53 2 0 31 70 NW 3 3 2 1 W 35 4656 W 12 46407 F 03/22-03 53 2 0 31 66 CALM 1 2 1 W 35 4546 W 6 24548 P 03/22-04 53 2 0 30 66 W 2 2 2 1 W 35 4359 WSW 7 27052 P 03/22-05 53 2 0 29 67 SSW 5 5 2 1 W 37 4172 SSW 8 29555 P 03/22-06 47 18 4 29 66 S 7 7 2 1 W 39 3986 SSW 9 32058 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...LESZCYNSKI REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130319.GALEN.01/BOU