FNUS75 KBOU 192322 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 515 PM MDT TUE MAR 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1655 MDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING AS THE AIRMASS COOLS AND STABILIZES. HUMIDITY READINGS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING...WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWING TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. LIGHT WINDS AND MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER DEVELOPING. WINDS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER... ALTHOUGH AN INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST CAN BE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN TODAY BUT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN A LITTLE COOLER AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY WITH A PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. A STRONGER STORM WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL 0200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........51%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...QUICKLY DECREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL BY 2400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR BY 2400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........25%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH UNTIL 0900... THEN SOUTHEAST 5-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 9500-10500 FT AGL BY 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST/NORTHWEST 10-18 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...COLDER...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 8-10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS AROUND 30. 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 03/19-17 35 1 0 45 8 WNW 16 26 2 1 NW 55 12986 NW 33374348 E 03/19-18 31 0 0 44 14 WNW 14 22 2 1 NW 55 12501 NW 33357060 E 03/19-19 31 0 0 41 16 NW 10 16 2 1 NW 52 10819 NW 30293260 E 03/19-20 31 0 0 38 18 NW 7 7 3 1 NNW 48 9137 NW 28229461 E 03/19-21 32 0 0 34 26 NW 3 3 3 1 NNW 45 7455 NW 25165661 E 03/19-22 32 0 0 32 37 N 2 2 3 1 NW 41 5835 WNW 18113762 V 03/19-23 32 0 0 30 42 CALM 1 3 1 NW 38 4216 WNW 12 61862 G 03/20-00 38 0 0 28 46 CALM 1 3 1 NW 36 2597 W 5 9963 P 03/20-01 38 0 0 27 49 CALM 1 3 1 WNW 36 2522 W 6 12861 P 03/20-02 38 0 0 26 51 SE 2 2 3 1 WNW 36 2447 SSW 8 15759 P 03/20-03 32 0 0 26 50 SE 2 2 3 1 WNW 37 2372 S 9 18657 P 03/20-04 32 0 0 25 51 SSE 2 2 3 1 WNW 38 2290 S 10 19998 P 03/20-05 32 0 0 25 50 SSW 2 2 4 1 WNW 40 2208 S 12 21340 P 03/20-06 54 0 0 26 48 SW 2 2 4 1 WNW 41 2125 S 13 22681 P 03/20-07 54 0 0 27 50 SW 2 2 4 1 WNW 41 2282 S 10 20054 P 03/20-08 54 0 0 30 48 SW 2 2 3 1 WNW 41 2438 SW 8 17427 P 03/20-09 54 0 0 34 45 SSW 2 2 3 1 WNW 39 2594 SW 7 14799 P 03/20-10 54 0 0 39 39 SE 3 3 3 1 WNW 38 4467 WSW 10 51215 F 03/20-11 54 0 0 45 33 SE 5 5 3 1 WNW 36 6339 W 14 87630 G 03/20-12 64 0 0 49 29 SE 6 10 3 1 WNW 33 8212 W 17124046 V 03/20-13 64 0 0 52 26 SE 7 12 3 1 WNW 35 9011 W 17138162 V 03/20-14 64 0 0 54 25 SE 7 12 2 1 WNW 35 9811 W 17152279 E 03/20-15 70 0 0 54 25 S 7 12 2 1 WNW 36 10610 W 18166395 E 03/20-16 70 0 0 54 26 SSW 6 6 2 1 WNW 33 9999 W 16145729 V 03/20-17 70 0 0 53 27 S 3 3 2 1 WNW 30 9389 W 15125064 V 03/20-18 78 16 3 52 29 S 2 2 2 1 WNW 26 8779 W 14104398 V 03/20-19 78 16 3 49 34 SSE 2 2 2 1 WNW 25 7234 W 12 77906 G 03/20-20 78 16 3 46 41 SE 2 2 2 1 WNW 24 5689 WSW 9 51414 F 03/20-21 78 16 3 43 49 ESE 3 3 2 1 WNW 24 4144 WSW 7 24921 P 03/20-22 78 16 3 42 54 SSE 3 3 2 1 WNW 26 3731 W 7 21793 P 03/20-23 78 16 3 41 60 WSW 2 2 2 1 WNW 30 3319 W 7 18665 P 03/21-00 74 16 3 40 65 W 2 2 2 1 WNW 32 2907 W 6 15537 P 03/21-01 74 16 3 39 68 WNW 2 2 2 1 WNW 32 2386 W 5 11395 P 03/21-02 74 16 3 38 71 WNW 2 2 2 1 WNW 32 1864 W 3 7253 P 03/21-03 74 16 3 36 75 WNW 3 3 2 1 WNW 31 1342 W 2 3111 P 03/21-04 74 16 3 35 77 WNW 5 5 2 1 WNW 32 1283 W 3 3768 P 03/21-05 74 16 3 35 76 WNW 7 7 3 1 WNW 33 1224 W 5 4425 P 03/21-06 74 22 4 35 75 WNW 8 8 3 1 W 35 1165 W 5 5082 P 03/21-07 74 22 4 36 74 W 8 8 3 1 W 35 1774 W 8 15910 P 03/21-08 74 22 4 37 74 W 7 7 3 1 W 35 2383 W 12 26738 P 03/21-09 74 22 4 40 67 W 7 7 3 1 W 36 2992 W 15 37567 P 03/21-10 74 22 4 42 63 W 7 7 3 1 W 38 4876 W 16 71570 G 03/21-11 74 22 4 45 56 W 7 7 3 1 W 41 6760 W 17105573 V 03/21-12 92 42 19 47 51 WNW 8 8 3 1 W 45 8644 W 18139577 V 03/21-13 92 42 19 48 48 WNW 9 9 3 1 W 49 9230 W 24201642 E 03/21-14 92 42 19 48 45 WNW 10 15 2 1 W 54 9816 W 30263708 E 03/21-15 92 42 19 48 42 WNW 12 17 2 1 W 55 10403 WNW 36325774 E 03/21-16 92 42 19 47 41 WNW 14 21 2 1 W 53 9575 WNW 36295570 E 03/21-17 92 42 19 46 40 NW 16 24 3 1 WNW 49 8747 WNW 35265366 E 03/21-18 81 29 8 44 41 NW 18 28 3 1 WNW 45 7919 WNW 35235162 E 03/21-19 81 29 8 42 44 NW 20 29 3 1 WNW 41 7255 WNW 31199471 E 03/21-20 81 29 8 39 51 NW 20 29 2 1 WNW 38 6591 WNW 28163781 E 03/21-21 81 29 8 37 57 NW 18 28 2 1 WNW 37 5927 WNW 25128090 V 03/21-22 81 29 8 36 61 NW 16 24 2 1 W 36 5605 WNW 20 96565 G 03/21-23 81 29 8 34 69 NW 14 21 2 1 W 36 5283 WNW 14 65040 G 03/22-00 53 10 2 33 72 NNW 10 16 2 1 W 37 4961 W 8 33515 P 03/22-01 53 10 2 32 72 NW 7 7 2 1 W 37 4622 W 8 33538 P 03/22-02 53 10 2 31 70 NW 3 3 2 1 W 38 4283 SW 9 33561 P 03/22-03 53 10 2 30 69 CALM 1 2 1 W 38 3943 SSW 10 33584 P 03/22-04 53 10 2 30 66 W 2 2 2 1 W 38 3823 S 12 36151 P 03/22-05 53 10 2 29 67 SSW 5 5 2 1 W 38 3704 S 13 38718 P 03/22-06 47 18 4 29 66 S 7 7 2 1 W 38 3584 S 14 41285 F 03/22-07 47 18 4 29 65 SSW 6 6 2 1 W 37 3833 S 12 38783 P 03/22-08 47 18 4 30 63 SW 5 5 2 1 WSW 36 4083 S 10 36282 P 03/22-09 47 18 4 31 61 WSW 2 2 2 1 WSW 36 4332 S 9 33780 P 03/22-10 47 18 4 32 58 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 36 4831 S 8 30120 P 03/22-11 47 18 4 34 54 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 37 5329 SSW 6 26460 P 03/22-12 68 34 13 36 50 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 38 5828 SSW 5 22800 P 03/22-13 68 34 13 37 48 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 40 5993 S 5 25797 P 03/22-14 68 34 13 37 48 SSE 2 2 3 1 WSW 43 6159 S 6 28794 P 03/22-15 68 34 13 37 48 ESE 2 2 3 1 WSW 43 6324 SSE 6 31791 P 03/22-16 68 34 13 37 48 E 3 3 3 1 WSW 40 6015 SSE 5 23406 P 03/22-17 68 34 13 36 51 ENE 3 3 3 1 W 36 5705 S 2 15022 P 03/22-18 85 47 23 35 54 NE 5 5 3 1 W 30 5396 CALM 6637 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 20130319.GALEN.02/BOU