FNUS75 KBOU 201534 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER-LAURIENTI SAR...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 933 AM MDT WED MAR 20 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RIDGES. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THE SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO NEAR 20 DEGREES TONIGHT...WIND CHILL READINGS COULD DROP BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE GUSTY. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS CONTINUING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 0900...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1200...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER 1200. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22. MAX HUMIDITY........89-93%. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 25-26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST WINDS 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-28. MIN HUMIDITY........48-52%. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 19-26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...COLDER. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 11-17 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND 15. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 2 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 8-9 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 03/20-08 55 12 2 23 33 W 20 32 3 1 WNW 47 6124 W 36197371 E 03/20-09 69 12 2 27 29 W 21 33 3 1 WNW 45 7521 W 39253491 E 03/20-10 69 12 2 31 26 W 22 35 3 1 WNW 44 9402 W 39318458 E 03/20-11 69 12 2 34 25 W 22 36 3 1 WNW 43 11283 W 39383424 E 03/20-12 79 24 5 36 24 W 23 37 3 1 WNW 40 13165 W 39448390 E 03/20-13 79 24 5 38 25 W 23 37 3 1 WNW 40 12946 W 38430667 E 03/20-14 79 24 5 38 27 W 23 37 3 1 WNW 39 12727 W 37412943 E 03/20-15 78 29 8 37 31 W 23 37 3 1 WNW 37 12508 W 37395219 E 03/20-16 78 29 8 33 39 W 24 39 3 1 WNW 36 9853 W 38318501 E 03/20-17 78 29 8 29 50 W 26 41 3 1 WNW 32 7198 W 40241783 E 03/20-18 88 78 65 25 63 W 28 44 3 1 W 30 4543 W 41165065 E 03/20-19 88 78 65 23 71 W 28 45 3 1 W 28 3948 W 43144149 V 03/20-20 88 78 65 22 76 W 28 45 3 1 W 25 3353 W 43123233 V 03/20-21 88 78 65 21 80 W 28 44 3 1 W 23 2758 W 43102317 V 03/20-22 88 78 65 21 81 W 28 45 3 1 W 23 2692 W 41 98307 G 03/20-23 88 78 65 20 84 W 29 46 3 1 W 24 2627 W 41 94297 G 03/21-00 91 78 65 20 84 W 29 46 3 1 W 26 2561 W 40 90286 G 03/21-01 91 78 65 20 85 W 29 46 3 1 W 30 2490 W 40 86966 G 03/21-02 91 78 65 20 85 W 29 46 4 1 W 33 2420 W 40 83646 G 03/21-03 91 78 65 20 85 W 29 46 4 1 WNW 36 2350 W 39 80326 G 03/21-04 91 78 65 19 89 W 29 46 4 1 W 32 2305 W 39 78637 G 03/21-05 91 78 65 18 93 W 28 45 3 1 W 30 2260 W 39 76948 G 03/21-06 91 59 36 18 92 W 28 44 3 1 W 29 2216 W 39 75259 G 03/21-07 91 59 36 19 86 W 28 45 3 1 W 28 3035 W 39102606 V 03/21-08 91 59 36 22 75 W 29 45 3 1 WSW 28 3855 W 39129954 V 03/21-09 91 59 36 24 68 W 28 44 3 1 WSW 29 4674 W 39157301 E 03/21-10 91 59 36 26 63 W 25 40 3 1 WSW 33 6592 W 37209754 E 03/21-11 91 59 36 27 61 W 23 36 3 1 W 40 8510 W 36262207 E 03/21-12 95 78 65 28 58 W 21 33 3 1 W 46 10427 W 35314660 E 03/21-13 95 78 65 28 53 W 21 33 3 1 W 51 10465 W 39352691 E 03/21-14 95 78 65 27 49 W 23 36 2 1 W 54 10504 W 43390721 E 03/21-15 95 78 65 25 48 W 24 39 2 1 W 59 10542 W 47428752 E 03/21-16 95 78 65 23 50 W 25 40 2 1 W 66 8849 W 47363409 E 03/21-17 95 78 65 20 57 W 25 41 3 1 WNW 73 7157 W 48298066 E 03/21-18 87 57 33 18 62 W 26 43 4 1 WNW 75 5465 W 49232723 E 03/21-19 87 57 33 17 62 W 28 45 5 1 WNW 70 4896 W 48205789 E 03/21-20 87 57 33 16 62 W 29 46 5 1 W 61 4327 W 47178854 E 03/21-21 87 57 33 15 61 W 29 46 5 1 W 54 3759 W 46151920 E 03/21-22 87 57 33 14 59 W 26 43 5 1 W 51 3493 W 43131621 V 03/21-23 87 57 33 13 56 W 24 38 5 1 W 51 3226 W 39111322 V 03/22-00 58 28 8 12 55 W 21 33 4 1 W 53 2960 W 36 91023 G 03/22-01 58 28 8 11 57 W 18 30 3 1 W 58 3205 W 33 90971 G 03/22-02 58 28 8 12 55 W 16 26 3 1 WSW 63 3449 W 31 90918 G 03/22-03 58 28 8 12 55 W 15 24 2 1 WSW 68 3694 W 29 90865 G 03/22-04 58 28 8 11 55 W 14 22 2 1 WSW 68 3787 W 28 88985 G 03/22-05 58 28 8 9 58 W 13 21 2 1 WSW 67 3879 W 26 87104 G 03/22-06 68 48 24 9 57 W 13 21 2 1 W 66 3972 W 24 85223 G 03/22-07 68 48 24 10 60 W 13 21 2 1 WSW 64 4807 W 26110700 V 03/22-08 68 48 24 12 61 W 14 23 3 1 WSW 64 5641 WSW 28136177 V 03/22-09 68 48 24 14 61 W 15 24 3 1 WSW 66 6476 WSW 29161654 E 03/22-10 68 48 24 17 52 W 15 24 3 1 WSW 69 8402 WSW 29216057 E 03/22-11 68 48 24 19 44 W 15 24 3 1 WSW 74 10329 WSW 30270459 E 03/22-12 80 54 29 21 39 WSW 15 24 3 1 WSW 77 12255 WSW 31324862 E 03/22-13 80 54 29 22 40 W 15 23 3 1 WSW 78 12372 WSW 30315657 E 03/22-14 80 54 29 22 44 W 14 22 3 1 WSW 77 12489 WSW 29306451 E 03/22-15 80 54 29 21 49 W 13 21 3 1 WSW 77 12606 WSW 28297246 E 03/22-16 80 54 29 19 56 W 12 18 3 1 WSW 78 11881 WSW 25265824 E 03/22-17 80 54 29 17 62 W 9 16 2 1 WSW 78 11156 WSW 24234402 E 03/22-18 91 54 29 15 67 W 8 13 2 1 WSW 79 10430 WSW 22202980 E 03/22-19 91 54 29 14 68 W 7 7 2 1 WSW 78 10291 WSW 21190533 E 03/22-20 91 54 29 13 68 WSW 5 5 2 1 WSW 77 10152 SW 21178087 E 03/22-21 91 54 29 12 70 SW 3 3 2 1 WSW 75 10013 SW 20165640 E 03/22-22 91 54 29 11 74 SW 2 2 2 1 WSW 70 9572 SW 16137364 V 03/22-23 91 54 29 11 77 CALM 1 3 1 SW 66 9130 SW 14109088 V 03/23-00 90 70 53 10 83 CALM 0 3 1 SW 60 8689 SW 10 80813 G 03/23-01 90 70 53 10 85 CALM 0 3 1 SW 55 8797 WSW 10 82094 G 03/23-02 90 70 53 10 87 CALM 1 3 1 SSW 51 8906 WSW 10 83376 G 03/23-03 90 70 53 10 87 ESE 2 2 3 1 SSW 47 9014 W 10 84658 G 03/23-04 90 70 53 9 91 E 3 3 3 1 SSW 43 9200 WNW 10 82673 G 03/23-05 90 70 53 8 93 NE 3 3 3 1 S 39 9386 NNW 10 80688 G 03/23-06 91 69 51 8 91 NNE 5 5 3 1 S 36 9572 N 9 78704 G 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...D-L REQUESTED BY...MARK MAGNUSON TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20130320.FOSTE.01/BOU