FNUS75 KBOU 202237 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 436 PM MDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 MDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO. ON THURSDAY...THE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL AS THE DISTUBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........75%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 0500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........28%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 8800-9800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 15-25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...COLDER. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. 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 03/20-16 68 0 0 56 22 SSW 7 7 3 1 WNW 40 10868 W 20188652 E 03/20-17 68 0 0 56 22 SSW 7 7 2 1 WNW 39 10653 W 18175024 E 03/20-18 76 12 2 55 24 SSW 6 6 2 1 WNW 38 10439 W 17161395 E 03/20-19 76 12 2 52 29 SSW 5 5 2 1 WNW 39 8661 W 17133968 V 03/20-20 76 12 2 48 36 SSW 3 3 2 1 WNW 39 6884 W 17106541 V 03/20-21 76 12 2 45 43 S 2 2 2 1 WNW 38 5106 W 17 79115 G 03/20-22 76 12 2 42 52 SSW 3 3 2 1 NW 36 4320 W 16 63230 G 03/20-23 76 12 2 41 57 WSW 5 5 3 1 NW 33 3534 W 15 47346 F 03/21-00 71 12 2 40 62 W 7 7 3 1 NW 30 2747 W 13 31462 P 03/21-01 71 12 2 39 66 W 9 15 3 1 NW 28 2269 W 12 23810 P 03/21-02 71 12 2 37 71 W 10 17 3 1 WNW 25 1790 W 9 16157 P 03/21-03 71 12 2 36 72 WNW 12 18 3 1 WNW 25 1311 W 7 8505 P 03/21-04 71 12 2 35 74 W 10 16 3 1 WNW 25 1115 W 7 6733 P 03/21-05 71 12 2 34 75 W 8 13 3 1 NW 25 919 W 6 4961 P 03/21-06 74 18 4 34 72 W 6 6 3 1 NW 26 723 W 5 3189 P 03/21-07 74 18 4 35 66 W 5 5 3 1 WNW 26 1076 W 5 4868 P 03/21-08 74 18 4 37 59 W 3 3 3 1 WNW 26 1429 W 6 6546 P 03/21-09 74 18 4 39 52 W 3 3 3 1 W 29 1782 W 6 8224 P 03/21-10 74 18 4 42 47 W 3 3 3 1 W 33 4054 WSW 7 29208 P 03/21-11 74 18 4 46 41 WSW 3 3 3 1 W 39 6326 WSW 8 50191 F 03/21-12 92 30 9 48 37 WSW 5 5 3 1 W 45 8598 WSW 9 71174 G 03/21-13 92 30 9 49 33 WSW 8 14 3 1 W 48 9095 WSW 15120944 V 03/21-14 92 30 9 49 29 W 14 21 3 1 W 49 9593 W 20170714 E 03/21-15 92 30 9 47 29 WNW 17 28 3 1 WSW 49 10091 W 25220484 E 03/21-16 92 30 9 46 28 WNW 20 30 3 1 W 49 9401 WNW 29230805 E 03/21-17 92 30 9 44 30 WNW 20 31 2 1 W 48 8711 WNW 32241126 E 03/21-18 62 24 5 43 30 WNW 20 30 2 1 WNW 47 8022 WNW 36251448 E 03/21-19 62 24 5 41 33 WNW 20 30 2 1 W 45 7235 WNW 33212697 E 03/21-20 62 24 5 39 35 NW 20 30 3 1 W 43 6449 WNW 30173947 E 03/21-21 62 24 5 37 37 NW 18 28 3 1 W 41 5663 WNW 28135196 V 03/21-22 62 24 5 35 37 NW 15 23 3 1 W 44 5500 WNW 21103060 V 03/21-23 62 24 5 34 36 NW 12 17 2 1 W 46 5337 WNW 15 70923 G 03/22-00 55 9 2 33 36 WNW 8 8 2 1 W 47 5174 W 8 38787 P 03/22-01 55 9 2 31 40 NW 6 6 2 1 W 47 4917 W 8 36415 P 03/22-02 55 9 2 30 43 NW 3 3 2 1 W 45 4659 SW 8 34043 P 03/22-03 55 9 2 30 45 NW 3 3 2 1 W 44 4401 SSW 8 31670 P 03/22-04 55 9 2 29 45 W 5 5 2 1 W 43 4190 SSW 9 33480 P 03/22-05 55 9 2 28 45 SSW 7 7 2 1 W 41 3979 SSW 10 35290 P 03/22-06 54 18 4 28 44 S 8 8 2 1 W 40 3769 S 12 37099 P 03/22-07 54 18 4 28 47 SSW 7 7 2 1 W 40 4236 S 10 39524 P 03/22-08 54 18 4 29 48 SW 5 5 2 1 WSW 40 4703 SSW 10 41948 F 03/22-09 54 18 4 31 47 WSW 2 2 2 1 WSW 41 5170 SSW 10 44373 F 03/22-10 54 18 4 33 42 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 44 6045 SSW 9 50745 F 03/22-11 54 18 4 34 38 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 46 6920 SSW 9 57118 F 03/22-12 74 34 13 36 34 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 48 7794 SSW 9 63491 G 03/22-13 74 34 13 37 33 CALM 1 2 1 WSW 51 7949 SSW 9 61856 G 03/22-14 74 34 13 37 35 CALM 1 3 1 WSW 52 8103 SSW 8 60221 G 03/22-15 74 34 13 37 37 SE 2 2 3 1 WSW 51 8257 SSW 8 58587 F 03/22-16 74 34 13 36 39 ESE 3 3 3 1 WSW 45 7959 SW 7 48058 F 03/22-17 74 34 13 36 40 NE 5 5 3 1 WSW 38 7662 W 6 37529 P 03/22-18 85 47 23 35 42 N 6 6 3 1 WSW 31 7365 NW 5 27001 P 03/22-19 85 47 23 33 45 NNE 7 7 3 1 WSW 25 6746 NNW 6 32111 P 03/22-20 85 47 23 31 48 NNE 7 7 3 1 WSW 21 6127 N 7 37221 P 03/22-21 85 47 23 30 51 NE 8 8 3 1 WSW 17 5508 NNE 9 42331 F 03/22-22 85 47 23 29 55 NE 8 8 3 1 WSW 17 5626 NNE 10 52135 F 03/22-23 85 47 23 28 61 NNE 9 9 3 1 WSW 18 5743 N 13 61939 G 03/23-00 88 61 39 28 63 NNE 9 14 3 1 WSW 21 5860 N 14 71743 G 03/23-01 88 61 39 27 65 NNE 9 14 3 1 WSW 24 6359 N 14 79545 G 03/23-02 88 61 39 26 65 NNE 9 9 3 1 SW 28 6858 N 15 87348 G 03/23-03 88 61 39 26 63 NNE 9 14 3 1 SW 28 7357 NNE 15 95151 G 03/23-04 88 61 39 25 65 NNE 9 14 3 1 WSW 24 7665 N 15103780 V 03/23-05 88 61 39 24 67 N 10 15 3 1 WSW 18 7972 N 16112409 V 03/23-06 89 66 47 24 65 N 10 16 3 1 WSW 14 8279 N 17121038 V 03/23-07 89 66 47 24 60 N 12 16 3 1 W 13 8896 N 17138686 V 03/23-08 89 66 47 24 54 N 12 17 3 1 WNW 13 9513 N 18156334 E 03/23-09 89 66 47 24 52 N 13 18 3 1 NW 14 10130 N 20173982 E 03/23-10 89 66 47 25 55 N 13 20 3 1 NW 16 10955 N 20188973 E 03/23-11 89 66 47 25 63 NNE 14 21 3 1 NW 18 11780 N 20203964 E 03/23-12 91 55 30 25 71 NNE 14 21 3 1 NW 20 12605 N 20218954 E 03/23-13 91 55 30 25 74 NNE 14 21 3 1 NW 20 12908 N 18203488 E 03/23-14 91 55 30 25 73 NNE 14 21 3 1 NW 17 13211 N 16188021 E 03/23-15 91 55 30 25 71 NNE 14 21 3 1 NW 16 13515 NNE 15172555 E 03/23-16 91 55 30 25 67 NNE 13 20 3 1 NW 14 13346 NNE 13143285 V 03/23-17 91 55 30 25 63 NNE 13 18 3 1 NW 13 13177 NNE 10114015 V 03/23-18 82 35 13 24 62 NNE 12 17 3 1 WNW 12 13009 NE 8 84745 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...COOPER REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130320.GALEN.01/BOU