FNUS75 KBOU 201053 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOPES...NORTH METRO FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 450 AM MDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...IT WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY AND HAVE AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST COMPONENT BY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BETWEEN 15% AND 20% BY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........19%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10600-11600 FT AGL AFTER 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 15-20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........85%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-25 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 10-15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. 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 56. MIN HUMIDITY........26%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 10-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 10400-11400 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.................5 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...COLDER. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 30. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR HOOPES. +++ 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 03/20-04 33 0 0 25 65 S 2 2 3 1 WNW 32 1498 SSE 7 9007 P 03/20-05 33 0 0 25 64 CALM 1 3 1 WNW 32 1335 SSE 7 7867 P 03/20-06 44 0 0 26 60 CALM 1 3 1 WNW 32 1173 S 7 6727 P 03/20-07 44 0 0 29 53 CALM 1 3 1 WNW 33 1533 S 6 7030 P 03/20-08 44 0 0 32 46 CALM 1 4 1 WNW 35 1893 SW 5 7333 P 03/20-09 50 0 0 37 38 CALM 1 4 1 WNW 35 2253 W 3 7636 P 03/20-10 50 0 0 43 31 SSE 2 2 4 1 WNW 36 4087 W 8 40702 F 03/20-11 50 0 0 48 26 SSE 2 2 3 1 WNW 35 5922 W 12 73769 G 03/20-12 65 0 0 53 22 SSE 3 3 3 1 WNW 35 7757 W 16106835 V 03/20-13 65 0 0 56 20 SSE 3 3 3 1 WNW 36 9130 W 17137370 V 03/20-14 65 0 0 59 19 SSE 2 2 3 1 W 36 10503 W 18167904 E 03/20-15 74 0 0 60 19 SSE 2 2 3 1 W 36 11876 W 20198439 E 03/20-16 74 0 0 60 20 S 2 2 3 1 W 33 11184 W 21199996 E 03/20-17 74 0 0 59 22 SW 3 3 3 1 WNW 31 10491 W 22201553 E 03/20-18 75 11 2 57 24 WSW 3 3 3 1 WNW 28 9798 W 24203109 E 03/20-19 75 11 2 53 30 WSW 3 3 3 1 WNW 21 7195 W 22145201 V 03/20-20 75 11 2 49 37 W 5 5 3 1 WNW 14 4591 W 20 87293 G 03/20-21 75 11 2 45 46 W 5 5 3 1 NW 8 1988 W 17 29384 P 03/20-22 75 11 2 42 55 W 5 5 3 1 WNW 6 1447 W 15 20801 P 03/20-23 75 11 2 41 60 WSW 5 5 3 1 W 6 907 W 14 12219 P 03/21-00 71 10 2 39 67 WSW 5 5 3 1 WSW 9 367 W 12 3636 P 03/21-01 71 10 2 38 72 WSW 5 5 3 1 W 13 403 W 12 4094 P 03/21-02 71 10 2 36 79 W 6 6 3 1 WNW 18 440 W 12 4553 P 03/21-03 71 10 2 35 82 W 6 6 3 1 NW 22 476 W 13 5011 P 03/21-04 71 10 2 34 85 W 6 6 3 1 NW 21 429 W 12 4119 P 03/21-05 71 10 2 34 84 WSW 5 5 3 1 NW 21 383 W 9 3226 P 03/21-06 72 17 3 35 79 WSW 5 5 3 1 WNW 18 336 W 8 2333 P 03/21-07 72 17 3 37 69 WSW 5 5 3 1 WNW 15 736 W 8 5362 P 03/21-08 72 17 3 39 61 WSW 3 3 3 1 WNW 10 1137 W 8 8392 P 03/21-09 72 17 3 43 51 WSW 5 5 3 1 W 9 1537 W 8 11421 P 03/21-10 72 17 3 47 43 WSW 7 7 3 1 W 13 4318 WSW 10 46701 F 03/21-11 72 17 3 52 35 W 9 9 3 1 W 18 7100 SW 12 81982 G 03/21-12 92 25 5 55 31 WNW 12 17 3 1 W 24 9882 SW 14117263 V 03/21-13 92 25 5 56 28 WNW 13 20 3 1 W 28 10557 WSW 17161002 E 03/21-14 92 25 5 56 27 WNW 14 22 3 1 W 30 11232 W 21204742 E 03/21-15 92 25 5 55 26 WNW 15 23 3 1 W 32 11908 W 24248482 E 03/21-16 92 25 5 54 27 WNW 15 23 3 1 W 37 11103 W 25241167 E 03/21-17 92 25 5 53 27 WNW 15 23 2 1 W 41 10298 WNW 26233852 E 03/21-18 67 16 3 51 29 NW 14 21 2 1 W 44 9493 WNW 28226538 E 03/21-19 67 16 3 48 32 NW 12 17 2 1 W 43 8372 WNW 23178898 E 03/21-20 67 16 3 45 36 NNW 8 8 2 1 W 40 7251 WNW 20131258 V 03/21-21 67 16 3 41 41 N 6 6 2 1 W 38 6131 NW 16 83618 G 03/21-22 67 16 3 39 42 N 5 5 2 1 W 38 5731 NW 14 68783 G 03/21-23 67 16 3 37 43 NNE 3 3 2 1 W 38 5331 NW 12 53949 F 03/22-00 56 8 2 36 44 NE 3 3 2 1 W 39 4931 NW 9 39114 P 03/22-01 56 8 2 35 47 ENE 3 3 2 1 W 39 4609 WNW 7 28242 P 03/22-02 56 8 2 33 54 SE 3 3 2 1 W 39 4288 WSW 5 17370 P 03/22-03 56 8 2 32 58 S 3 3 2 1 W 40 3966 SW 2 6498 P 03/22-04 56 8 2 31 57 S 3 3 2 1 W 41 3908 SW 2 9606 P 03/22-05 56 8 2 31 52 S 3 3 2 1 W 41 3849 SSW 3 12713 P 03/22-06 60 10 2 31 49 S 3 3 2 1 W 43 3791 SSW 5 15820 P 03/22-07 60 10 2 33 47 SSE 3 3 2 1 W 41 4757 SSW 6 26141 P 03/22-08 60 10 2 34 49 SE 2 2 2 1 W 40 5724 SSW 7 36461 P 03/22-09 60 10 2 37 46 ESE 2 2 2 1 W 40 6691 SSW 8 46782 F 03/22-10 60 10 2 39 40 ESE 2 2 2 1 W 43 7755 SSW 8 56211 F 03/22-11 60 10 2 41 35 E 3 3 2 1 WSW 46 8820 SSW 8 65640 G 03/22-12 68 28 8 43 30 E 5 5 2 1 WSW 47 9885 SW 9 75069 G 03/22-13 68 28 8 44 30 E 5 5 2 1 WSW 46 10194 SW 8 74516 G 03/22-14 68 28 8 44 32 E 6 6 3 1 WSW 43 10503 SW 8 73964 G 03/22-15 68 28 8 44 33 ENE 6 6 3 1 WSW 39 10811 WSW 8 73411 G 03/22-16 68 28 8 43 35 ENE 6 6 3 1 WSW 38 10044 W 7 58544 F 03/22-17 68 28 8 43 36 ENE 6 6 3 1 WSW 36 9276 NW 6 43677 F 03/22-18 83 46 23 41 39 NE 6 6 3 1 WSW 33 8508 NNW 3 28810 P 03/22-19 83 46 23 39 44 NE 6 6 3 1 WSW 29 7748 NNW 7 42876 F 03/22-20 83 46 23 37 50 NE 5 5 3 1 SW 25 6988 N 10 56942 F 03/22-21 83 46 23 35 56 NE 5 5 3 1 SW 22 6228 N 13 71008 G 03/22-22 83 46 23 34 61 NE 5 5 3 1 SW 22 6074 NNE 13 67128 G 03/22-23 83 46 23 34 64 NNE 5 5 2 1 SSW 22 5921 NNE 13 63249 G 03/23-00 89 62 41 33 69 NNE 5 5 2 1 SSW 23 5767 NNE 12 59370 F 03/23-01 89 62 41 32 75 NNE 5 5 2 1 S 22 5788 NNE 14 71121 G 03/23-02 89 62 41 30 85 NNE 6 6 2 1 SSE 21 5810 NNE 16 82873 G 03/23-03 89 62 41 29 92 NNE 6 6 2 1 SSE 17 5831 N 18 94625 G 03/23-04 89 62 41 28 98 NNE 7 7 2 1 ESE 14 6047 N 20104608 V 03/23-05 89 62 41 27 00 N 7 7 2 1 NNE 8 6263 N 21114590 V 03/23-06 90 60 38 27 00 N 8 8 2 1 N 2 6478 N 22124572 V 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...RPK REQUESTED BY...JOHN PAWLIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.HOOPE.01/BOU