FNUS75 KBOU 212337 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GALENA...POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 536 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1723 MDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BE EXITING THE AREA BY THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DECREASE AT THAT TIME. ON FRIDAY...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE WEST SOUTHWEST AS THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........48-52%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600-9500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 4400-5400 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30-35 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 15-25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2200. POOR AFTER 0500. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 0900-1200 ...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-36. MIN HUMIDITY........32-35%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6100 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8200-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...COLDER. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 03/21-17 86 41 18 44 30 WNW 25 40 2 2 W 30 9788 WNW 32273288 E 03/21-18 64 20 4 42 30 WNW 23 37 2 1 W 29 9465 WNW 32266026 E 03/21-19 64 20 4 40 31 WNW 22 35 2 1 W 30 8637 WNW 33249371 E 03/21-20 64 20 4 37 34 NW 20 31 2 1 WNW 31 7809 WNW 35232715 E 03/21-21 68 10 2 35 36 NW 17 28 2 1 WNW 33 6981 WNW 36216060 E 03/21-22 68 10 2 33 39 NW 15 23 2 1 WNW 36 6333 WNW 33188300 E 03/21-23 68 10 2 31 41 NW 12 20 3 1 WNW 37 5685 WNW 32160541 E 03/22-00 39 9 2 30 43 NW 9 15 3 1 WNW 39 5036 WNW 30132781 V 03/22-01 39 9 2 29 44 NW 6 6 3 1 WNW 41 4814 WNW 25108699 V 03/22-02 39 9 2 28 46 NW 3 3 2 1 W 44 4591 WNW 21 84617 G 03/22-03 39 9 2 27 48 NW 2 2 2 1 W 45 4369 WNW 16 60535 G 03/22-04 39 9 2 26 50 NW 2 2 2 1 W 46 4269 WNW 13 48397 F 03/22-05 39 9 2 25 51 WNW 3 3 2 1 W 47 4169 W 10 36259 P 03/22-06 54 10 2 25 50 WNW 5 5 2 1 W 47 4070 W 7 24121 P 03/22-07 54 10 2 25 50 W 3 3 2 1 W 48 4579 W 7 26290 P 03/22-08 54 10 2 26 48 SSW 2 2 2 1 W 49 5089 W 7 28458 P 03/22-09 54 10 2 28 44 S 2 2 2 1 W 51 5599 WSW 6 30627 P 03/22-10 54 10 2 30 41 S 3 3 2 1 W 55 6814 WSW 8 49407 F 03/22-11 54 10 2 33 37 S 6 6 2 1 W 59 8029 WSW 9 68188 G 03/22-12 74 44 21 35 35 SSE 7 7 2 1 W 60 9243 SW 10 86968 G 03/22-13 74 44 21 36 34 SSE 6 6 2 1 W 58 9208 SW 10 84122 G 03/22-14 74 44 21 36 35 SSE 3 3 2 1 W 53 9172 SW 10 81276 G 03/22-15 74 44 21 35 38 SSE 2 2 2 1 W 48 9136 SW 10 78429 G 03/22-16 74 44 21 35 39 ESE 3 3 2 1 WSW 43 8602 WSW 8 56667 F 03/22-17 74 44 21 33 44 NE 5 5 3 1 WSW 38 8067 W 5 34904 P 03/22-18 85 63 42 33 45 NNE 7 7 3 1 WSW 35 7533 WNW 2 13142 P 03/22-19 85 63 42 31 49 NNE 8 14 3 1 WSW 33 6729 NW 3 17942 P 03/22-20 85 63 42 30 51 NNE 10 16 3 1 WSW 32 5925 NNW 5 22742 P 03/22-21 85 63 42 28 55 NNE 12 18 3 1 WSW 32 5120 N 6 27542 P 03/22-22 85 63 42 27 60 NNE 12 16 3 1 SW 32 5224 N 7 34128 P 03/22-23 85 63 42 26 66 NNE 10 15 3 1 SW 31 5328 N 9 40714 F 03/23-00 88 73 57 26 68 NNE 9 14 3 1 SW 31 5432 NNE 10 47299 F 03/23-01 88 73 57 25 70 N 9 9 3 1 SW 31 5507 NNE 10 48325 F 03/23-02 88 73 57 24 70 N 9 15 3 1 SW 31 5581 NE 10 49350 F 03/23-03 88 73 57 24 68 N 10 16 3 1 SSW 29 5656 NE 10 50376 F 03/23-04 88 73 57 23 71 N 12 17 3 1 SSW 23 5486 NE 13 62002 G 03/23-05 88 73 57 22 75 N 13 18 3 1 SSW 16 5315 NE 16 73627 G 03/23-06 94 69 51 22 74 N 14 21 3 1 SW 10 5145 NNE 20 85253 G 03/23-07 94 69 51 22 70 N 16 24 3 1 S 8 5703 NNE 23116735 V 03/23-08 94 69 51 22 65 N 18 28 3 1 E 6 6261 NNE 26148217 V 03/23-09 94 69 51 23 60 N 20 30 3 1 NE 6 6818 NNE 30179699 E 03/23-10 94 69 51 24 60 N 20 29 3 1 ENE 7 8117 NNE 28184659 E 03/23-11 94 69 51 24 64 N 18 28 3 1 SE 8 9416 NNE 24189618 E 03/23-12 91 61 39 25 65 N 17 26 3 1 SSE 9 10715 NNE 21194578 E 03/23-13 91 61 39 25 66 N 16 24 3 1 S 12 11020 NNE 17163442 E 03/23-14 91 61 39 25 65 N 14 21 3 1 SW 13 11326 NNE 14132306 V 03/23-15 91 61 39 25 63 N 13 20 3 1 WSW 14 11632 N 10101170 V 03/23-16 91 61 39 24 62 N 12 18 3 1 WSW 15 11400 NNW 7 68436 G 03/23-17 91 61 39 24 59 NNE 12 17 3 1 W 15 11169 W 3 35702 P 03/23-18 86 40 18 23 60 NNE 10 16 3 1 W 16 10938 CALM 2968 P 03/23-19 86 40 18 21 64 NNW 8 8 3 1 W 15 9654 SW 3 18624 P 03/23-20 86 40 18 19 70 W 6 6 3 1 W 14 8369 SSW 6 34281 P 03/23-21 86 40 18 17 77 SW 5 5 3 1 WNW 15 7085 S 8 49937 F 03/23-22 86 40 18 16 80 WSW 5 5 3 1 WNW 16 6562 SSW 8 44621 F 03/23-23 86 40 18 15 82 WNW 5 5 3 1 WNW 18 6039 SW 7 39306 P 03/24-00 74 28 8 15 80 NW 5 5 3 1 WNW 22 5516 WSW 7 33990 P 03/24-01 74 28 8 14 80 NW 5 5 3 1 WNW 24 4464 WSW 9 31360 P 03/24-02 74 28 8 13 80 NW 6 6 2 1 WNW 28 3412 W 10 28730 P 03/24-03 74 28 8 12 80 NW 6 6 2 1 WNW 30 2360 WNW 13 26100 P 03/24-04 74 28 8 11 80 WNW 7 7 2 1 WNW 32 1867 WNW 13 20674 P 03/24-05 74 28 8 10 81 WNW 8 8 2 1 WNW 32 1374 WNW 13 15247 P 03/24-06 68 10 2 10 80 WNW 8 8 2 1 WNW 32 881 WNW 13 9820 P 03/24-07 68 10 2 11 78 WNW 8 8 2 1 WNW 31 3353 WNW 14 43676 F 03/24-08 68 10 2 13 76 NW 7 7 2 1 WNW 28 5826 NW 15 77532 G 03/24-09 68 10 2 15 73 NW 6 6 2 1 WNW 25 8298 NW 15111389 V 03/24-10 68 10 2 18 68 NNW 6 6 2 1 WNW 25 9361 NW 15117262 V 03/24-11 68 10 2 20 65 NNE 5 5 2 1 WNW 25 10424 NNW 14123135 V 03/24-12 75 23 5 22 62 NNE 5 5 2 1 WNW 26 11487 NNW 13129008 V 03/24-13 75 23 5 23 61 NE 5 5 2 1 WNW 29 11658 NW 13125479 V 03/24-14 75 23 5 23 62 NE 5 5 3 1 W 31 11829 NW 12121949 V 03/24-15 75 23 5 23 63 ENE 5 5 3 1 W 33 12000 NW 12118419 V 03/24-16 75 23 5 23 63 ENE 5 5 3 1 W 35 11378 NW 12113677 V 03/24-17 75 23 5 22 65 E 5 5 3 1 W 36 10756 NW 12108935 V 03/24-18 79 27 7 21 68 E 5 5 3 1 W 37 10135 NW 12104192 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...COOPER REQUESTED BY...KELLY CLOSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130321.GALEN.01/BOU