FNUS75 KBOU 302251 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR 343...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 443 PM MDT SAT MAR 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 MDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BRUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AFTER 1700. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH 1800. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION AFTER 1800 AS A COLD FRONT PUSHED INTO THE AREA. DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2100...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........70%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH UNTIL 1800...SHIFTING TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST THEREAFTER. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH AFTER 2400. MIXING HEIGHT.......12600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 1100-1600 FT AGL AFTER 0400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........18%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700...THEN 2500-3500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 11700 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 15500-16500 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 16900-17900 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 15200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR 343. +++ 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 03/30-16 52 25 5 55 28 NW 15 30 3 1 WNW 33 15158 WNW 20256628 E 03/30-17 52 25 5 53 30 NW 15 28 3 1 WNW 33 14021 WNW 18226854 E 03/30-18 54 29 8 50 34 NNW 13 25 3 1 WNW 30 12581 NW 15160619 E 03/30-19 54 29 8 47 40 N 10 16 3 1 WNW 31 10886 NW 14136649 V 03/30-20 54 29 8 44 47 N 12 18 3 1 WNW 31 9191 NNW 14112678 V 03/30-21 54 12 2 41 55 NNE 12 20 3 1 WNW 32 7495 NNW 14 88707 G 03/30-22 54 12 2 39 60 NNE 10 15 3 1 WNW 32 6259 NNW 13 70550 G 03/30-23 54 12 2 37 65 N 7 7 3 1 WNW 32 5023 NNW 12 52393 F 03/31-00 30 0 0 36 67 N 3 3 3 1 WNW 30 3786 NNW 10 34236 P 03/31-01 30 0 0 35 68 NNW 2 2 3 1 NW 24 3238 NW 9 26306 P 03/31-02 30 0 0 35 66 W 2 2 3 1 NNW 18 2691 WNW 7 18376 P 03/31-03 30 0 0 34 66 WSW 3 3 3 1 NNW 14 2143 WNW 6 10446 P 03/31-04 30 0 0 32 70 WSW 5 5 4 1 NNW 14 1631 W 6 8211 P 03/31-05 30 0 0 31 70 SW 5 5 4 1 NW 16 1119 WSW 7 5976 P 03/31-06 12 0 0 31 69 SW 6 6 5 1 NW 18 607 SW 7 3741 P 03/31-07 12 0 0 34 62 SW 7 7 5 1 NW 20 2190 WSW 9 25018 P 03/31-08 12 0 0 38 54 WSW 7 7 5 1 NW 21 3774 W 12 46294 F 03/31-09 12 0 0 43 45 WSW 8 8 5 1 NW 21 5357 W 15 67571 G 03/31-10 12 0 0 48 36 W 9 9 5 1 NW 21 8525 W 15112829 V 03/31-11 12 0 0 53 29 W 9 9 5 1 WNW 21 11692 WNW 15158086 E 03/31-12 35 0 0 57 23 W 9 14 5 1 WNW 21 14860 WNW 16203343 E 03/31-13 35 0 0 59 21 WNW 9 9 4 1 WNW 21 15929 WNW 15203069 E 03/31-14 35 0 0 61 18 NW 9 9 4 1 WNW 21 16997 WNW 14202795 E 03/31-15 35 0 0 61 18 NW 8 8 3 1 WNW 21 18066 WNW 13202521 E 03/31-16 35 0 0 60 19 NNW 7 7 3 1 WNW 21 16629 WNW 12173878 E 03/31-17 35 0 0 57 22 N 7 7 3 1 W 22 15191 WNW 10145236 V 03/31-18 33 3 1 55 24 N 6 6 3 1 W 22 13754 WNW 9116593 V 03/31-19 33 3 1 51 29 N 5 5 3 1 W 21 11080 WNW 8 86924 G 03/31-20 33 3 1 48 33 N 5 5 3 1 W 20 8406 WNW 7 57254 F 03/31-21 33 3 1 44 39 NNE 3 3 3 1 W 18 5731 WNW 6 27585 P 03/31-22 33 3 1 42 43 N 2 2 3 1 W 18 4349 NW 6 20774 P 03/31-23 33 3 1 40 46 N 2 2 3 1 W 18 2966 N 6 13962 P 04/01-00 81 7 1 38 50 N 2 2 3 1 W 20 1584 NE 6 7151 P 04/01-01 81 7 1 37 52 N 3 3 3 1 W 23 1749 NNE 6 8832 P 04/01-02 81 7 1 35 56 N 5 5 3 1 W 28 1915 NNE 6 10513 P 04/01-03 81 7 1 34 58 N 5 5 3 1 W 31 2080 N 7 12194 P 04/01-04 81 7 1 32 63 N 3 3 3 1 W 31 1826 NNE 5 8585 P 04/01-05 81 7 1 30 69 N 2 2 3 1 W 29 1571 NNE 3 4975 P 04/01-06 92 29 8 30 69 CALM 1 3 1 W 28 1317 CALM 1366 P 04/01-07 92 29 8 31 69 CALM 1 3 1 W 26 1807 E 3 8403 P 04/01-08 92 29 8 34 64 ESE 2 2 3 1 W 25 2297 SSE 7 15441 P 04/01-09 92 29 8 37 59 SSE 3 3 3 1 W 24 2788 SSW 9 22478 P 04/01-10 92 29 8 39 57 SSE 5 5 3 1 W 25 3932 SSW 9 28636 P 04/01-11 92 29 8 42 53 SE 5 5 3 1 W 26 5076 SW 8 34794 P 04/01-12 92 42 19 43 51 SE 6 6 3 1 W 26 6220 SW 8 40952 F 04/01-13 92 42 19 44 49 SE 6 6 3 1 W 24 6325 SSW 7 35352 P 04/01-14 92 42 19 44 49 ESE 6 6 3 1 WSW 22 6429 S 6 29751 P 04/01-15 92 42 19 43 51 ESE 6 6 3 1 WSW 21 6534 S 5 24151 P 04/01-16 92 42 19 42 55 ESE 8 8 3 1 WSW 22 5904 SSE 8 37636 P 04/01-17 92 42 19 40 62 SE 10 10 2 1 SW 25 5274 ESE 13 51120 F 04/01-18 95 62 41 38 70 SE 12 12 2 1 SW 29 4644 ESE 16 64604 G 04/01-19 95 62 41 36 79 SE 12 12 2 1 SW 33 4214 ESE 16 59900 F 04/01-20 95 62 41 34 89 SE 12 12 3 1 SW 36 3783 ESE 17 55197 F 04/01-21 95 62 41 32 96 SE 10 10 3 1 SW 37 3353 ESE 17 50493 F 04/01-22 95 62 41 30100 SE 9 9 3 1 SW 30 3191 ESE 15 42975 F 04/01-23 95 62 41 29100 SSE 7 7 2 1 WSW 21 3030 ESE 14 35456 P 04/02-00 92 57 33 28100 SSE 6 6 2 1 WSW 14 2868 ESE 12 27938 P 04/02-01 92 57 33 27100 SE 5 5 2 1 SSW 12 2655 ESE 9 21673 P 04/02-02 92 57 33 27100 SE 5 5 2 1 SSE 10 2442 SE 7 15407 P 04/02-03 92 57 33 26100 ESE 3 3 2 1 ESE 12 2228 SE 5 9141 P 04/02-04 92 57 33 25100 ESE 2 2 2 1 E 12 2168 SE 5 9464 P 04/02-05 92 57 33 24100 E 2 2 2 1 E 12 2107 SE 6 9787 P 04/02-06 87 49 25 24100 E 2 2 2 1 ENE 12 2047 SE 6 10111 P 04/02-07 87 49 25 26100 E 2 2 2 1 ENE 12 3415 ESE 7 24978 P 04/02-08 87 49 25 30 85 E 2 2 2 1 ENE 12 4783 ESE 9 39846 P 04/02-09 87 49 25 33 75 ESE 3 3 2 1 ENE 13 6151 E 10 54714 F 04/02-10 87 49 25 37 64 ESE 3 3 2 1 ENE 15 7216 E 10 63270 G 04/02-11 87 49 25 40 57 ESE 5 5 2 1 ENE 18 8281 E 10 71827 G 04/02-12 73 30 9 41 55 ESE 5 5 2 1 ENE 21 9346 E 10 80384 G 04/02-13 73 30 9 43 51 ESE 5 5 2 1 ENE 21 9911 E 8 70263 G 04/02-14 73 30 9 43 51 ESE 5 5 2 1 ENE 21 10477 E 7 60142 G 04/02-15 73 30 9 43 51 ESE 5 5 2 1 NE 21 11042 ENE 6 50022 F 04/02-16 73 30 9 42 53 ESE 5 5 2 1 NE 21 10431 ENE 7 58213 F 04/02-17 73 30 9 41 55 ESE 5 5 2 1 NE 22 9820 NNE 8 66404 G 04/02-18 51 18 4 39 59 ESE 5 5 2 1 NNE 23 9209 NNE 9 74595 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...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO INTERAGECNY DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130330.343__.01/BOU