FNUS75 KBOU 241110 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOWS FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 504 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1611 MDT ON JUNE 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE A DRIER AND WARMER AIRMASS TODAY WITH NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY. THERE WILL BE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY WITH SOME GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED. MOST OF THE GUSTS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGETOPS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........14%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 11500-12500 FT AGL AFTER 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN FAIR. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........45%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........24%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 8600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BIG MEADOWS FIRE. +++ 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 06/24-05 24 0 0 45 48 SSW 3 3 4 1 SW 33 684 SW 12 6699 P 06/24-06 30 0 0 47 44 SSW 5 5 4 1 SW 35 592 SW 10 5443 P 06/24-07 30 0 0 52 38 SSW 6 6 4 1 SW 35 3161 SW 15 61942 G 06/24-08 30 0 0 58 33 SW 6 6 4 1 SW 35 5729 SW 20118441 V 06/24-09 30 0 0 64 28 SW 8 13 4 1 SW 33 8297 WSW 24174940 E 06/24-10 30 0 0 69 22 SW 12 18 4 1 SW 32 8839 WSW 25190897 E 06/24-11 30 0 0 71 19 SW 15 24 4 1 WSW 31 9382 WSW 25206853 E 06/24-12 37 3 1 73 16 WSW 18 30 4 1 WSW 30 9924 WSW 25222810 E 06/24-13 37 3 1 74 15 WSW 20 31 4 1 WSW 30 10977 WSW 25242351 E 06/24-14 37 3 1 75 15 WSW 20 31 3 1 WSW 29 12029 WSW 25261891 E 06/24-15 37 3 1 75 15 WSW 20 31 3 1 WSW 29 13082 WSW 25281432 E 06/24-16 37 3 1 73 15 WSW 21 32 3 1 WSW 28 11962 WSW 24256739 E 06/24-17 37 3 1 71 14 WSW 21 32 4 1 WSW 26 10842 WSW 24232046 E 06/24-18 44 0 0 67 16 WSW 20 31 4 1 WSW 26 9723 WSW 24207353 E 06/24-19 44 0 0 63 19 WSW 17 26 4 1 WSW 29 7529 WSW 25161687 E 06/24-20 44 0 0 59 24 WSW 14 21 4 1 WSW 32 5335 WSW 25116021 V 06/24-21 44 0 0 55 30 WSW 10 16 4 1 WSW 36 3141 WSW 25 70354 G 06/24-22 44 0 0 52 35 WSW 9 15 4 1 WSW 38 2264 WSW 23 49734 F 06/24-23 44 0 0 50 39 WSW 9 14 3 1 WSW 40 1387 WSW 22 29114 P 06/25-00 30 0 0 49 40 WSW 9 15 3 1 WSW 43 509 WSW 20 8493 P 06/25-01 30 0 0 48 42 WSW 10 16 3 1 WSW 48 531 WSW 20 9224 P 06/25-02 30 0 0 48 41 W 10 17 2 1 WSW 55 553 W 21 9954 P 06/25-03 30 0 0 47 42 W 12 18 2 1 WSW 61 576 W 22 10684 P 06/25-04 30 0 0 45 43 W 12 18 2 1 WSW 61 573 W 20 9767 P 06/25-05 30 0 0 43 45 W 10 17 2 1 W 61 571 W 17 8850 P 06/25-06 28 0 0 46 40 W 10 16 2 1 W 62 568 W 16 7933 P 06/25-07 28 0 0 49 37 W 10 17 2 1 W 60 1859 W 18 45105 F 06/25-08 28 0 0 54 33 W 12 18 2 1 W 58 3149 W 21 82277 G 06/25-09 28 0 0 59 29 W 13 21 2 1 W 55 4440 W 23119449 V 06/25-10 28 0 0 62 27 W 14 23 2 1 W 53 5818 W 25159163 E 06/25-11 28 0 0 64 26 W 16 25 2 1 W 52 7196 W 29198877 E 06/25-12 30 0 0 65 26 W 17 28 2 1 W 49 8573 W 32238591 E 06/25-13 30 0 0 67 25 W 18 29 2 1 W 47 8576 W 31228386 E 06/25-14 30 0 0 68 24 W 18 30 2 1 W 45 8578 W 29218180 E 06/25-15 30 0 0 68 24 W 18 30 2 1 W 43 8580 W 28207975 E 06/25-16 30 0 0 67 25 W 17 28 2 1 W 41 8582 W 26197770 E 06/25-17 30 0 0 65 26 W 16 25 2 1 W 39 8584 W 25187565 E 06/25-18 27 0 0 61 30 W 14 22 2 1 W 37 8586 W 24177360 E 06/25-19 27 0 0 58 33 W 13 20 2 1 W 35 7190 W 21148049 V 06/25-20 27 0 0 55 37 W 10 17 2 1 W 32 5794 W 18118738 V 06/25-21 27 0 0 52 41 W 9 15 3 1 W 31 4399 W 16 89427 G 06/25-22 27 0 0 49 45 W 8 13 3 1 WSW 29 3003 WSW 14 60115 G 06/25-23 27 0 0 46 50 W 7 7 3 1 WSW 26 1607 WSW 10 30804 P 06/26-00 23 0 0 45 51 W 6 6 3 1 WSW 25 212 WSW 8 1493 P 06/26-01 23 0 0 44 53 W 6 6 3 1 WSW 24 216 WSW 8 1439 P 06/26-02 23 0 0 44 53 W 6 6 3 1 W 24 220 WSW 7 1385 P 06/26-03 23 0 0 43 55 W 6 6 3 1 W 23 224 WSW 7 1331 P 06/26-04 23 0 0 41 59 W 6 6 2 1 W 23 228 WSW 7 1277 P 06/26-05 23 0 0 40 62 W 5 5 2 1 W 22 232 WSW 6 1223 P 06/26-06 24 0 0 41 60 WSW 5 5 2 1 W 22 236 WSW 6 1169 P 06/26-07 24 0 0 46 50 W 6 6 2 1 W 21 2126 WSW 6 11762 P 06/26-08 24 0 0 53 40 W 7 7 2 1 W 20 4017 WSW 6 22354 P 06/26-09 24 0 0 60 32 W 8 13 2 1 W 20 5908 WSW 6 32947 P 06/26-10 24 0 0 66 27 W 8 13 2 1 W 18 7798 WSW 6 43540 F 06/26-11 24 0 0 70 24 WSW 7 7 2 1 W 17 9689 WSW 6 54133 F 06/26-12 30 0 0 72 23 WSW 7 7 2 1 W 17 11580 WSW 7 64725 G 06/26-13 30 0 0 73 22 WSW 8 13 2 1 W 16 11806 W 7 67138 G 06/26-14 30 0 0 74 22 W 9 15 3 1 W 15 12031 W 7 69550 G 06/26-15 30 0 0 73 22 W 10 16 3 1 W 14 12257 W 7 71962 G 06/26-16 30 0 0 72 23 W 9 15 3 1 W 13 12483 W 7 74375 G 06/26-17 30 0 0 70 24 W 8 13 4 1 WSW 12 12709 W 7 76787 G 06/26-18 30 0 0 66 27 W 7 7 4 1 WSW 10 12934 W 7 79199 G 06/26-19 30 0 0 62 31 W 7 7 4 1 WSW 13 10801 W 7 66087 G 06/26-20 30 0 0 58 37 W 7 7 4 1 WSW 14 8669 W 6 52975 F 06/26-21 30 0 0 54 43 W 7 7 4 1 WSW 16 6536 W 6 39863 P 06/26-22 30 0 0 51 49 W 6 6 3 1 W 18 4403 W 6 26751 P 06/26-23 30 0 0 50 51 W 5 5 3 1 W 20 2270 W 5 13639 P 06/27-00 18 0 0 49 54 W 3 3 3 1 W 22 137 W 5 527 P 06/27-01 18 0 0 49 55 W 3 3 3 1 W 21 150 W 5 637 P 06/27-02 18 0 0 48 58 W 3 3 3 1 W 21 163 W 5 747 P 06/27-03 18 0 0 47 60 W 3 3 3 1 WNW 21 175 W 6 858 P 06/27-04 18 0 0 44 68 W 5 5 2 1 WNW 21 188 W 6 968 P 06/27-05 18 0 0 42 73 W 5 5 2 1 NW 21 201 W 6 1078 P 06/27-06 16 2 0 44 68 W 6 6 2 1 NW 21 214 W 7 1189 P 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...ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...MATT DUTTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130623.BIGME.02/BOU