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Spot Forecast for RMA 12d7bc...usfws
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
346 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Look for mostly cloudy skies until 1400, then
becoming partly cloudy.  Minimum humidity will be down to
22% in the afternoon.  Winds will be south at 6 to 12 mph until
1400, then switch to the southwest at 10 to 15 mph.  After 1700
winds will be west at 10 to 15 mph.  Smoke dispersal will be
poor until 1200, then fair until 1400. After 1400, dispersal
should be good.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(60-65%) until 1400, then partly
                    cloudy(40-50%).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........22%.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6-12 mph until 1400, then southwest 10-15 mph
                    until 1600.  After 1600, West 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 1000. 7900 ft AGL after
                    1400.
Transport winds.....South 8-14 mph until 1600, then west 12-17 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair until 1400, then
                    good until 1600, then very good until 1700,
                    then good.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........58  56  64  62  60  59  56  59  49  43  46  45
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............31  31  35  42  48  53  56  59  61  62  63  63
RH..............55  58  54  43  34  28  25  23  22  23  24  25
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   9   9   10  10  10  10  12  13
20 FT wind gust.12  12  13  13  15  15  16  18  18  18  18  16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.5 4.3 5.4 6.9 7.9 7.8 6.9
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  W   W
Transp wind spd.9   8   9   9   10  12  13  13  14  14  15  14
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   3   4   6   9   25  48  59  83  95  101 83
SmokeDispersion.P   P   P   P   P   P   F   F   G   G   VG  G

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(50-60%) until 2200, then partly
                    cloudy(30-40%).
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........66%.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-14 mph until 2100. South around 7
                    mph after 0500.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL until 1900, then Below 1000 FT AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10-15 mph until 2000, then southwest 8-13
                    mph until 0500, then light.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........53  58  55  54  43  36  32  33  30  29  32  30
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............62  58  55  50  48  46  46  44  43  40  39  38
RH..............28  32  36  42  43  44  44  46  47  52  56  59
20 FT wind dir..W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT wind spd..13  12  10  9   9   9   9   8   8   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.17  16  15  15  15  15  15  14  12  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...3.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.W   SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  S
Transp wind spd.13  12  10  12  10  10  12  10  9   8   8   7
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Vrate kt-ft/1K..36  5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   2
SmokeDispersion.P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1000, then partly
                    cloudy(30-40%) until 1400, then mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of rain showers after 1200.
CWR.................7 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........29%.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7-11 mph until 0900, then
                    variable up to 5 mph until 1000, then northeast
                    5-13 mph until 1500, then around 13 mph.
Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 1000. 5400 ft AGL after
                    1200.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph until 0700, then light
                    until 1000, then east 8-13 mph until 1300, then
                    southeast until 1500, then southeast around 13
                    mph until 1700, then east.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair until 1400, then
                    good until 1600, then fair.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........25  24  24  23  27  31  35  47  59  71  72  73
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   20  20  20  20  20  20
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............35  37  39  42  46  51  55  57  58  58  57  56
RH..............66  61  62  57  49  39  32  30  29  29  30  32
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  S   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N
20 FT wind spd..10  7   7   3   5   5   12  13  13  13  13  13
20 FT wind gust.10  10  9   10  13  15  17  18  18  18  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.3 3.7 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.9 4.9 3.9
Transp wind dir.S   SE  E   NE  NE  E   E   SE  SE  S   SE  E
Transp wind spd.10  7   7   7   8   9   12  13  13  13  13  13
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   3   4   5   16  30  46  54  62  65  54  43
SmokeDispersion.P   P   P   P   P   P   F   F   G   G   F   F

$$
Forecaster...RPK
Requested by...scott whiteaker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408647.0/BOU
.DELDT 03/28/24
.FormatterVersion 1.0.26
.EMAIL scott_whiteaker@fws.gov


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