FNUS75 KBOU 061540 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUMBINE T...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 840 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST ARE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR SNOW TO BE LIKELY. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH BLOWING SNOW. A CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1500...THEN SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 20-35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-20. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 30-45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 36-48 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 48-64 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4200 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 1800-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-33. MIN HUMIDITY........50-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 30-50 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 48-64 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 0600. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 30. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR COLUMBINE T. +++ DATA IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE HAS BEEN SAMPLED DIRECTLY FROM THE DIGITAL DATABASE. VALUES IN THE TABLE MAY NOT AGREE WITH INFORMATION IN THE NARRATIVE FORECAST. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS TABLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OFFICIAL FORECAST. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK IF THE INFORMATION IN THIS TABLE HAS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR USEFUL. +++ FORECAST SC PP TF RH 20FT G H L 10K MIXG TRAN VENTL AJTV VALID AT % % F % WIND S I A WIND HGT WIND RATE RATNG MPH T L MPH AGL MPH KT-FT 01/06-07 84 47 14 73 W 30 1 2972 NW 30 74841 G 01/06-08 84 47 16 69 W 30 39 3 1 N24 3216 NW 29 78257 G 01/06-09 84 47 18 63 W 29 1 3776 NW 28 88248 G 01/06-10 84 47 20 58 W 28 1 4335 NW 26 98240 G 01/06-11 83 35 22 48 W 26 37 3 1 N40 4895 NW 25 108232 V 01/06-12 83 35 24 43 W 29 1 4944 NW 29 121014 V 01/06-13 83 35 25 40 W 31 1 4994 NW 31 133796 V 01/06-14 81 35 25 40 W 32 46 2 1 N61 5042 NW 33 146579 V 01/06-15 81 35 25 41 W 32 1 4816 NW 35 142654 V 01/06-16 81 35 25 43 W 32 1 4590 NW 35 138729 V 01/06-17 85 62 24 46 W 32 46 2 1 N68 4364 NW 36 134804 V 01/06-18 85 62 23 48 W 31 1 4012 NW 38 131490 V 01/06-19 85 62 23 51 W 31 1 3660 NW 41 128176 V 01/06-20 85 62 22 54 W 31 43 2 1 N63 3307 NW 44 124862 V 01/06-21 85 62 22 57 W 32 1 3058 NW 44 117091 V 01/06-22 85 62 22 59 W 35 1 2809 NW 45 109320 V 01/06-23 88 62 21 61 W 37 52 2 1 N63 2560 NW 46 101548 V 01/07-00 88 62 21 62 W 39 1 2426 NW 51 104033 V 01/07-01 88 62 21 63 W 40 1 2292 W 54 106517 V 01/07-02 88 62 20 63 W 40 56 2 1 N61 2158 W 59 109002 V 01/07-03 88 62 20 62 W 41 1 2015 W 60 103694 V 01/07-04 88 62 20 61 W 41 1 1872 W 61 98387 G 01/07-05 92 75 20 60 W 43 60 2 1 NW73 1729 W 62 93080 G 01/07-06 92 75 20 63 W 44 1 1667 W 62 89204 G 01/07-07 92 75 21 65 W 45 1 1605 W 62 85327 G 01/07-08 92 75 22 64 W 46 69 2 1 N52 1543 W 61 81450 G 01/07-09 92 75 24 62 W 46 1 1695 W 60 86225 G 01/07-10 92 75 26 59 W 46 1 1848 W 58 91000 G 01/07-11 40 56 28 56 W 41 62 2 1 N47 2001 NW 55 95775 G 01/07-12 40 56 30 53 W 41 1 2085 W 53 95120 G 01/07-13 40 56 31 50 W 40 1 2170 W 51 94465 G 01/07-14 40 56 31 49 W 39 59 2 1 NW62 2254 W 48 93809 G 01/07-15 40 56 31 49 W 39 1 2037 W 51 87186 G 01/07-16 40 56 30 51 W 38 1 1820 W 52 80564 G 01/07-17 70 40 29 55 W 37 55 2 1 NW73 1603 W 53 73941 G 01/07-18 70 40 28 56 W 36 1 1422 W 53 64844 G 01/07-19 70 40 27 57 W 33 1 1241 W 52 55746 F 01/07-20 70 40 26 57 W 32 49 2 1 NW54 1059 W 51 46649 F 01/07-21 70 40 26 58 W 31 1 974 W 48 40722 F 01/07-22 70 40 25 58 W 29 1 888 W 45 34795 P 01/07-23 70 30 25 58 W 28 43 2 1 NW53 803 W 41 28867 P 01/08-00 70 30 24 59 W 26 1 777 W 41 28052 P 01/08-01 70 30 24 60 W 25 1 752 W 43 27237 P 01/08-02 70 30 23 61 W 24 37 2 1 NW66 726 W 43 26422 P 01/08-03 70 30 23 61 W 23 1 649 W 43 23495 P 01/08-04 70 30 23 62 W 22 1 572 W 41 20569 P 01/08-05 44 0 23 63 W 21 32 2 1 NW69 495 W 41 17642 P 01/08-06 44 0 23 64 W 20 1 586 W 39 19629 P 01/08-07 44 0 24 62 W 18 1 677 W 38 21616 P 01/08-08 44 0 27 56 W 16 21 3 1 NW59 769 W 36 23603 P 01/08-09 44 0 31 48 W 15 1 1224 W 36 37011 P 01/08-10 44 0 35 42 W 15 1 1680 W 35 50420 F 01/08-11 44 0 39 36 W 14 14 3 1 NW56 2135 W 35 63829 G 01/08-12 44 0 41 32 W 14 1 2570 W 36 81691 G 01/08-13 44 0 43 28 W 14 1 3004 W 38 99552 G 01/08-14 44 0 44 26 W 15 15 3 1 W58 3438 W 40 117414 V 01/08-15 44 0 44 25 W 15 1 2813 W 40 96532 G 01/08-16 44 0 42 26 W 16 1 2189 W 40 75650 G 01/08-17 44 5 37 29 W 16 21 3 1 W60 1564 W 40 54768 F 01/08-18 44 5 35 32 W 16 1 1226 W 37 41376 F 01/08-19 44 5 33 34 W 16 1 889 W 35 27984 P 01/08-20 41 5 31 35 W 16 21 3 1 W38 551 W 31 14592 P 01/08-21 41 5 29 37 W 15 1 430 W 28 10761 P 01/08-22 41 5 28 39 W 15 1 308 W 23 6931 P 01/08-23 41 7 27 42 W 15 15 4 1 W37 186 W 20 3100 P 01/09-00 41 7 25 44 W 15 1 177 W 20 2886 P 01/09-01 41 7 24 47 W 15 1 166 W 18 2671 P 01/09-02 80 7 24 49 W 15 15 4 1 W48 156 W 18 2457 P 01/09-03 80 7 23 52 W 14 1 152 W 18 2421 P 01/09-04 80 7 23 53 W 14 1 147 W 20 2385 P 01/09-05 80 10 22 54 W 14 14 5 1 SW41 142 W 20 2349 P KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /PERCENT/ TF - TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/ RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY /PERCENT/ 20FT WIND - 20-FOOT WIND /MPH/ GST - 20-FOOT WIND GUST /MPH/ HI - HAINES INDEX LAL - LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 10K WIND - 10000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FREE-AIR WINDS /MPH/ MIXG HGT - MIXING HEIGHT /FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL/ TRAN 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...BILL ALAKAI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090106.COLUM.01/BOU