FNUS75 KBOU 271229 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT FALCON SLASH PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 530 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH CLEARING SKIES THIS MORNING. A STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS DISSIPATE. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-28. MIN HUMIDITY........33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 12-22 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 21-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3000-4000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....19. MAX HUMIDITY........57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 33-44 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........41%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 17-27 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 36-44 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR. VERY GOOD AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR MOUNT FALCON SLASH PILES. +++ 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 01/27-05 68 0 -9 95 CALM 1 3 1 W21 155 NW 3 418 P 01/27-06 68 0 -9 100 NW 2 1 160 NW 5 694 P 01/27-07 68 0 -6 100 NW 2 1 164 NW 7 970 P 01/27-08 66 0 -1 89 NW 3 3 3 1 W28 169 NW 8 1247 P 01/27-09 66 0 5 76 NW 5 1 405 NW 12 5192 P 01/27-10 66 0 11 66 NW 6 1 642 NW 14 9138 P 01/27-11 48 0 17 56 NW 8 8 3 1 NW16 879 NW 17 13084 P 01/27-12 48 0 21 48 NW 12 1 2126 NW 20 39418 P 01/27-13 48 0 24 42 NW 15 1 3373 NW 21 65751 G 01/27-14 42 0 26 38 NW 18 31 2 1 NW24 4620 NW 23 92085 G 01/27-15 42 0 26 36 W 21 1 3878 NW 26 84176 G 01/27-16 42 0 25 35 W 23 1 3136 NW 30 76266 G 01/27-17 37 0 25 33 W 24 44 4 1 N48 2394 NW 33 68357 G 01/27-18 37 0 24 36 W 24 1 1982 NW 33 57210 F 01/27-19 37 0 24 38 W 23 1 1570 NW 35 46062 F 01/27-20 37 0 23 40 W 22 39 4 1 N44 1157 NW 35 34914 P 01/27-21 37 0 22 43 W 22 1 1106 NW 37 35348 P 01/27-22 37 0 21 45 W 23 1 1054 W 39 35781 P 01/27-23 45 0 21 47 W 24 44 4 1 NW39 1002 W 41 36215 P 01/28-00 45 0 21 48 W 25 1 823 W 43 29910 P 01/28-01 45 0 20 49 W 25 1 644 W 43 23604 P 01/28-02 45 0 20 49 W 25 46 3 1 NW45 464 W 43 17299 P 01/28-03 45 0 20 50 W 25 1 394 W 40 14158 P 01/28-04 45 0 20 50 W 24 1 324 W 38 11017 P 01/28-05 64 0 20 50 W 23 41 3 1 NW37 254 W 36 7876 P 01/28-06 64 0 20 55 W 23 1 342 W 38 11593 P 01/28-07 64 0 21 57 W 24 1 431 W 40 15310 P 01/28-08 64 0 24 56 W 23 35 3 1 NW60 519 W 43 19027 P 01/28-09 64 0 27 53 W 21 1 1270 W 41 44618 F 01/28-10 64 0 30 51 W 18 1 2022 W 40 70208 G 01/28-11 64 0 32 47 W 16 24 3 1 NW39 2773 W 40 95799 G 01/28-12 64 0 35 45 W 16 1 3368 W 39 114920 V 01/28-13 64 0 36 42 W 16 1 3964 NW 39 134041 V 01/28-14 64 0 37 41 W 17 26 3 1 NW32 4560 NW 39 153162 E 01/28-15 64 0 37 41 W 18 1 4464 NW 39 149724 V 01/28-16 64 0 35 42 NW 18 1 4369 NW 38 146286 V 01/28-17 70 20 33 45 NW 18 28 3 1 NW37 4273 NW 38 142848 V 01/28-18 70 20 32 48 NW 17 1 4358 NW 38 141707 V 01/28-19 70 20 30 51 NW 15 1 4444 NW 37 140567 V 01/28-20 70 20 29 53 NW 12 17 3 1 NW39 4529 NW 36 139426 V 01/28-21 70 20 28 55 NW 9 1 4437 NW 33 129779 V 01/28-22 70 20 27 57 W 7 1 4344 NW 32 120133 V 01/28-23 79 20 26 59 W 5 5 2 1 NW36 4252 NW 30 110486 V 01/29-00 79 20 25 60 W 5 1 4065 NW 30 106093 V 01/29-01 79 20 25 61 W 6 1 3877 NW 30 101699 V 01/29-02 79 20 24 61 W 8 8 3 1 NW43 3690 NW 30 97306 G 01/29-03 79 20 24 61 W 9 1 3587 NW 32 98562 G 01/29-04 79 20 24 61 W 10 1 3485 NW 33 99818 G 01/29-05 79 10 24 60 W 12 12 3 1 N52 3382 NW 35 101075 V 01/29-06 79 10 24 59 W 10 1 3306 NW 31 91159 G 01/29-07 79 10 24 58 NW 10 1 3229 NW 29 81243 G 01/29-08 79 10 25 55 NW 9 9 3 1 N56 3152 NW 26 71328 G 01/29-09 79 10 27 52 NW 9 1 3810 NW 24 77721 G 01/29-10 79 10 28 48 NW 9 1 4467 NW 22 84115 G 01/29-11 79 10 29 45 NW 9 9 3 1 NW47 5125 NW 21 90508 G 01/29-12 79 10 30 43 NW 9 1 5236 NW 20 89461 G 01/29-13 79 10 31 41 NW 10 1 5347 NW 20 88414 G 01/29-14 79 10 31 39 NW 10 10 3 1 NW41 5459 NW 18 87366 G 01/29-15 79 10 31 39 NW 12 1 4464 NW 22 77841 G 01/29-16 79 10 30 39 NW 12 1 3469 NW 24 68315 G 01/29-17 32 0 28 42 NW 13 20 3 1 N46 2475 NW 28 58789 F 01/29-18 32 0 27 43 NW 13 1 2035 NW 25 46486 F 01/29-19 32 0 26 45 NW 12 1 1596 NW 24 34183 P 01/29-20 32 0 25 47 W 9 9 2 1 N56 1157 NW 22 21880 P 01/29-21 32 0 24 48 W 8 1 941 NW 22 17898 P 01/29-22 32 0 23 49 W 8 1 724 NW 22 13917 P 01/29-23 32 0 22 49 W 8 8 2 1 N61 508 NW 23 9936 P 01/30-00 32 0 21 50 W 9 1 466 NW 21 8637 P 01/30-01 32 0 21 49 W 9 1 424 NW 20 7339 P 01/30-02 32 0 21 49 W 9 9 2 1 N54 381 NW 18 6040 P 01/30-03 32 0 20 49 W 9 1 349 NW 17 5185 P 01/30-04 32 0 20 49 W 9 1 317 NW 15 4331 P 01/30-05 43 0 20 50 W 10 10 2 1 N64 284 NW 14 3476 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...ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...KEITH BOL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090127.MOUNT.01/BOU