FNUS75 KBOU 271235 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF F1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 535 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1000...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-24. MIN HUMIDITY........46%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-28 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 28-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR. GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%) UNTIL 2400...THEN CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER 2300 UNTIL 0500. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20. MAX HUMIDITY........75%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. WEST 20-30 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36-48 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1700...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31. MIN HUMIDITY........55%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 26-39 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 20-30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 45-56 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0800...EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600... THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SUGARLOAF F1. +++ 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 78 0 -6 94 W 9 9 2 1 W37 84 W 10 738 P 01/27-06 78 0 -6 94 W 10 1 110 W 13 1250 P 01/27-07 78 0 -5 94 W 13 1 135 W 14 1762 P 01/27-08 67 0 -1 86 W 14 23 2 1 NW26 161 W 16 2274 P 01/27-09 67 0 4 78 W 15 1 843 W 22 22583 P 01/27-10 67 0 8 72 W 17 1 1524 W 28 42892 F 01/27-11 61 0 12 65 W 20 33 2 1 NW24 2206 W 33 63200 G 01/27-12 61 0 16 57 W 23 1 2897 W 31 76202 G 01/27-13 61 0 18 52 W 26 1 3589 NW 29 89203 G 01/27-14 56 0 19 48 W 30 51 3 1 N36 4281 NW 28 102205 V 01/27-15 56 0 19 47 W 31 1 3678 NW 31 95297 G 01/27-16 56 0 19 47 W 32 1 3075 NW 35 88390 G 01/27-17 43 0 18 46 W 32 58 4 1 N59 2472 NW 38 81483 G 01/27-18 43 0 18 48 W 32 1 2144 NW 39 71593 G 01/27-19 43 0 17 50 W 32 1 1817 W 39 61704 G 01/27-20 43 0 16 52 W 32 58 3 1 N41 1490 W 40 51815 F 01/27-21 43 0 16 55 W 33 1 1442 W 40 49903 F 01/27-22 43 0 15 57 W 35 1 1394 W 39 47992 F 01/27-23 81 0 15 59 W 36 64 2 1 NW40 1347 W 39 46081 F 01/28-00 81 0 14 61 W 36 1 1247 W 40 43841 F 01/28-01 81 0 14 62 W 35 1 1147 W 41 41601 F 01/28-02 81 0 14 64 W 35 64 2 1 NW46 1046 W 44 39362 P 01/28-03 81 0 14 65 W 35 1 1031 W 45 39950 P 01/28-04 81 0 14 66 W 35 1 1015 W 46 40538 F 01/28-05 74 17 14 67 W 33 60 2 1 W54 1000 W 47 41126 F 01/28-06 74 17 14 73 W 33 1 1126 W 48 47922 F 01/28-07 74 17 15 75 W 35 1 1253 W 49 54718 F 01/28-08 74 17 18 72 W 33 51 2 1 NW55 1379 W 52 61513 G 01/28-09 74 17 21 68 W 31 1 2012 W 52 90434 G 01/28-10 74 17 23 65 W 29 1 2644 W 52 119356 V 01/28-11 74 17 26 61 W 26 40 2 1 NW37 3277 W 52 148277 V 01/28-12 74 17 28 58 W 25 1 3906 W 51 172096 E 01/28-13 74 17 29 55 W 25 1 4536 W 49 195916 E 01/28-14 74 17 30 55 W 25 38 2 1 NW40 5165 W 49 219735 E 01/28-15 74 17 30 56 W 25 1 5155 W 48 215785 E 01/28-16 74 17 29 58 W 25 1 5145 W 47 211834 E 01/28-17 78 27 26 63 W 24 37 2 1 NW44 5135 W 46 207883 E 01/28-18 78 27 25 68 W 23 1 5102 W 46 204366 E 01/28-19 78 27 23 72 W 21 1 5068 W 46 200849 E 01/28-20 78 27 22 75 W 18 28 2 1 NW49 5035 W 45 197331 E 01/28-21 78 27 21 78 W 16 1 5068 W 44 194118 E 01/28-22 78 27 20 80 W 15 1 5101 W 43 190904 E 01/28-23 83 27 19 82 W 14 21 2 1 NW33 5134 W 43 187690 E 01/29-00 83 27 18 83 W 15 1 5048 W 44 190741 E 01/29-01 83 27 18 83 W 16 1 4962 W 45 193792 E 01/29-02 83 27 17 82 W 18 28 2 1 NW49 4876 W 46 196843 E 01/29-03 83 27 17 80 W 21 1 4452 NW 46 178306 E 01/29-04 83 27 17 79 W 22 1 4028 NW 46 159769 E 01/29-05 83 10 17 77 W 23 35 2 1 N76 3604 NW 45 141232 V 01/29-06 83 10 17 75 W 23 1 3452 NW 44 130662 V 01/29-07 83 10 17 73 W 22 1 3299 NW 41 120092 V 01/29-08 83 10 19 68 W 21 31 2 1 N63 3146 NW 40 109522 V 01/29-09 83 10 21 62 W 21 1 3565 NW 38 117279 V 01/29-10 83 10 22 58 W 20 1 3983 NW 37 125035 V 01/29-11 83 10 24 54 NW 20 30 2 1 NW51 4401 NW 35 132791 V 01/29-12 83 10 25 51 NW 20 1 4578 NW 35 138292 V 01/29-13 83 10 26 49 NW 18 1 4756 NW 35 143793 V 01/29-14 83 10 26 48 NW 18 28 2 1 NW44 4933 NW 35 149294 V 01/29-15 83 10 26 48 NW 18 1 4236 NW 35 126024 V 01/29-16 83 10 25 50 NW 20 1 3538 NW 33 102755 V 01/29-17 42 0 23 54 NW 20 30 2 1 N60 2841 NW 32 79485 G 01/29-18 42 0 22 56 NW 18 1 2520 NW 30 67251 G 01/29-19 42 0 20 58 NW 17 1 2199 NW 29 55017 F 01/29-20 42 0 19 60 W 15 23 2 1 N63 1878 NW 26 42782 F 01/29-21 42 0 18 62 W 14 1 1641 NW 26 37930 P 01/29-22 42 0 17 63 W 13 1 1403 NW 28 33077 P 01/29-23 42 0 17 63 W 12 12 2 1 N66 1166 NW 28 28225 P 01/30-00 42 0 16 63 W 12 1 1068 NW 28 25796 P 01/30-01 42 0 15 63 W 12 1 971 NW 28 23367 P 01/30-02 42 0 15 62 W 13 20 2 1 N62 874 NW 28 20938 P 01/30-03 42 0 15 61 W 13 1 804 NW 26 18547 P 01/30-04 42 0 15 61 W 13 1 734 NW 25 16155 P 01/30-05 43 0 15 61 W 13 20 2 1 N62 664 NW 24 13763 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...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090127.SUGAR.05/BOU