FNUS75 KBOU 051400 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SHADED FUELS BREAK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 700 AM MST THU FEB 5 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY AIR REMAINS OVER THE AREA UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. WINDS ALOFT ARE LIGHT WESTERLY. DEEP MIXING WILL BEGIN WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE STRONGER ON FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........6-8%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 8000 FT AGL BY 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29. MAX HUMIDITY........42-46%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 2000 AND 500 FT AGL BY 2300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 6000 FT AGL BY 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100. EXCELLENT AFTER 1300. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SHADED FUELS BREAK. +++ 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 02/05-06 23 0 24 28 W 9 1 136 W 13 1565 P 02/05-07 23 0 25 25 W 9 1 153 W 14 1779 P 02/05-08 23 0 31 19 W 9 9 5 1 NW21 170 W 14 1993 P 02/05-09 23 0 38 14 W 9 1 1790 W 16 30026 P 02/05-10 23 0 44 11 W 9 1 3409 W 17 58058 F 02/05-11 23 0 50 10 W 8 8 5 1 NW14 5029 W 20 86091 G 02/05-12 23 0 55 9 W 8 1 6339 W 18 94176 G 02/05-13 23 0 59 7 SW 7 1 7648 W 16 102261 V 02/05-14 23 0 60 7 SW 6 6 4 1 W25 8957 W 14 110347 V 02/05-15 23 0 59 7 SW 6 1 7700 W 12 81185 G 02/05-16 23 0 57 8 W 5 1 6443 W 8 52023 F 02/05-17 46 0 52 10 W 5 5 4 1 W29 5186 W 5 22861 P 02/05-18 46 0 48 14 W 8 1 3895 W 6 18076 P 02/05-19 46 0 45 16 W 9 1 2605 W 7 13292 P 02/05-20 46 0 42 20 W 9 9 4 1 W26 1315 SW 7 8507 P 02/05-21 46 0 39 23 W 10 1 964 SW 9 6568 P 02/05-22 46 0 36 26 W 10 1 612 SW 10 4629 P 02/05-23 52 0 34 28 W 12 12 4 1 SW36 261 W 12 2690 P 02/06-00 52 0 32 31 W 12 1 223 W 12 2295 P 02/06-01 52 0 31 32 W 12 1 185 W 12 1899 P 02/06-02 52 0 30 34 W 12 12 4 1 SW43 148 W 12 1504 P 02/06-03 52 0 29 36 W 13 1 155 W 13 1688 P 02/06-04 52 0 29 37 W 13 1 163 W 13 1872 P 02/06-05 38 0 29 38 W 13 13 2 1 SW47 195 W 16 2634 P 02/06-06 38 0 30 43 W 13 1 363 W 20 7375 P 02/06-07 38 0 30 44 W 13 1 531 W 24 12115 P 02/06-08 38 0 33 40 W 13 13 2 1 SW45 700 W 28 16855 P 02/06-09 38 0 37 35 SW 14 1 2330 W 32 76815 G 02/06-10 38 0 40 32 SW 15 1 3959 W 36 136775 V 02/06-11 43 0 43 29 SW 16 24 2 1 SW59 5589 W 40 196735 E 02/06-12 43 0 46 26 W 17 1 6337 W 40 220297 E 02/06-13 43 0 48 23 W 17 1 7084 W 39 243859 E 02/06-14 43 0 49 23 W 18 28 2 1 W45 7831 W 39 267421 E 02/06-15 43 0 48 23 W 17 1 6995 W 38 232788 E 02/06-16 43 0 46 25 W 16 1 6158 W 37 198156 E 02/06-17 54 0 42 29 W 15 23 2 1 W54 5321 W 36 163523 E 02/06-18 54 0 39 33 W 15 1 4672 W 35 142195 V 02/06-19 54 0 36 37 W 14 1 4024 W 35 120866 V 02/06-20 54 0 34 42 W 14 14 2 1 W49 3375 W 33 99537 G 02/06-21 54 0 31 48 W 14 1 2589 W 33 75453 G 02/06-22 54 0 29 53 W 15 1 1803 W 32 51369 F 02/06-23 54 0 28 57 W 15 23 2 1 W69 1017 W 31 27286 P 02/07-00 54 0 26 61 W 15 1 785 W 29 20382 P 02/07-01 54 0 25 62 W 15 1 554 W 26 13479 P 02/07-02 54 0 25 64 W 15 23 2 1 W68 322 W 23 6575 P 02/07-03 54 0 24 65 W 14 1 294 W 22 5613 P 02/07-04 54 0 24 65 W 14 1 266 W 20 4650 P 02/07-05 54 0 24 65 W 13 13 2 1 W59 238 W 17 3688 P 02/07-06 54 0 24 66 W 13 1 415 W 18 6652 P 02/07-07 53 0 25 66 W 12 1 592 W 18 9616 P 02/07-08 53 0 28 59 W 10 10 2 1 SW53 768 W 18 12581 P 02/07-09 53 0 32 50 W 8 1 2204 W 18 34261 P 02/07-10 53 0 36 43 W 7 1 3639 W 18 55941 F 02/07-11 53 0 39 37 W 6 6 2 1 SW54 5074 W 17 77621 G 02/07-12 53 0 42 33 SW 6 1 5570 SW 15 67154 G 02/07-13 53 0 44 30 S 6 1 6065 SW 12 56688 F 02/07-14 53 0 45 28 SE 7 7 2 1 SW51 6560 SW 8 46221 F 02/07-15 84 0 44 29 SE 6 1 6036 S 8 43980 F 02/07-16 84 40 43 31 E 5 1 5512 S 9 41738 F 02/07-17 84 40 39 36 E 5 5 2 1 SW44 4987 S 9 39497 P 02/07-18 84 40 37 40 E 5 1 4381 SE 10 38073 P 02/07-19 84 40 34 44 NE 6 1 3775 E 12 36648 P 02/07-20 84 40 32 48 NE 6 6 2 1 SW48 3168 E 13 35224 P 02/07-21 85 40 30 53 NE 6 1 2895 E 12 30475 P 02/07-22 85 40 29 58 NE 6 1 2623 E 12 25726 P 02/07-23 85 40 27 62 E 6 6 2 1 SW53 2350 SE 10 20977 P 02/08-00 85 40 26 66 E 6 1 2092 SE 10 19346 P 02/08-01 85 40 25 68 E 6 1 1834 SE 12 17716 P 02/08-02 85 40 25 70 E 6 6 2 1 SW44 1576 SE 12 16085 P 02/08-03 85 40 24 72 E 6 1 1676 SE 13 18942 P 02/08-04 85 40 24 74 E 6 1 1776 SE 14 21798 P 02/08-05 81 45 24 76 E 5 5 2 1 S46 1876 SE 15 24655 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...GIMMESTAD REQUESTED BY...KRIS HEINY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090205.SHADE.01/BOU