FNUS75 KBOU 230011 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RMNP ELK AERIAL SURVEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 506 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE STREAM ACROSS THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A SLGIHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING ON MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21. MAX HUMIDITY........57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42. MIN HUMIDITY........31%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 14-24 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN 25-38 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-28 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 36-44 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........86%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. WEST 33-43 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN 8-14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36-56 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 33-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2100. FAIR AFTER 2300. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0900...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY......IS 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 02/22-17 54 0 33 38 W 8 8 2 1 W37 2372 W 20 40148 F 02/22-18 54 0 31 43 W 8 1 1822 W 17 29622 P 02/22-19 54 0 29 45 W 7 1 1272 W 16 19096 P 02/22-20 54 0 27 46 W 7 7 2 1 W37 722 W 14 8570 P 02/22-21 54 0 26 47 W 7 1 598 W 14 6978 P 02/22-22 54 0 25 46 W 8 1 474 W 13 5386 P 02/22-23 54 0 24 48 W 8 8 2 1 W45 350 W 13 3794 P 02/23-00 54 0 23 49 W 8 1 346 W 13 3914 P 02/23-01 54 0 23 50 W 8 1 343 W 14 4035 P 02/23-02 54 0 22 51 W 8 8 2 1 W55 339 W 14 4155 P 02/23-03 54 0 22 51 W 8 1 331 W 14 4010 P 02/23-04 54 0 22 52 W 8 1 323 W 14 3865 P 02/23-05 55 0 22 50 W 8 8 2 1 W51 315 W 14 3720 P 02/23-06 55 0 22 57 W 9 1 553 W 16 8529 P 02/23-07 55 0 24 55 W 10 1 791 W 18 13339 P 02/23-08 55 0 27 51 W 12 12 2 1 W45 1029 W 21 18148 P 02/23-09 55 0 30 45 W 14 1 1884 W 24 44660 F 02/23-10 55 0 33 41 W 15 1 2738 W 28 71171 G 02/23-11 74 0 37 34 W 17 28 2 1 W40 3593 W 31 97683 G 02/23-12 74 0 39 33 W 18 1 3941 W 36 122942 V 02/23-13 74 0 41 31 W 20 1 4290 W 39 148202 V 02/23-14 74 0 41 32 W 23 37 2 1 W30 4638 W 43 173461 E 02/23-15 74 0 41 36 W 25 1 4405 W 43 162687 E 02/23-16 74 0 40 39 W 26 1 4171 W 41 151912 E 02/23-17 94 0 38 44 W 38 61 2 1 W25 3938 W 41 141138 V 02/23-18 94 0 36 50 W 38 1 3600 W 46 139778 V 02/23-19 94 0 35 57 W 38 1 3261 W 49 138419 V 02/23-20 94 0 33 66 W 38 58 2 1 W26 2923 W 54 137060 V 02/23-21 94 0 32 73 W 13 1 2604 W 48 112240 V 02/23-22 94 0 30 78 W 12 1 2285 W 43 87421 G 02/23-23 94 0 30 81 W 10 10 2 1 W51 1966 W 37 62602 G 02/24-00 94 0 29 84 W 10 1 1862 W 36 58395 F 02/24-01 94 0 28 84 W 10 1 1758 W 36 54187 F 02/24-02 94 0 28 84 W 10 10 2 1 W55 1654 W 35 49980 F 02/24-03 94 0 27 85 W 10 1 1657 W 36 51152 F 02/24-04 94 0 27 86 W 10 1 1660 W 37 52324 F 02/24-05 67 0 28 85 W 10 10 2 1 W52 1664 W 37 53496 F 02/24-06 67 0 28 84 W 10 1 2038 W 38 68395 G 02/24-07 67 0 30 77 W 10 1 2413 W 39 83294 G 02/24-08 67 0 33 66 W 10 10 3 1 W47 2788 W 40 98193 G 02/24-09 67 0 36 54 W 10 1 3504 W 40 122616 V 02/24-10 55 0 40 45 W 12 1 4219 W 40 147038 V 02/24-11 55 0 43 38 W 13 20 3 1 W55 4935 W 40 171461 E 02/24-12 55 0 45 34 W 12 1 5125 W 41 186405 E 02/24-13 55 0 47 33 W 12 1 5316 W 44 201349 E 02/24-14 55 0 47 32 W 12 12 3 1 W67 5506 W 45 216294 E 02/24-15 55 0 47 33 W 12 1 5367 W 45 208179 E 02/24-16 55 0 45 35 W 12 1 5229 W 44 200064 E 02/24-17 41 0 42 41 W 12 12 3 1 W69 5090 W 44 191949 E 02/24-18 41 0 40 46 W 10 1 4337 W 41 157599 E 02/24-19 41 0 37 52 W 10 1 3583 W 39 123248 V 02/24-20 41 0 35 58 W 10 10 3 1 W62 2829 W 36 88898 G 02/24-21 41 0 32 59 W 10 1 2300 W 35 70827 G 02/24-22 41 0 31 57 W 10 1 1770 W 33 52756 F 02/24-23 41 0 29 55 W 10 10 3 1 W64 1240 W 32 34685 P 02/25-00 41 0 28 57 W 10 1 1012 W 31 27911 P 02/25-01 41 0 27 56 W 10 1 783 W 31 21137 P 02/25-02 41 0 26 56 W 10 10 4 1 W48 554 W 30 14362 P 02/25-03 41 0 26 56 W 9 1 516 W 26 12287 P 02/25-04 41 0 26 55 W 9 1 479 W 24 10212 P 02/25-05 41 0 26 50 W 9 9 4 1 W41 441 W 21 8137 P 02/25-06 41 0 26 50 W 8 1 906 W 22 16822 P 02/25-07 41 0 29 46 W 7 1 1370 W 22 25507 P 02/25-08 41 0 33 40 W 6 6 4 1 W47 1834 W 22 34192 P 02/25-09 41 0 37 34 SW 6 1 3039 W 24 67728 G 02/25-10 41 0 41 29 SW 6 1 4244 W 26 101263 V 02/25-11 62 0 46 26 SW 5 5 4 1 W49 5448 W 29 134799 V 02/25-12 62 0 49 23 SW 6 1 6498 W 31 182113 E 02/25-13 62 0 51 22 SW 7 1 7547 W 35 229427 E 02/25-14 62 0 52 21 SW 8 8 2 1 W49 8597 W 37 276741 E 02/25-15 62 0 51 22 SW 8 1 7549 W 37 240962 E 02/25-16 62 0 49 24 SW 7 1 6502 W 36 205183 E 02/25-17 62 0 44 27 SW 7 7 3 1 SW33 5455 W 36 169404 E 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...D GOVAN REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20090222.RMNPE.01/BOU