FNUS75 KBOU 231750 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SHADED FUELS BREAK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1030 AM MST MON FEB 23 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOIST AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR WILL STREAM OVER THE AREA TODAY... BUT THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO STEAL THE MOISTURE WITH SHOWERS DISSIPATING AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE DIVIDE. SO THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FOOTHILLS TODAY...AND MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62. MIN HUMIDITY........20-24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-27. MAX HUMIDITY........70-80%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 2000...AND 1000 FT AGL BY 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900...THEN FAIR. POOR AFTER 2200. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 0900 AND 5000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 02/23-10 53 2 55 33 W 5 1 4116 W 36 152212 E 02/23-11 76 16 55 29 W 8 8 2 1 W48 5551 W 45 218771 E 02/23-12 62 16 52 26 W 12 1 5556 W 46 223765 E 02/23-13 62 16 55 24 W 12 1 5562 W 47 228759 E 02/23-14 62 16 56 23 W 10 10 2 1 W31 5567 W 48 233753 E 02/23-15 62 16 55 23 W 10 1 5007 W 46 202619 E 02/23-16 62 16 53 26 W 9 1 4447 W 44 171485 E 02/23-17 87 16 49 33 W 9 9 2 1 W18 3887 W 41 140351 V 02/23-18 87 16 46 38 W 9 1 3051 W 39 106819 V 02/23-19 87 16 42 45 W 10 1 2214 W 36 73287 G 02/23-20 87 16 39 52 W 10 10 2 1 W17 1378 W 33 39755 P 02/23-21 87 16 36 59 W 10 1 1008 W 28 27858 P 02/23-22 87 16 33 66 W 9 1 638 W 23 15960 P 02/23-23 11 5 32 65 W 8 8 2 1 W22 268 W 17 4062 P 02/24-00 11 5 30 70 W 7 1 253 W 16 3652 P 02/24-01 11 5 29 72 W 7 1 238 W 15 3241 P 02/24-02 11 5 28 75 W 7 7 2 1 W30 223 W 15 2831 P 02/24-03 11 5 27 76 W 7 1 232 W 15 3031 P 02/24-04 11 5 27 76 W 8 1 241 W 15 3231 P 02/24-05 33 0 27 68 W 8 8 2 1 W36 249 W 16 3431 P 02/24-06 33 0 33 56 W 12 1 701 W 20 15277 P 02/24-07 33 0 34 54 W 12 1 1153 W 24 27122 P 02/24-08 33 0 37 47 W 10 10 3 1 W48 1605 W 28 38967 P 02/24-09 33 0 41 38 W 12 1 2816 W 29 72377 G 02/24-10 17 0 45 32 W 12 1 4026 W 30 105787 V 02/24-11 17 0 48 27 W 10 10 3 1 NW47 5237 W 31 139197 V 02/24-12 17 0 51 24 W 12 1 5651 W 30 147904 V 02/24-13 17 0 53 22 W 12 1 6064 W 30 156612 E 02/24-14 17 0 54 21 W 12 12 3 1 NW47 6478 W 30 165319 E 02/24-15 17 0 53 22 W 12 1 5828 W 30 153124 E 02/24-16 17 0 51 23 W 10 1 5178 W 31 140928 V 02/24-17 13 0 48 27 W 12 12 4 1 W53 4527 W 32 128732 V 02/24-18 13 0 45 30 W 12 1 4101 W 26 98544 G 02/24-19 13 0 42 35 W 10 1 2913 W 24 66057 G 02/24-20 13 0 40 39 W 10 10 4 1 W46 1725 W 22 33570 P 02/24-21 13 0 37 43 W 10 1 1383 W 22 26855 P 02/24-22 13 0 35 46 W 10 1 1041 W 22 20139 P 02/24-23 16 0 34 48 W 12 12 4 1 W37 699 W 22 13424 P 02/25-00 16 0 32 51 W 12 1 553 W 20 10173 P 02/25-01 16 0 31 52 W 12 1 407 W 18 6922 P 02/25-02 16 0 31 53 W 13 13 5 1 W36 262 W 16 3671 P 02/25-03 16 0 30 53 W 12 1 260 W 15 3264 P 02/25-04 16 0 30 53 W 12 1 258 W 13 2857 P 02/25-05 39 0 30 49 W 10 10 4 1 W38 256 W 12 2450 P 02/25-06 39 0 31 47 W 9 1 395 W 12 4127 P 02/25-07 39 0 32 44 W 9 1 535 W 13 5803 P 02/25-08 39 0 36 37 W 8 8 3 1 W37 674 W 13 7480 P 02/25-09 39 0 41 31 SW 8 1 2381 W 14 33329 P 02/25-10 39 0 45 26 SW 7 1 4088 W 15 59178 F 02/25-11 52 0 49 23 SW 6 6 3 1 W33 5794 W 17 85027 G 02/25-12 52 0 52 21 SW 8 1 7190 W 17 105227 V 02/25-13 52 0 54 19 SW 9 1 8586 W 17 125428 V 02/25-14 52 0 55 19 SW 12 12 2 1 W26 9982 W 17 145629 V 02/25-15 52 0 54 20 SW 9 1 8657 W 17 127351 V 02/25-16 52 0 52 22 W 8 1 7332 W 17 109073 V 02/25-17 53 0 48 25 W 7 7 2 1 W40 6008 W 17 90795 G 02/25-18 53 0 44 28 W 6 1 4676 W 18 72205 G 02/25-19 53 0 41 32 W 5 1 3344 W 20 53615 F 02/25-20 53 0 37 37 W 5 5 2 1 W33 2012 W 20 35025 P 02/25-21 53 0 34 41 W 5 1 1445 W 18 24620 P 02/25-22 53 0 32 44 W 6 1 877 W 16 14215 P 02/25-23 42 0 30 47 W 6 6 2 1 W38 309 W 14 3810 P 02/26-00 42 0 28 51 W 6 1 272 W 13 3166 P 02/26-01 42 0 27 52 W 6 1 235 W 12 2522 P 02/26-02 42 0 26 54 W 6 6 2 1 W33 198 W 10 1878 P 02/26-03 42 0 26 56 W 6 1 204 W 12 2018 P 02/26-04 42 0 25 56 W 6 1 210 W 12 2158 P 02/26-05 61 0 26 55 W 7 7 2 1 W32 217 W 13 2297 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 20090223.SHADE.01/BOU