FNUS75 KBOU 232211 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 300 PM MST MON FEB 23 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT TO MIX INTO THE VALLEYS. I AM UNSURE OF THE WIND DIRECTION AT THE BURN SITE...PREVAILING DIRECTION SHOULD EITHER BE W-NW FLOW AROUND THE END OF THE TENMILE RANGE OR W-SW DOWN THE EAST SLOPE OF THE RANGE. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH OF AN INVERSION ON TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A STRONGER INVERSION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING THAT WILL TAKE LONGER TO BURN OFF. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1000. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 4000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1100 AND 6000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GOLD HILL 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 02/23-14 100 74 34 87 N 5 5 2 1 W53 4476 W 38 146764 V 02/23-15 100 74 36 73 NW 7 1 4546 W 37 145479 V 02/23-16 100 74 38 58 W 9 1 4615 W 36 144194 V 02/23-17 100 89 36 65 W 10 10 2 1 W40 4684 W 36 142909 V 02/23-18 100 89 35 68 W 10 1 3952 W 35 118938 V 02/23-19 100 89 33 74 W 10 1 3221 W 33 94968 G 02/23-20 100 89 31 80 W 10 10 2 1 W36 2489 W 33 70998 G 02/23-21 100 89 30 87 W 9 1 1998 W 29 53108 F 02/23-22 100 89 29 93 W 9 1 1507 W 24 35218 P 02/23-23 85 54 28 92 W 9 9 2 1 W43 1017 W 20 17327 P 02/24-00 85 54 27 92 W 9 1 872 W 18 14491 P 02/24-01 85 54 26 90 W 10 1 728 W 18 11654 P 02/24-02 85 54 26 88 W 10 10 2 1 W46 583 W 17 8818 P 02/24-03 85 54 26 88 W 10 1 654 W 17 10088 P 02/24-04 85 54 26 87 W 9 1 724 W 18 11358 P 02/24-05 59 20 26 84 W 8 8 2 1 W53 794 W 18 12628 P 02/24-06 59 20 25 90 W 12 1 989 W 21 18434 P 02/24-07 59 20 25 93 W 10 1 1183 W 23 24239 P 02/24-08 59 20 26 89 W 12 12 2 1 W54 1378 W 25 30044 P 02/24-09 59 20 30 75 W 10 1 2438 W 29 67583 G 02/24-10 59 0 33 64 W 12 1 3497 W 32 105123 V 02/24-11 44 0 37 56 W 12 12 2 1 W63 4557 W 36 142662 V 02/24-12 44 0 39 50 W 12 1 4749 W 38 158751 E 02/24-13 44 0 41 47 W 12 1 4942 W 40 174841 E 02/24-14 44 0 42 45 W 12 12 3 1 W68 5134 W 43 190930 E 02/24-15 44 0 41 45 W 12 1 4788 W 41 173876 E 02/24-16 44 0 40 47 W 12 1 4442 W 40 156821 E 02/24-17 34 0 37 35 W 14 22 3 1 W69 4096 W 39 139767 V 02/24-18 34 0 35 36 W 15 1 3420 W 31 99309 G 02/24-19 34 0 33 37 W 15 1 2478 W 28 66195 G 02/24-20 34 0 31 39 SW 15 24 3 1 W60 1535 W 25 33080 P 02/24-21 34 0 29 41 SW 15 1 1224 W 23 25651 P 02/24-22 34 0 28 44 SW 14 1 913 W 22 18221 P 02/24-23 24 0 27 45 SW 14 22 4 1 W51 602 W 21 10791 P 02/25-00 24 0 25 46 SW 13 1 501 W 18 8396 P 02/25-01 24 0 25 46 SW 12 1 401 W 16 6001 P 02/25-02 24 0 24 45 SW 10 10 4 1 W46 301 W 14 3607 P 02/25-03 24 0 24 44 SW 10 1 312 W 13 3572 P 02/25-04 24 0 24 42 SW 9 1 324 SW 13 3538 P 02/25-05 65 10 24 41 SW 9 9 4 1 W36 335 SW 12 3503 P 02/25-06 65 10 24 42 SW 8 1 591 SW 13 6641 P 02/25-07 65 10 26 41 SW 8 1 848 SW 13 9779 P 02/25-08 65 10 29 38 S 8 8 3 1 W29 1105 SW 14 12917 P 02/25-09 65 10 32 35 SW 8 1 2583 SW 18 56033 F 02/25-10 65 10 35 32 SW 8 1 4061 SW 24 99150 G 02/25-11 57 20 39 30 SW 9 9 2 1 SW31 5538 SW 30 142266 V 02/25-12 57 20 41 28 SW 12 1 5861 SW 32 167854 E 02/25-13 57 20 43 27 SW 14 1 6184 W 36 193443 E 02/25-14 57 20 43 27 SW 15 24 2 1 SW35 6507 W 39 219031 E 02/25-15 57 20 43 27 W 15 1 6169 W 39 207169 E 02/25-16 57 20 41 28 W 15 1 5832 W 38 195306 E 02/25-17 70 30 37 31 W 14 22 2 1 SW39 5494 W 38 183443 E 02/25-18 70 30 35 34 W 14 1 5166 W 37 164089 E 02/25-19 70 30 32 38 W 14 1 4838 W 35 144736 V 02/25-20 70 30 29 43 W 14 22 2 1 W43 4510 W 32 125382 V 02/25-21 70 30 26 48 W 14 1 3495 W 29 93112 G 02/25-22 70 30 24 52 W 13 1 2480 W 25 60842 G 02/25-23 70 30 23 56 W 13 13 2 1 W40 1464 W 23 28573 P 02/26-00 70 30 21 61 W 14 1 1076 W 21 20598 P 02/26-01 70 30 21 65 W 15 1 688 W 20 12623 P 02/26-02 70 30 20 70 W 15 24 2 1 W38 299 W 18 4649 P 02/26-03 70 30 19 73 W 14 1 457 W 18 7075 P 02/26-04 70 30 19 77 W 13 1 614 W 17 9501 P 02/26-05 70 20 19 78 W 12 12 2 1 W47 771 W 17 11928 P 02/26-06 70 20 20 77 W 12 1 1977 W 21 41530 F 02/26-07 70 20 20 74 W 13 1 3182 W 23 71132 G 02/26-08 70 20 22 65 W 14 22 2 1 W52 4388 W 26 100734 V 02/26-09 70 20 25 56 W 14 1 4889 W 28 116655 V 02/26-10 70 20 28 49 W 13 1 5390 W 28 132576 V 02/26-11 70 20 30 45 W 13 13 2 1 W55 5891 W 29 148497 V 02/26-12 70 20 32 42 W 14 1 6125 W 30 156393 E 02/26-13 70 20 33 42 W 15 1 6360 W 30 164289 E 02/26-14 70 20 33 43 W 15 24 2 1 W51 6594 W 30 172185 E 02/26-15 70 20 33 45 W 14 1 6244 W 29 159023 E 02/26-16 70 20 32 49 W 13 1 5893 W 29 145861 V 02/26-17 70 10 30 46 W 12 12 2 1 W59 5542 W 28 132699 V 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...TODD KING REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.GOLDH.01/BOU