FNUS75 KBOU 251347 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 647 AM MST WED FEB 25 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS GOING TO CONTINUE OVER COLORADO TODAY. MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VERTICAL MIXING OF WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-63. MIN HUMIDITY........10-16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 13-19 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000-5500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. GOOD AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-42. MAX HUMIDITY........64-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 200-400 FT AGL AFTER 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1700...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58. MIN HUMIDITY........25-33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 13-19 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000-6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2400-3400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN RX. +++ 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 02/25-06 36 0 42 36 W 9 1 254 W 5 956 P 02/25-07 36 0 43 33 SW 7 1 305 SW 3 894 P 02/25-08 65 0 46 29 SW 6 6 3 1 W30 355 SW 2 833 P 02/25-09 65 0 49 26 SW 6 1 1738 SW 5 12900 P 02/25-10 65 0 51 25 S 7 1 3121 SW 7 24967 P 02/25-11 65 0 54 22 SE 9 9 3 1 W29 4504 SW 9 37034 P 02/25-12 65 0 56 18 S 12 1 5210 SW 12 54198 F 02/25-13 65 0 57 15 S 14 1 5916 SW 14 71362 G 02/25-14 47 0 58 13 SW 16 16 3 1 SW24 6622 SW 15 88526 G 02/25-15 47 0 57 13 SW 17 1 5796 SW 18 86390 G 02/25-16 47 0 56 15 SW 16 1 4970 W 21 84253 G 02/25-17 47 20 54 17 SW 15 15 3 1 W35 4144 W 23 82117 G 02/25-18 47 20 52 20 SW 12 1 4246 W 18 85613 G 02/25-19 47 20 49 23 W 8 1 2322 W 14 44376 F 02/25-20 47 20 47 27 W 6 6 2 1 W56 398 W 9 3140 P 02/25-21 47 20 45 31 W 6 1 384 W 9 3034 P 02/25-22 47 20 44 35 W 6 1 371 W 9 2927 P 02/25-23 39 20 43 39 W 6 6 2 1 W55 357 W 9 2821 P 02/26-00 39 20 42 42 W 7 1 319 W 9 2603 P 02/26-01 39 20 41 44 W 7 1 281 W 10 2385 P 02/26-02 39 20 41 46 W 7 7 2 1 W51 242 W 10 2167 P 02/26-03 39 20 40 47 W 7 1 256 W 10 2248 P 02/26-04 39 20 40 48 W 7 1 270 W 10 2329 P 02/26-05 58 0 40 48 W 5 5 2 1 W47 284 W 9 2411 P 02/26-06 58 0 41 67 W 3 1 1320 W 10 13691 P 02/26-07 58 0 41 63 SW 3 1 1904 W 13 22405 P 02/26-08 58 0 44 56 S 3 3 2 1 W40 2488 W 15 31120 P 02/26-09 58 0 46 49 SW 6 1 3458 W 17 54230 F 02/26-10 58 0 48 43 W 8 1 4429 W 20 77341 G 02/26-11 58 10 50 38 NW 12 12 2 1 W39 5400 W 22 100451 V 02/26-12 58 10 52 34 NW 15 1 5638 W 22 107473 V 02/26-13 58 10 53 31 W 17 1 5876 W 22 114494 V 02/26-14 58 10 53 29 W 17 28 3 1 W25 6113 W 23 121516 V 02/26-15 58 10 53 29 NW 14 1 4800 W 23 96432 G 02/26-16 58 10 51 30 NW 8 1 3487 W 24 71348 G 02/26-17 70 10 46 34 NW 5 5 4 1 W23 2174 W 24 46264 F 02/26-18 70 10 43 38 NW 6 1 1551 W 21 32037 P 02/26-19 70 10 40 42 SW 8 1 927 W 17 17811 P 02/26-20 70 10 37 48 SW 10 10 3 1 W14 304 SW 14 3584 P 02/26-21 70 10 33 54 SW 9 1 259 SW 12 2708 P 02/26-22 70 10 31 58 SW 8 1 215 SW 9 1831 P 02/26-23 70 0 30 61 SW 6 6 3 1 W30 170 SW 7 955 P 02/27-00 70 0 28 65 SW 6 1 158 SW 7 892 P 02/27-01 70 0 27 66 SW 6 1 145 W 7 830 P 02/27-02 70 0 26 66 W 6 6 2 1 W37 132 W 7 768 P 02/27-03 70 0 26 66 W 6 1 133 W 7 856 P 02/27-04 70 0 26 65 W 7 1 134 W 8 944 P 02/27-05 60 0 26 63 SW 7 7 2 1 W31 136 W 9 1031 P 02/27-06 60 0 27 61 SW 6 1 189 W 9 1430 P 02/27-07 60 0 28 57 SW 6 1 242 W 9 1828 P 02/27-08 60 0 32 49 SW 5 5 2 1 W33 296 W 9 2227 P 02/27-09 60 0 36 41 W 5 1 2077 W 12 29191 P 02/27-10 60 0 40 35 W 5 1 3859 W 14 56155 F 02/27-11 60 10 44 30 W 6 6 2 1 W41 5640 W 17 83119 G 02/27-12 60 10 47 27 W 8 1 6825 W 20 117777 V 02/27-13 60 10 49 25 W 12 1 8010 W 21 152435 E 02/27-14 60 10 50 25 W 14 22 3 1 W30 9195 W 23 187094 E 02/27-15 60 10 49 25 W 15 1 7808 W 24 162439 E 02/27-16 60 10 47 27 W 15 1 6421 W 25 137785 V 02/27-17 78 10 44 31 W 15 24 2 1 W37 5034 W 25 113131 V 02/27-18 78 10 41 35 W 15 1 3756 W 26 85477 G 02/27-19 78 10 38 39 W 15 1 2478 W 28 57823 F 02/27-20 78 10 35 44 W 14 22 3 1 W47 1200 W 29 30169 P 02/27-21 78 10 32 48 W 12 1 910 W 23 21118 P 02/27-22 78 10 30 52 NW 9 1 619 NW 16 12068 P 02/27-23 78 10 29 54 NW 7 7 2 1 W54 329 NW 10 3017 P 02/28-00 78 10 27 57 NW 8 1 840 NW 17 18588 P 02/28-01 78 10 26 58 W 9 1 1351 W 24 34159 P 02/28-02 78 10 25 59 W 10 10 3 1 NW37 1862 W 31 49730 F 02/28-03 78 10 25 59 W 9 1 1642 W 26 39073 P 02/28-04 78 10 25 58 W 8 1 1422 NW 22 28416 P 02/28-05 54 0 25 58 W 6 6 3 1 NW37 1201 NW 17 17759 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 $$ DANKERS...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...TONY PISCOPO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.GREEN.01/BOU