FNUS75 KBOU 280110 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK SURVEY...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 610 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FLIGHT BRIEFING. OBTAIN A FLIGHT BRIEFING IF YOU ARE DOING AN AERIAL SURVEY. THIS SPOT IS FOR THE LAT/LON REQUESTED AT APPROXIMATELY 8200 FEET. .DISCUSSION...AS THE UPPER TROUGH IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST...A STRONG GRADIENT WILL ALSO MOVE AWAY...AND THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN SATURDAY...KEEPING US UNDER DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...THEN SUNDAY THE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS COLORADO. THE WEEKEND WILL BE DRY...THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF PRECIPIATION IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MIDWEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42. MIN HUMIDITY........21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-16 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-18. MAX HUMIDITY........61%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-52. MIN HUMIDITY........20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 11-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 32-40 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR ELK SURVEY. +++ 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 02/27-17 65 28 24 38 W 21 33 2 1 NW45 6320 NW 28 153397 E 02/27-18 65 28 22 44 W 18 1 5567 NW 26 129242 V 02/27-19 65 10 19 51 W 16 1 4813 NW 24 105087 V 02/27-20 67 10 17 56 W 14 22 2 1 NW46 4060 NW 23 80933 G 02/27-21 67 10 14 60 W 13 1 3516 W 22 67297 G 02/27-22 67 10 13 62 W 13 1 2973 W 21 53661 F 02/27-23 67 0 11 63 W 12 12 4 1 NW46 2429 W 18 40025 F 02/28-00 46 0 10 66 W 12 1 2025 W 18 32515 P 02/28-01 46 0 9 66 W 13 1 1621 W 17 25004 P 02/28-02 46 0 9 67 W 13 13 4 1 NW39 1217 W 16 17494 P 02/28-03 46 0 8 66 W 12 1 1136 W 16 15894 P 02/28-04 46 0 8 65 W 10 1 1055 W 15 14293 P 02/28-05 19 0 8 63 W 9 9 4 1 N31 974 W 15 12693 P 02/28-06 19 0 9 61 W 8 1 1053 W 14 12947 P 02/28-07 19 0 11 54 W 8 1 1131 W 14 13201 P 02/28-08 19 0 15 45 W 7 7 4 1 NW36 1209 W 13 13455 P 02/28-09 19 0 21 36 W 6 1 2079 W 13 22581 P 02/28-10 19 0 25 30 W 6 1 2949 W 13 31706 P 02/28-11 19 0 29 25 W 5 5 4 1 NW40 3819 W 13 40832 F 02/28-12 19 0 32 23 SW 5 1 4257 W 14 52074 F 02/28-13 19 0 35 21 SW 5 1 4695 W 15 63316 G 02/28-14 19 0 36 21 SW 5 5 4 1 NW46 5133 W 17 74559 G 02/28-15 19 0 35 22 SW 6 1 4390 W 16 63542 G 02/28-16 19 0 34 25 SW 6 1 3647 W 16 52526 F 02/28-17 53 0 32 28 W 7 7 3 1 NW52 2904 W 16 41510 F 02/28-18 53 0 30 33 W 7 1 3349 W 24 77861 G 02/28-19 53 0 27 36 W 8 1 2297 W 20 47048 F 02/28-20 53 0 25 41 W 8 8 3 1 NW55 1244 W 15 16236 P 02/28-21 53 0 20 46 W 8 1 927 W 14 11771 P 02/28-22 53 0 19 50 W 9 1 610 W 13 7305 P 02/28-23 53 0 18 57 W 9 9 2 1 NW44 293 W 12 2840 P 03/01-00 53 0 17 60 W 9 1 245 W 12 2353 P 03/01-01 53 0 16 61 W 9 1 198 W 10 1866 P 03/01-02 53 0 16 58 W 9 9 2 1 NW40 151 W 10 1379 P 03/01-03 53 0 19 51 W 9 1 147 W 10 1324 P 03/01-04 53 0 18 53 W 8 1 143 W 10 1269 P 03/01-05 50 0 18 53 W 8 8 2 1 NW51 139 W 10 1215 P 03/01-06 50 0 18 47 W 8 1 136 W 9 1118 P 03/01-07 50 0 17 42 W 7 1 132 W 9 1022 P 03/01-08 50 0 17 40 W 7 7 2 1 W56 129 W 8 925 P 03/01-09 50 0 20 38 W 7 1 1107 W 14 22708 P 03/01-10 50 0 27 33 W 7 1 2086 W 20 44490 F 03/01-11 50 0 35 28 W 8 8 2 1 W59 3065 W 25 66273 G 03/01-12 50 0 42 23 W 9 1 3951 W 30 109059 V 03/01-13 50 0 45 21 W 12 1 4836 W 35 151846 E 03/01-14 50 0 46 20 W 13 13 2 1 W52 5722 W 39 194632 E 03/01-15 50 0 45 21 W 14 1 5141 W 40 178447 E 03/01-16 50 0 43 22 W 15 1 4561 W 41 162263 E 03/01-17 60 0 41 24 W 15 24 2 1 W49 3980 W 43 146078 V 03/01-18 60 0 38 27 W 15 1 3133 W 39 111454 V 03/01-19 60 0 36 31 W 15 1 2287 W 37 76830 G 03/01-20 60 0 34 35 W 15 24 2 1 NW43 1441 W 33 42206 F 03/01-21 60 0 33 38 W 16 1 1216 W 35 36335 P 03/01-22 60 0 32 41 W 16 1 991 W 36 30464 P 03/01-23 60 0 31 42 W 17 28 2 1 W41 766 W 37 24593 P 03/02-00 60 0 30 44 W 17 1 809 W 37 26014 P 03/02-01 60 0 30 44 W 17 1 852 W 37 27436 P 03/02-02 60 0 30 42 W 17 28 2 1 W60 895 W 37 28858 P 03/02-03 60 0 32 39 W 18 1 1173 W 41 43698 F 03/02-04 60 0 31 41 W 20 1 1451 W 45 58539 F 03/02-05 60 9 31 40 W 21 33 2 1 W76 1729 W 48 73380 G 03/02-06 60 9 31 41 W 21 1 1675 W 47 68387 G 03/02-07 60 9 31 42 W 20 1 1622 W 45 63394 G 03/02-08 60 9 31 43 W 20 31 2 1 W61 1569 W 43 58401 F 03/02-09 60 9 33 41 W 20 1 2557 W 43 94142 G 03/02-10 60 9 37 35 W 20 1 3545 W 43 129883 V 03/02-11 60 9 42 29 W 20 31 2 1 NW45 4533 W 43 165624 E 03/02-12 60 9 47 25 W 20 1 4948 W 39 166735 E 03/02-13 60 9 49 23 W 18 1 5362 W 37 167847 E 03/02-14 60 9 49 22 W 17 28 2 1 W31 5776 W 33 168959 E 03/02-15 60 9 49 23 W 16 1 5575 W 31 150346 E 03/02-16 60 9 46 27 W 15 1 5373 W 28 131732 V 03/02-17 64 9 43 31 W 14 22 2 W33 5171 W 25 113119 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...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...K HOLIEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090227.ELKSU.01/BOU