FNUS75 KBOU 070437 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BRFD TRIANGLE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 924 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RETURN. ANY ACCUMLATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY UNDER A HALF INCH. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0500...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 7-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 0400...THEN 2200-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-40. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........68%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 5-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 24-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 1000-2000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5600-6600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BRFD TRIANGLE. +++ 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 03/06-21 90 10 38 42 N 5 1 720 NE 5 3250 P 03/06-22 90 10 37 46 NW 2 1 550 NE 3 2042 P 03/06-23 90 10 36 48 CALM 1 2 1 SW44 380 NE 2 833 P 03/07-00 90 10 34 50 N 2 1 583 NE 5 2767 P 03/07-01 90 10 34 51 NE 3 1 786 NE 6 4702 P 03/07-02 90 10 33 52 NE 5 5 2 1 SW38 988 NE 8 6637 P 03/07-03 90 10 33 53 NE 5 1 1563 NE 6 6191 P 03/07-04 90 10 33 53 N 3 1 2138 E 5 5745 P 03/07-05 84 40 33 52 N 3 3 2 1 SW30 2713 SE 2 5299 P 03/07-06 84 40 33 54 N 3 1 3022 SE 3 10379 P 03/07-07 84 40 33 57 NE 5 1 3330 SE 5 15460 P 03/07-08 84 40 34 56 NE 6 6 2 1 SW22 3638 S 7 20541 P 03/07-09 84 40 35 54 NE 6 1 3893 S 7 24787 P 03/07-10 84 40 37 53 NE 7 1 4147 S 8 29034 P 03/07-11 90 40 38 52 NE 7 7 2 1 S21 4402 S 9 33280 P 03/07-12 90 40 39 51 NE 7 1 4525 S 8 31520 P 03/07-13 90 40 39 51 NE 7 1 4648 SW 7 29760 P 03/07-14 90 40 40 51 NE 7 7 2 1 SW24 4771 W 7 28000 P 03/07-15 90 40 39 50 NE 6 1 4534 W 9 34938 P 03/07-16 90 40 39 52 E 3 1 4296 W 12 41876 F 03/07-17 90 21 37 54 E 2 2 2 1 NW23 4059 NW 14 48813 F 03/07-18 90 21 36 54 E 3 1 4156 W 16 55913 F 03/07-19 90 21 34 57 SE 3 1 3799 NW 15 48295 F 03/07-20 90 21 32 61 S 5 5 2 1 NW21 3443 NW 14 40678 F 03/07-21 90 21 32 63 S 5 1 2838 NW 16 36376 P 03/07-22 90 21 31 65 SW 6 1 2233 W 18 32076 P 03/07-23 48 5 30 66 SW 6 6 2 1 W20 1629 W 20 27775 P 03/08-00 48 5 29 68 SW 7 1 1519 W 24 31045 P 03/08-01 48 5 29 68 W 8 1 1410 W 29 34315 P 03/08-02 19 5 28 68 W 8 8 2 1 NW10 1301 W 33 37586 P 03/08-03 19 5 28 67 W 9 1 1108 W 33 31765 P 03/08-04 19 5 28 67 W 10 1 914 W 33 25944 P 03/08-05 26 0 28 66 W 10 13 4 1 NW16 722 W 32 20123 P 03/08-06 26 0 28 65 W 10 1 1006 W 28 21583 P 03/08-07 26 0 32 57 W 10 1 1290 W 23 23043 P 03/08-08 26 0 36 49 W 10 13 3 1 NW26 1574 W 18 24502 P 03/08-09 26 0 40 41 W 9 1 2657 W 17 36584 P 03/08-10 26 0 45 35 SW 9 1 3740 W 16 48665 F 03/08-11 19 0 48 30 SW 9 9 4 1 W24 4823 W 15 60746 G 03/08-12 19 0 51 25 SW 9 1 5681 W 16 82067 G 03/08-13 19 0 54 22 W 9 1 6538 W 18 103388 V 03/08-14 19 0 54 21 W 9 9 3 1 W37 7395 W 20 124709 V 03/08-15 19 0 54 21 W 8 1 6651 W 21 115292 V 03/08-16 19 0 52 22 NW 8 1 5906 W 21 105874 V 03/08-17 42 0 49 25 NW 8 8 2 1 W41 5161 SW 22 96456 G 03/08-18 42 0 47 28 NW 8 1 4000 W 21 73692 G 03/08-19 42 0 44 32 NW 8 1 2840 W 21 50926 F 03/08-20 42 0 40 37 W 7 7 3 1 W38 1680 W 20 28161 P 03/08-21 42 0 37 42 W 7 1 1389 W 18 22563 P 03/08-22 42 0 36 46 W 7 1 1097 W 17 16964 P 03/08-23 42 0 34 50 SW 7 7 3 1 SW35 805 W 16 11366 P 03/09-00 42 0 33 54 SW 7 1 681 W 16 9678 P 03/09-01 42 0 32 57 W 7 1 556 W 17 7990 P 03/09-02 42 0 31 60 W 7 7 2 1 SW38 432 W 17 6302 P 03/09-03 42 0 30 63 W 7 1 384 W 17 5588 P 03/09-04 42 0 31 63 W 7 1 337 W 17 4873 P 03/09-05 49 0 31 62 W 7 7 2 1 SW44 290 W 17 4159 P 03/09-06 49 0 31 60 NW 7 1 624 W 21 13762 P 03/09-07 49 0 34 54 NW 7 1 958 W 25 23365 P 03/09-08 49 0 38 46 NW 7 7 3 1 SW36 1292 W 30 32969 P 03/09-09 49 0 42 37 NW 7 1 2646 W 30 71224 G 03/09-10 49 0 46 31 N 7 1 4000 W 31 109478 V 03/09-11 59 0 50 27 N 7 7 2 1 SW43 5354 W 32 147733 V 03/09-12 59 0 53 24 N 7 1 6444 W 32 182976 E 03/09-13 59 0 55 22 NE 7 1 7534 SW 33 218220 E 03/09-14 59 0 56 21 NE 7 7 2 1 SW55 8624 SW 35 253464 E 03/09-15 59 0 56 22 NE 7 1 7452 SW 31 204723 E 03/09-16 59 0 54 24 E 7 1 6280 SW 28 155983 E 03/09-17 80 23 50 27 E 7 7 2 1 SW58 5108 SW 24 107242 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...ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...ERIC BADER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.BRFDT.01/BOU