FNUS75 KBOU 091024 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 421 AM MDT MON MAR 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY TONIGHT AND INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE GOOD DISPERSAL AFTER 1200. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37. MIN HUMIDITY........33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 13-19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5200-6200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2400...THEN SNOW LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....11. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5600 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 400-1400 FT AGL AFTER 2200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1500...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....24. MIN HUMIDITY........41%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 16-26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-36 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 45-56 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 6000-7000 FT AGL AFTER 0900 UNTIL 1600. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900 UNTIL 1600. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600... THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600... THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GOLD HILL. +++ 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 03/09-04 32 0 17 59 SW 15 1 380 SW 18 5976 P 03/09-05 32 0 17 58 SW 16 1 420 SW 17 6173 P 03/09-06 61 2 18 57 W 10 10 2 1 SW29 460 W 16 6370 P 03/09-07 61 2 18 56 W 9 1 1075 W 20 21174 P 03/09-08 61 2 19 53 W 10 1 1689 W 22 35979 P 03/09-09 61 2 22 48 W 13 13 2 1 SW31 2304 W 25 50783 F 03/09-10 61 2 25 43 W 14 1 3293 W 25 71353 G 03/09-11 61 2 28 39 W 15 1 4282 SW 25 91924 G 03/09-12 69 10 31 36 W 16 25 2 1 SW38 5271 SW 24 112494 V 03/09-13 69 10 33 34 W 16 1 5551 SW 25 119403 V 03/09-14 69 10 35 33 W 16 1 5831 SW 25 126313 V 03/09-15 79 10 35 33 SW 15 23 2 1 SW41 6111 SW 25 133223 V 03/09-16 79 10 35 33 SW 15 1 5901 SW 28 137674 V 03/09-17 79 10 34 36 SW 14 1 5691 SW 29 142125 V 03/09-18 90 51 30 41 SW 14 22 2 1 SW45 5480 SW 31 146576 V 03/09-19 90 51 28 45 SW 14 1 4425 SW 30 116805 V 03/09-20 90 51 25 51 SW 13 1 3370 SW 30 87032 G 03/09-21 90 51 21 59 SW 13 13 2 1 SW52 2315 SW 29 57260 F 03/09-22 90 51 19 66 SW 14 1 1648 SW 25 39992 P 03/09-23 90 51 17 71 SW 15 1 982 SW 23 22724 P 03/10-00 98 70 16 75 SW 16 25 2 1 SW63 316 SW 21 5456 P 03/10-01 98 70 14 81 SW 18 1 291 SW 21 5169 P 03/10-02 98 70 13 85 SW 20 1 266 SW 22 4882 P 03/10-03 90 70 13 89 SW 20 31 2 1 SW68 241 SW 22 4594 P 03/10-04 90 70 12 92 SW 18 1 315 SW 22 5613 P 03/10-05 90 70 12 93 SW 16 1 388 SW 21 6632 P 03/10-06 97 75 13 93 SW 13 13 2 1 SW64 462 SW 20 7651 P 03/10-07 97 75 13 82 W 23 1 03/10-08 97 75 13 75 W 23 1 03/10-09 96 75 15 65 W 23 36 2 1 SW76 5299 W 40 183829 E 03/10-10 96 75 17 61 W 22 1 03/10-11 96 75 19 60 W 22 1 03/10-12 90 66 21 58 W 22 35 2 1 W81 7442 W 46 297063 E 03/10-13 90 66 22 52 W 21 1 03/10-14 90 66 23 45 W 21 1 03/10-15 94 44 23 42 W 21 32 2 1 W91 6039 W 51 261200 E 03/10-16 94 44 23 41 W 20 1 03/10-17 94 44 22 42 W 18 1 03/10-18 82 27 20 46 W 17 26 3 1 W85 4546 W 46 180629 E 03/10-19 82 27 18 50 W 16 1 03/10-20 82 27 15 56 W 15 1 03/10-21 84 19 13 63 W 15 23 3 1 W74 2405 W 36 74315 G 03/10-22 84 19 11 67 W 14 1 03/10-23 84 19 10 68 W 13 1 03/11-00 52 10 9 69 W 12 12 3 1 W67 1427 W 29 35297 P 03/11-01 52 10 7 70 W 12 1 03/11-02 52 10 7 70 W 12 1 03/11-03 50 10 6 70 W 12 12 3 1 W61 607 W 18 9240 P 03/11-04 50 10 6 70 W 8 1 03/11-05 50 10 6 68 W 7 1 03/11-06 51 6 6 67 W 7 7 3 1 W56 378 W 12 3490 P 03/11-07 51 6 7 66 W 6 1 03/11-08 51 6 10 59 W 6 1 03/11-09 51 6 14 51 W 6 6 2 1 W54 1163 W 6 5229 P 03/11-10 51 6 18 43 W 7 1 03/11-11 51 6 23 38 W 9 1 03/11-12 65 6 26 33 W 10 10 3 1 W52 5334 W 10 45371 F 03/11-13 65 6 29 29 W 12 1 03/11-14 65 6 31 26 W 10 1 03/11-15 65 6 32 25 W 10 10 3 1 W52 6114 W 10 54742 F 03/11-16 65 6 32 26 W 10 1 03/11-17 65 6 31 28 W 10 1 03/11-18 48 8 28 32 W 10 10 3 1 W52 5535 W 10 47125 F 03/11-19 48 8 26 36 W 8 1 03/11-20 48 8 23 42 SW 7 1 03/11-21 48 8 20 49 SW 5 5 2 1 W51 1323 SW 5 5291 P 03/11-22 48 8 18 54 SW 5 1 03/11-23 48 8 16 57 SW 5 1 03/12-00 51 8 15 59 SW 5 5 3 1 W52 262 SW 5 1045 P 03/12-01 51 8 14 62 SW 5 1 03/12-02 51 8 13 63 SW 6 1 03/12-03 51 8 12 64 SW 6 6 3 1 W52 201 SW 6 908 P 03/12-04 51 8 12 65 SW 6 1 03/12-05 51 8 12 64 SW 5 1 03/12-06 68 20 12 63 W 5 5 3 1 W48 0 W 5 0 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...TODD KING REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090309.GOLDH.01/BOU