FNUS75 KBOU 131505 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR 5272 N FOOTHILLS BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 905 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY SO EXPECT SUNNY SKIES BUT LIGHT WINDS SO OVERALL POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. VERY LITTLE GRADIENT AND FLOW SHOULD BE LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH SKIES POSSIBLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50%) BUT KEPT MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE FORECAST. DRAINAGE FLOW OVERNIGHT AND THEN MILDER BUT LIGHT WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........27%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1100 THEN EAST TO NORTHEAST 8-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH UP TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6000-7000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30. MAX HUMIDITY........51%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN WEST 8-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 400-1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........23%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6200-7200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR 5272 N FOOTHILLS BURN. +++ 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 03/13-08 82 20 27 70 CALM 1 2009 N 3 6949 P 03/13-09 82 20 30 62 CALM 1 2 1 NW 8 2570 N 3 8852 P 03/13-10 82 20 34 54 N 2 1 3749 N 3 12396 P 03/13-11 82 20 38 47 E 5 1 4928 N 3 15940 P 03/13-12 53 0 40 42 E 7 7 2 1 W 5 6106 N 3 19484 P 03/13-13 53 0 43 39 E 8 1 6483 N 3 20858 P 03/13-14 53 0 44 37 E 9 1 6860 N 3 22232 P 03/13-15 53 0 45 36 E 9 9 2 1 NW 5 7236 N 3 23606 P 03/13-16 53 0 45 36 E 8 1 6756 N 2 16925 P 03/13-17 53 0 44 38 E 7 1 6275 CALM 10245 P 03/13-18 21 0 42 41 E 6 6 2 1 NW 5 5794 CALM 3565 P 03/13-19 21 0 41 40 SE 5 1 4972 SE 2 6303 P 03/13-20 21 0 39 43 SW 2 1 4150 S 3 9041 P 03/13-21 21 0 37 46 W 2 2 2 1 NW 8 3327 S 5 11779 P 03/13-22 21 0 35 48 W 3 1 2525 SW 3 8786 P 03/13-23 21 0 34 50 W 5 1 1722 SW 3 5792 P 03/14-00 18 0 33 50 W 6 6 2 1 NW 7 919 SW 3 2798 P 03/14-01 18 0 32 50 W 7 1 723 SW 5 2410 P 03/14-02 18 0 31 51 W 7 1 526 W 5 2021 P 03/14-03 18 0 31 51 W 8 8 3 1 NW 7 329 W 6 1632 P 03/14-04 18 0 31 51 W 8 1 322 W 6 1752 P 03/14-05 18 0 31 50 W 9 1 315 W 7 1872 P 03/14-06 24 0 31 49 W 9 9 3 1 N 7 314 W 7 2022 P 03/14-07 24 0 31 49 W 7 1 619 W 7 3430 P 03/14-08 24 0 34 46 W 5 1 925 W 7 4839 P 03/14-09 24 0 38 41 W 3 3 4 1 NE15 1231 W 6 6247 P 03/14-10 24 0 41 37 W 3 1 2629 NW 7 15997 P 03/14-11 24 0 45 33 NW 3 1 4027 NW 7 25747 P 03/14-12 24 0 47 30 NW 3 3 4 1 NE14 5425 NW 8 35497 P 03/14-13 24 0 50 27 N 2 1 6246 NW 7 32750 P 03/14-14 24 0 52 25 N 2 1 7067 NW 5 30002 P 03/14-15 24 0 52 24 CALM 1 3 1 NE 7 7888 NW 3 27255 P 03/14-16 24 0 52 23 CALM 1 7044 NW 5 25319 P 03/14-17 24 0 51 23 CALM 1 6200 W 5 23383 P 03/14-18 24 0 50 24 CALM 1 2 1 NW 6 5357 W 5 21447 P 03/14-19 24 0 48 26 W 3 1 4580 W 6 21239 P 03/14-20 24 0 44 29 W 7 1 3803 W 7 21032 P 03/14-21 24 0 41 34 W 9 9 3 1 NW 7 3026 W 8 20825 P 03/14-22 24 0 38 39 W 9 1 2274 W 9 16177 P 03/14-23 24 0 36 43 W 8 1 1522 W 9 11529 P 03/15-00 25 0 35 46 W 8 8 4 1 NW10 770 W 10 6881 P 03/15-01 25 0 33 49 W 9 1 708 W 12 7096 P 03/15-02 25 0 33 50 W 10 1 647 W 14 7310 P 03/15-03 25 0 32 51 W 12 12 4 1 NW12 585 W 15 7524 P 03/15-04 25 0 31 51 W 13 1 618 W 15 8343 P 03/15-05 25 0 32 50 W 14 1 652 W 16 9162 P 03/15-06 45 0 32 49 W 15 21 4 1 W14 685 W 17 9981 P 03/15-07 45 0 32 48 W 16 1 892 W 18 14851 P 03/15-08 45 0 34 44 W 16 1 1098 W 20 19720 P 03/15-09 45 0 38 38 W 17 24 5 1 W16 1305 W 22 24590 P 03/15-10 45 0 42 33 W 20 1 2400 W 22 45757 F 03/15-11 45 0 45 28 W 22 1 3495 W 22 66924 G 03/15-12 49 0 48 25 W 24 33 5 1 W30 4590 W 22 88090 G 03/15-13 49 0 51 23 W 24 1 4843 W 26 113374 V 03/15-14 49 0 53 22 W 24 1 5096 W 31 138658 V 03/15-15 49 0 53 22 W 24 33 2 1 W24 5349 W 36 163942 E 03/15-16 49 0 53 22 W 24 1 4990 W 33 144940 V 03/15-17 49 0 52 23 W 24 1 4631 W 31 125938 V 03/15-18 44 0 50 25 W 24 33 3 1 NW24 4272 W 29 106935 V 03/15-19 44 0 49 27 W 23 1 3262 W 32 84800 G 03/15-20 44 0 46 31 W 22 1 2253 W 35 62665 G 03/15-21 44 0 43 35 W 21 29 3 1 NW18 1244 W 38 40530 F 03/15-22 44 0 41 38 W 20 1 937 W 33 29360 P 03/15-23 44 0 40 41 W 17 1 630 W 29 18190 P 03/16-00 38 0 39 40 W 16 23 3 1 W 8 323 W 25 7021 P 03/16-01 38 0 38 42 W 15 1 303 W 24 6438 P 03/16-02 38 0 37 42 W 14 1 282 W 24 5856 P 03/16-03 38 0 37 43 W 13 17 2 1 W14 261 W 23 5273 P 03/16-04 38 0 36 43 W 12 1 269 W 23 5248 P 03/16-05 38 0 36 42 W 10 1 277 W 22 5222 P 03/16-06 28 0 37 41 W 9 9 2 1 SW14 285 W 21 5197 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 $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ROBERT O DONNELL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090314.5272N.01/BOU