FNUS75 KBOU 231138 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIER BASIN PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 535 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA BY TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........51%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 16-26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18. MAX HUMIDITY........70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 13-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 2600-3600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. GOOD AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33. MIN HUMIDITY........44%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 13-19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN AROUND 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28-36 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 17-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GLACIER BASIN PILE 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 03/23-05 99 60 34 56 W 17 3 5443 NW 24 114436 V 03/23-06 100 83 32 59 NW 14 22 2 1 NW18 5338 NW 30 139914 V 03/23-07 100 83 31 62 NW 15 1 5255 NW 31 144080 V 03/23-08 100 83 30 65 W 20 1 5173 NW 33 148247 V 03/23-09 100 83 31 65 W 23 37 2 1 N31 5091 W 35 152413 E 03/23-10 100 83 31 64 W 23 1 5120 NW 38 168720 E 03/23-11 100 83 31 64 W 22 1 5149 NW 41 185028 E 03/23-12 100 83 31 63 W 21 33 2 1 N18 5179 NW 45 201335 E 03/23-13 100 83 31 64 W 20 1 5181 NW 41 185522 E 03/23-14 100 83 30 65 W 17 1 5182 NW 38 169710 E 03/23-15 100 83 29 65 W 16 25 2 1 NW20 5184 NW 35 153897 E 03/23-16 100 83 29 66 W 16 1 5186 NW 35 153912 E 03/23-17 100 83 28 66 W 17 1 5187 NW 35 153927 E 03/23-18 87 48 29 63 W 17 28 2 1 NW30 5189 W 35 153943 E 03/23-19 87 48 28 59 W 16 1 4772 NW 31 132229 V 03/23-20 87 48 26 58 W 16 1 4355 NW 29 110515 V 03/23-21 87 48 24 60 W 15 24 2 1 NW28 3938 NW 26 88801 G 03/23-22 87 48 22 62 W 15 1 3623 NW 26 83042 G 03/23-23 87 48 21 65 W 15 1 3308 NW 26 77283 G 03/24-00 87 43 21 68 W 15 24 2 1 N33 2993 NW 28 71524 G 03/24-01 87 43 20 69 W 15 1 2779 NW 30 71844 G 03/24-02 87 43 19 70 W 16 1 2565 NW 33 72164 G 03/24-03 87 43 19 70 W 16 25 2 1 N29 2351 NW 36 72484 G 03/24-04 87 43 19 70 W 16 1 2344 NW 37 75606 G 03/24-05 87 43 19 68 W 16 1 2338 NW 39 78728 G 03/24-06 90 0 19 67 W 16 25 2 1 N22 2332 NW 40 81850 G 03/24-07 90 0 19 66 W 15 1 2676 NW 38 86707 G 03/24-08 90 0 21 62 W 15 1 3019 NW 36 91564 G 03/24-09 90 0 23 57 W 14 14 2 1 N13 3363 NW 33 96421 G 03/24-10 90 0 25 52 W 13 1 3981 NW 29 95851 G 03/24-11 90 0 28 50 W 12 1 4598 NW 25 95282 G 03/24-12 84 0 29 47 W 10 10 2 1 W15 5215 W 21 94712 G 03/24-13 84 0 31 46 W 10 1 5498 W 21 97740 G 03/24-14 84 0 32 45 W 9 1 5781 W 20 100767 V 03/24-15 84 0 32 45 W 9 9 2 1 W22 6064 W 20 103795 V 03/24-16 84 0 32 44 W 9 1 5848 W 21 104506 V 03/24-17 84 0 32 45 W 9 1 5632 W 22 105217 V 03/24-18 84 0 30 46 W 9 9 2 1 W28 5417 W 23 105928 V 03/24-19 84 0 29 46 W 8 1 5310 W 23 106449 V 03/24-20 84 0 27 48 W 7 1 5202 SW 24 106969 V 03/24-21 84 0 25 51 W 6 6 2 1 W29 5095 SW 24 107489 V 03/24-22 84 0 24 53 SW 5 1 4985 SW 23 102276 V 03/24-23 84 0 23 53 SW 3 1 4875 SW 23 97063 G 03/25-00 84 0 22 54 SW 2 2 2 1 SW37 4765 SW 22 91851 G 03/25-01 84 0 21 54 SW 2 1 4786 SW 21 85283 G 03/25-02 84 0 21 54 SW 2 1 4808 W 18 78716 G 03/25-03 84 0 21 54 SW 2 2 2 1 SW43 4829 W 17 72148 G 03/25-04 84 0 20 53 SW 2 1 4851 W 17 71509 G 03/25-05 84 0 20 52 SW 2 1 4872 W 17 70869 G 03/25-06 84 0 21 52 W 2 2 2 1 W38 4894 W 16 70230 G 03/25-07 84 0 21 54 SW 2 1 4990 W 15 65384 G 03/25-08 84 0 22 55 SW 2 1 5085 W 14 60538 G 03/25-09 84 0 24 55 S 2 2 2 1 W31 5181 W 13 55693 F 03/25-10 84 0 26 54 SW 2 1 5268 W 14 61716 G 03/25-11 84 0 27 53 SW 3 1 5355 W 15 67739 G 03/25-12 84 0 29 53 SW 3 3 2 1 W35 5442 W 16 73761 G 03/25-13 84 0 30 52 SW 5 1 5963 W 16 84234 G 03/25-14 84 0 31 51 W 6 1 6484 W 17 94707 G 03/25-15 84 0 31 50 W 7 7 2 1 W31 7005 W 17 105180 V 03/25-16 84 0 31 49 W 8 1 6989 W 22 134843 V 03/25-17 84 0 30 48 W 9 1 6973 W 28 164506 E 03/25-18 84 0 29 48 W 9 9 2 1 W37 6956 W 32 194168 E 03/25-19 84 0 28 51 W 9 1 6366 W 32 176355 E 03/25-20 84 0 26 56 W 10 1 5775 W 31 158541 E 03/25-21 84 0 25 62 W 10 10 2 1 W25 5185 W 31 140728 V 03/25-22 84 0 23 66 W 9 1 5151 W 30 131553 V 03/25-23 84 0 22 69 W 9 1 5118 W 28 122379 V 03/26-00 89 0 22 71 W 9 9 2 1 W23 5085 W 25 113204 V 03/26-01 89 0 21 72 W 9 1 5071 W 26 117854 V 03/26-02 89 0 21 72 W 9 1 5057 W 28 122504 V 03/26-03 89 0 20 72 W 8 8 2 1 W26 5043 W 29 127154 V 03/26-04 89 0 20 72 W 8 1 5067 W 26 117024 V 03/26-05 89 0 20 70 W 8 1 5090 W 24 106893 V 03/26-06 89 40 20 69 NW 8 8 2 1 W33 5113 W 22 96763 G 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...DOUG WATRY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.GLACI.01/BOU