FNUS75 KBOU 260048 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT FALCON SLASH PILES...COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 646 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER WITH HIGH HUMIDITY READINGS. SOME SUNSHINE AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27. MIN HUMIDITY........81%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 13-21 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13-24 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST 28-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14. MAX HUMIDITY........100%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 11-21 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN 6-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0300...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40. MIN HUMIDITY........32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0800...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR MOUNT FALCON SLASH PILES. +++ 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 03/26-05 100 47 25 91 N 6 1 1519 E 10 14365 P 03/26-06 100 84 26 93 N 7 7 2 1 W45 1803 E 13 19032 P 03/26-07 100 84 26 93 N 8 1 2054 E 14 24641 P 03/26-08 100 84 25 99 N 9 1 2304 E 15 30249 P 03/26-09 100 84 25 97 N 12 12 2 1 W15 2554 E 16 35857 P 03/26-10 100 84 25 94 N 13 1 2658 E 20 45985 F 03/26-11 100 84 26 91 N 14 1 2762 NE 23 56113 F 03/26-12 100 90 26 88 N 15 23 2 1 SE17 2866 NE 26 66241 G 03/26-13 100 90 26 85 N 16 1 3486 NE 30 92548 G 03/26-14 100 90 26 83 N 16 1 4106 NE 32 118855 V 03/26-15 100 90 26 82 N 17 26 2 1 SE20 4725 NE 36 145161 V 03/26-16 100 90 26 81 N 17 1 4830 NE 32 133573 V 03/26-17 100 90 25 82 N 18 1 4936 NE 29 121985 V 03/26-18 100 90 24 86 N 18 28 2 1 SE24 5041 NE 25 110396 V 03/26-19 100 90 23 84 N 17 1 4962 NE 25 108975 V 03/26-20 100 90 21 91 N 17 1 4840 NE 25 107187 V 03/26-21 100 90 19 100 N 16 24 2 1 SE37 4717 NE 25 105399 V 03/26-22 100 90 18 100 N 15 1 4339 NE 25 96005 G 03/26-23 100 90 17 100 N 14 1 3961 NE 25 86612 G 03/27-00 100 90 16 100 N 13 13 2 1 S32 3583 NE 25 77218 G 03/27-01 100 90 16 100 N 12 1 3402 NE 24 70855 G 03/27-02 100 90 15 98 N 9 1 3220 N 23 64493 G 03/27-03 100 90 15 93 N 8 8 2 1 E29 3039 N 22 58130 F 03/27-04 100 90 15 90 N 7 1 2931 N 22 54986 F 03/27-05 100 90 15 86 N 7 1 2824 N 21 51841 F 03/27-06 79 40 15 88 N 7 7 2 1 E26 2716 N 21 48697 F 03/27-07 79 40 15 88 N 7 1 3092 N 21 56408 F 03/27-08 79 40 19 78 N 6 1 3468 N 21 64118 G 03/27-09 79 40 22 70 N 6 6 2 1 E28 3844 N 22 71829 G 03/27-10 79 40 27 60 N 6 1 4326 NE 21 76426 G 03/27-11 79 40 30 51 N 7 1 4808 NE 20 81023 G 03/27-12 52 20 33 44 N 7 7 2 1 NE21 5290 NE 18 85619 G 03/27-13 52 20 36 39 NE 7 1 5438 NE 17 78915 G 03/27-14 52 20 38 35 NE 7 1 5587 NE 15 72212 G 03/27-15 52 20 38 32 NE 6 6 2 1 NE17 5735 NE 13 65508 G 03/27-16 49 20 38 32 NE 5 1 5210 N 14 61580 G 03/27-17 49 20 37 33 N 3 1 4684 N 14 57652 F 03/27-18 49 0 35 34 N 2 2 2 1 N15 4159 N 15 53723 F 03/27-19 49 0 33 37 N 3 1 3223 N 13 38520 P 03/27-20 49 0 31 42 W 5 1 2286 N 9 23317 P 03/27-21 49 0 27 50 W 7 7 2 1 NW18 1350 N 7 8114 P 03/27-22 49 0 25 55 W 8 1 1031 NW 7 6143 P 03/27-23 49 0 24 59 W 10 1 712 W 7 4173 P 03/28-00 49 0 22 62 W 12 12 2 1 N31 393 W 7 2202 P 03/28-01 49 0 21 65 W 13 1 336 W 7 2037 P 03/28-02 49 0 21 66 W 14 1 280 W 8 1871 P 03/28-03 32 0 20 66 W 14 14 2 1 N33 223 W 9 1706 P 03/28-04 32 0 20 65 W 15 1 224 W 9 1763 P 03/28-05 32 0 20 62 W 15 1 224 W 9 1821 P 03/28-06 32 0 20 59 W 14 14 3 1 N32 225 W 9 1879 P 03/28-07 32 0 21 59 W 12 1 368 NW 8 2081 P 03/28-08 32 0 23 57 W 8 1 512 NW 6 2284 P 03/28-09 32 0 26 53 W 6 6 2 1 N33 655 NW 5 2486 P 03/28-10 32 0 30 46 SW 5 1 1692 NW 7 15609 P 03/28-11 32 0 34 41 SE 3 1 2728 NW 10 28732 P 03/28-12 32 0 36 38 E 3 3 2 1 N32 3764 NW 13 41854 F 03/28-13 32 0 39 34 E 2 1 3979 NW 14 46621 F 03/28-14 32 0 40 31 SE 2 1 4195 NW 14 51388 F 03/28-15 32 0 41 30 SE 2 2 2 1 N33 4410 NW 15 56155 F 03/28-16 32 0 41 29 S 3 1 3490 NW 14 43984 F 03/28-17 32 0 40 29 SW 5 1 2569 NW 14 31813 P 03/28-18 29 0 38 30 W 7 7 2 1 NW43 1649 W 14 19642 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...KEITH BOL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090326.MOUNT.01/BOU