FNUS75 KBOU 281135 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF F1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 528 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT....ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY IT WILL BE WARMER AND BREEZY ON SUNDAY...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THAT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38. MIN HUMIDITY........40%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4000-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-27. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 16-25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 800-1800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 19-29 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32-48 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 45-56 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4400-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 30. BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SUGARLOAF F1. +++ 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 03/28-04 63 0 12 78 W 18 1 526 W 17 8025 P 03/28-05 63 0 12 75 W 20 1 536 W 18 8375 P 03/28-06 51 0 13 81 W 18 30 2 1 NW36 472 W 17 7069 P 03/28-07 51 0 13 82 W 16 1 578 W 16 8107 P 03/28-08 51 0 16 76 W 14 1 684 W 16 9145 P 03/28-09 51 0 19 68 W 13 13 2 1 NW41 790 W 15 10183 P 03/28-10 51 0 23 59 W 12 1 1833 W 17 30216 P 03/28-11 51 0 26 52 W 12 1 2877 W 18 50248 F 03/28-12 51 0 29 47 W 12 12 2 1 NW46 3920 W 21 70281 G 03/28-13 51 0 32 44 W 13 1 4303 W 22 82946 G 03/28-14 51 0 33 42 W 15 1 4686 W 23 95610 G 03/28-15 51 0 34 40 W 16 25 2 1 NW52 5069 W 24 108274 V 03/28-16 51 0 34 41 W 17 1 4863 W 24 104127 V 03/28-17 51 0 33 42 W 18 1 4656 W 24 99980 G 03/28-18 57 0 33 44 W 20 31 2 1 NW56 4450 W 25 95832 G 03/28-19 57 0 32 45 W 21 1 3474 W 23 72905 G 03/28-20 57 0 30 48 W 22 1 2498 W 22 49978 F 03/28-21 57 0 28 52 W 22 35 2 1 NW54 1522 W 21 27051 P 03/28-22 57 0 27 55 W 22 1 1333 W 21 23496 P 03/28-23 57 0 26 57 W 22 1 1144 W 20 19941 P 03/29-00 57 0 25 59 W 21 33 2 1 NW51 955 W 20 16386 P 03/29-01 57 0 25 62 W 21 1 844 W 20 14415 P 03/29-02 57 0 24 64 W 21 1 733 W 20 12444 P 03/29-03 57 0 24 67 W 20 31 2 1 W54 622 W 20 10473 P 03/29-04 57 0 24 69 W 20 1 598 W 20 10004 P 03/29-05 57 0 24 71 W 18 1 574 W 20 9536 P 03/29-06 39 0 24 72 W 22 33 2 1 W51 351 W 33 10032 P 03/29-07 39 0 24 71 W 21 1 1049 W 37 37601 P 03/29-08 39 0 27 63 W 21 1 1746 W 40 65170 G 03/29-09 39 0 35 46 W 21 31 2 1 W62 2443 W 44 92739 G 03/29-10 39 0 39 40 W 22 1 3375 W 46 139659 V 03/29-11 39 0 42 36 W 23 1 4306 W 48 186578 E 03/29-12 59 27 43 34 W 24 37 2 1 W53 5237 W 52 233498 E 03/29-13 59 27 44 33 W 25 1 5225 W 51 230338 E 03/29-14 59 27 44 32 W 26 1 5213 W 51 227179 E 03/29-15 59 27 44 31 W 26 40 3 1 W58 5201 W 49 224019 E 03/29-16 59 27 45 30 W 26 1 5222 W 52 233570 E 03/29-17 59 27 45 30 W 26 1 5244 W 53 243121 E 03/29-18 80 33 43 32 W 25 38 2 1 SW51 5265 SW 55 252672 E 03/29-19 80 33 39 39 W 23 1 4275 W 44 182262 E 03/29-20 80 33 34 47 W 21 1 3285 W 32 111852 V 03/29-21 80 33 30 57 W 21 31 3 1 SW63 2296 W 21 41442 F 03/29-22 80 33 27 66 W 25 1 2775 W 26 69484 G 03/29-23 80 33 25 75 W 30 1 3254 W 32 97525 G 03/30-00 78 25 23 70 W 33 51 2 1 SW58 3733 W 39 125566 V 03/30-01 78 25 22 73 W 31 1 4132 W 40 147752 V 03/30-02 78 25 21 75 W 26 1 4531 W 43 169938 E 03/30-03 78 25 20 77 W 23 35 2 1 SW93 4931 W 45 192124 E 03/30-04 78 25 19 78 W 24 1 5009 W 46 198928 E 03/30-05 78 25 18 77 W 26 1 5087 W 46 205732 E 03/30-06 63 18 18 76 W 29 44 2 1 W40 5165 W 47 212536 E 03/30-07 63 18 19 74 W 30 1 5599 NW 48 237068 E 03/30-08 63 18 21 69 W 31 1 6033 NW 49 261601 E 03/30-09 63 18 23 65 W 32 48 2 1 N22 6467 NW 51 286133 E 03/30-10 63 18 25 62 W 32 1 6778 NW 52 308206 E 03/30-11 63 18 26 60 W 31 1 7089 W 53 330279 E 03/30-12 63 18 28 58 W 31 47 2 1 NW25 7401 W 55 352351 E 03/30-13 63 18 28 58 W 31 1 7373 NW 53 337186 E 03/30-14 63 18 28 59 W 31 1 7346 NW 51 322021 E 03/30-15 63 18 27 61 W 31 47 2 1 N23 7318 NW 48 306856 E 03/30-16 63 18 27 61 W 30 1 6773 NW 48 286744 E 03/30-17 63 18 27 61 W 30 1 6228 NW 49 266632 E 03/30-18 56 4 27 59 W 29 44 2 1 N38 5682 NW 49 246520 E 03/30-19 56 4 26 57 W 29 1 5316 NW 47 219191 E 03/30-20 56 4 24 61 W 29 1 4950 NW 44 191861 E 03/30-21 56 4 23 66 W 29 44 2 1 NW49 4583 NW 41 164531 E 03/30-22 56 4 21 73 W 28 1 4173 NW 39 144414 V 03/30-23 56 4 20 79 W 26 1 3762 W 38 124296 V 03/31-00 56 4 18 86 W 25 38 2 1 NW47 3351 W 36 104178 V 03/31-01 56 4 17 88 W 24 1 3244 W 36 101280 V 03/31-02 56 4 17 88 W 23 1 3137 W 36 98382 G 03/31-03 56 4 17 88 W 23 35 2 1 NW49 3030 W 37 95485 G 03/31-04 56 4 17 85 W 23 1 2855 W 37 92125 G 03/31-05 56 4 17 81 W 24 1 2679 W 38 88765 G 03/31-06 51 5 17 78 W 25 38 2 NW49 2504 W 39 85405 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 $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090328.SUGAR.01/BOU