FNUS75 KBOU 301231 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT FALCON SLASH PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 629 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWESTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN COLORADO BY THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS A SURFACE LOW STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........38%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 14-24 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-24 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 29-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8400-9400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2100...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....17. MAX HUMIDITY........83%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 11-20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8400-9400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 2800-3800 FT AGL AFTER 0100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. FAIR AFTER 0500. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6200-7200 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 9000-10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 6800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. 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 03/30-06 67 59 27 61 CALM 1 2 1 SW35 3758 W 12 38361 P 03/30-07 67 59 28 57 W 9 1 4472 W 15 60959 G 03/30-08 67 59 26 60 W 16 1 5186 W 17 83557 G 03/30-09 67 59 27 57 W 21 33 2 1 W39 5900 W 21 106155 V 03/30-10 67 59 28 54 NW 22 1 6672 W 24 143628 V 03/30-11 67 59 29 51 NW 20 1 7444 NW 28 181101 E 03/30-12 76 40 30 48 NW 17 28 2 1 NW43 8216 NW 31 218574 E 03/30-13 76 40 30 45 NW 17 1 8696 NW 31 237750 E 03/30-14 76 40 31 42 NW 17 1 9176 NW 32 256926 E 03/30-15 76 40 31 40 NW 18 30 2 1 NW44 9656 NW 33 276102 E 03/30-16 76 40 31 38 NW 20 1 9569 NW 33 276224 E 03/30-17 76 40 30 38 NW 20 1 9481 NW 33 276347 E 03/30-18 74 20 28 40 NW 20 31 2 1 NW46 9394 NW 33 276469 E 03/30-19 74 20 27 42 NW 17 1 8243 NW 33 240760 E 03/30-20 74 20 25 47 NW 14 1 7091 NW 33 205050 E 03/30-21 74 20 23 53 NW 12 12 2 1 NW51 5939 NW 33 169340 E 03/30-22 74 20 21 59 NW 13 1 5345 NW 32 148822 V 03/30-23 74 20 20 64 NW 14 1 4751 NW 31 128304 V 03/31-00 74 5 20 68 NW 15 24 2 1 N56 4157 NW 30 107785 V 03/31-01 74 5 19 72 NW 15 1 3817 NW 28 94157 G 03/31-02 74 5 18 75 NW 16 1 3478 NW 26 80529 G 03/31-03 74 5 18 77 W 16 25 2 1 NW55 3139 NW 24 66901 G 03/31-04 74 5 18 78 W 17 1 2955 NW 24 61774 G 03/31-05 74 5 18 78 W 18 1 2771 NW 23 56647 F 03/31-06 50 0 18 77 W 20 31 2 1 NW53 2586 NW 23 51520 F 03/31-07 50 0 19 83 W 22 1 1568 NW 35 43741 F 03/31-08 50 0 21 73 W 23 1 2497 NW 32 66813 G 03/31-09 50 0 25 57 W 23 37 3 1 NW35 3426 NW 30 89885 G 03/31-10 50 0 33 43 W 21 1 5517 NW 28 127147 V 03/31-11 50 0 37 36 W 18 1 7608 NW 26 164409 E 03/31-12 50 0 39 33 NW 16 25 2 1 NW26 9699 NW 24 201670 E 03/31-13 50 0 40 32 NW 17 1 9936 NW 24 204505 E 03/31-14 50 0 41 30 NW 18 1 10173 NW 23 207341 E 03/31-15 50 0 41 30 NW 20 31 3 1 NW20 10411 NW 23 210176 E 03/31-16 50 0 40 31 NW 18 1 8594 NW 26 187290 E 03/31-17 50 0 39 30 NW 16 1 6776 NW 30 164404 E 03/31-18 58 8 37 35 NW 15 24 3 1 NW29 4959 NW 33 141518 V 03/31-19 58 8 34 40 W 15 1 3991 NW 36 118582 V 03/31-20 58 8 31 48 W 15 1 3023 W 38 95646 G 03/31-21 58 8 29 54 W 16 25 3 1 NW33 2055 W 40 72710 G 03/31-22 58 8 28 59 W 16 1 1579 W 40 55679 F 03/31-23 58 8 26 63 W 16 1 1103 W 40 38647 P 04/01-00 58 8 25 68 W 16 25 3 1 NW33 626 W 40 21616 P 04/01-01 58 8 25 67 W 16 1 503 W 36 16513 P 04/01-02 58 8 25 69 W 17 1 380 W 32 11410 P 04/01-03 58 8 25 67 W 17 28 3 1 W30 256 W 29 6307 P 04/01-04 58 8 24 68 W 17 1 238 W 28 5636 P 04/01-05 58 8 24 70 W 17 1 220 W 25 4964 P 04/01-06 75 47 24 69 W 17 28 3 1 W36 202 W 24 4293 P 04/01-07 75 47 24 71 W 16 1 967 W 24 20722 P 04/01-08 75 47 25 68 NW 14 1 1731 W 24 37152 P 04/01-09 75 47 29 60 NW 13 13 3 1 W43 2496 NW 24 53582 F 04/01-10 75 47 32 50 NW 14 1 3733 NW 25 83430 G 04/01-11 75 47 34 44 NW 15 1 4970 NW 26 113278 V 04/01-12 75 47 35 43 NW 17 28 2 1 SW32 6208 W 26 143126 V 04/01-13 75 47 36 40 NW 18 1 6456 W 26 146554 V 04/01-14 75 47 36 41 NW 18 1 6704 NW 25 149982 V 04/01-15 75 47 36 41 NW 18 30 3 1 W25 6953 NW 25 153410 E 04/01-16 75 47 35 41 NW 18 1 7721 NW 25 173177 E 04/01-17 75 47 35 43 N 17 1 8490 NW 26 192944 E 04/01-18 75 19 33 44 N 16 25 3 1 NW16 9258 N 26 212710 E 04/01-19 75 19 30 52 N 16 1 7916 N 30 196269 E 04/01-20 75 19 28 60 N 15 1 6575 N 32 179828 E 04/01-21 75 19 26 68 N 14 22 3 1 N25 5233 N 36 163387 E 04/01-22 75 19 25 72 N 10 1 4858 N 30 128900 V 04/01-23 75 19 24 76 NW 7 1 4483 N 23 94413 G 04/02-00 56 10 23 80 NW 3 3 2 1 N22 4109 N 17 59926 F 04/02-01 56 10 23 79 NW 3 1 3405 N 14 43788 F 04/02-02 56 10 22 77 NW 5 1 2702 NW 10 27651 P 04/02-03 56 10 22 76 W 7 7 2 1 NW28 1998 NW 7 11513 P 04/02-04 56 10 22 75 W 9 1 1755 W 8 11567 P 04/02-05 56 10 22 74 W 13 1 1512 W 9 11620 P 04/02-06 48 0 22 73 W 14 22 3 N54 1269 W 10 11674 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 20090330.MOUNT.01/BOU