FNUS75 KBOU 310159 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF F1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 758 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. TUESDAY WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY WITH HUMIDITIES ABOUT 5 TO 10 PERCENT LOWER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....31. MIN HUMIDITY........44%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 36-52 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1000. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....19. MAX HUMIDITY........77%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 22-32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 37-56 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2200...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1200...THEN SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........58%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32-40 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 8400-8600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 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 03/30-19 76 24 20 54 1 7143 NW 39 240703 E 03/30-20 76 24 19 56 1 6158 NW 40 211474 E 03/30-21 76 19 17 59 NW 13 30 2 1 N36 5173 NW 40 182245 E 03/30-22 76 19 16 62 1 4626 NW 41 166184 E 03/30-23 76 19 15 66 1 4080 NW 43 150123 E 03/31-00 76 10 14 69 W 18 30 2 1 N31 3534 NW 44 134063 V 03/31-01 76 10 13 72 1 3162 NW 44 120684 V 03/31-02 76 10 13 73 1 2791 NW 45 107305 V 03/31-03 76 10 13 74 W 22 35 2 1 NW18 2419 NW 45 93926 G 03/31-04 76 10 13 75 1 2382 NW 44 90337 G 03/31-05 76 10 13 74 1 2345 W 43 86748 G 03/31-06 53 5 13 72 W 26 43 2 1 NW40 2308 W 41 83159 G 03/31-07 53 5 14 73 W 26 1 2856 W 41 100879 V 03/31-08 53 5 15 69 W 24 1 3403 NW 40 118600 V 03/31-09 53 5 18 62 W 23 37 2 1 NW39 3951 NW 40 136321 V 03/31-10 53 5 21 55 W 22 1 4441 NW 40 157010 E 03/31-11 53 5 24 50 W 21 1 4932 NW 41 177699 E 03/31-12 53 5 26 47 W 20 31 2 1 NW23 5422 NW 43 198387 E 03/31-13 53 5 28 45 W 21 1 5483 NW 44 211194 E 03/31-14 53 5 29 45 W 23 1 5543 W 46 224001 E 03/31-15 53 5 30 44 W 25 40 2 1 NW28 5603 W 48 236808 E 03/31-16 53 5 30 44 W 29 1 5320 W 49 228572 E 03/31-17 53 5 29 44 W 29 1 5037 W 51 220335 E 03/31-18 66 20 28 52 W 29 46 2 1 NW40 4754 W 52 212098 E 03/31-19 66 20 27 55 W 29 1 4357 W 51 192449 E 03/31-20 66 20 26 60 W 28 1 3961 W 51 172800 E 03/31-21 66 20 24 66 W 28 44 2 1 NW45 3564 W 49 153151 E 03/31-22 66 20 23 70 W 29 1 3345 W 47 139024 V 03/31-23 66 20 22 73 W 30 1 3125 W 46 124896 V 04/01-00 66 20 21 76 W 30 48 2 1 W46 2905 W 44 110769 V 04/01-01 66 20 21 77 W 28 1 2924 W 43 109552 V 04/01-02 66 20 20 77 W 25 1 2943 W 43 108335 V 04/01-03 66 20 20 77 W 23 37 2 1 W41 2962 W 41 107118 V 04/01-04 66 20 20 77 W 22 1 3463 W 41 126351 V 04/01-05 66 20 20 76 W 21 1 3965 W 43 145583 V 04/01-06 79 32 20 75 W 14 22 2 1 NW52 4467 W 43 164816 E 04/01-07 79 32 20 75 W 9 1 4629 W 40 161439 E 04/01-08 79 32 22 72 W 7 1 4792 W 38 158062 E 04/01-09 79 32 23 69 W 6 6 3 1 W38 4955 W 36 154684 E 04/01-10 79 32 26 64 W 7 1 5102 W 32 142667 V 04/01-11 79 32 28 61 NW 8 1 5249 W 29 130649 V 04/01-12 79 67 29 59 NW 9 9 3 1 W26 5396 W 25 118631 1 5071 N 13 58312 F 04/02-00 60 6 20 82 W 5 5 2 1 N22 5029 N 12 51085 F 04/02-01 60 6 20 82 W 6 1 4987 N 12 48765 F 04/02-02 60 6 19 80 W 8 1 4944 N 10 46446 F 04/02-03 60 6 19 79 W 10 16 2 1 N20 4902 N 10 44126 F 04/02-04 60 6 18 77 W 13 1 4776 N 9 39543 P 04/02-05 60 6 19 74 W 15 1 4649 NW 8 34961 P 04/02-06 49 0 19 72 W 17 28 2 1 NW22 4523 W 8 30378 P 04/02-07 49 0 19 71 W 18 1 4634 W 10 42891 F 04/02-08 49 0 21 65 W 18 1 4744 W 14 55404 F 04/02-09 49 0 24 59 W 18 29 2 1 NW46 4854 W 16 67918 G 04/02-10 49 0 28 53 W 18 1 4922 W 18 76563 G 04/02-11 49 0 30 48 W 17 1 4989 W 20 85208 G 04/02-12 49 0 33 44 W 17 28 3 1 NW45 5057 W 22 93853 G 04/02-13 49 0 35 41 W 17 1 5122 W 24 105279 V 04/02-14 49 0 36 40 W 17 1 5187 W 25 116705 V 04/02-15 49 0 37 39 W 17 26 2 1 W45 5252 W 28 128130 V 04/02-16 49 0 37 39 W 16 1 5154 W 29 127840 V 04/02-17 49 0 36 40 W 16 1 5057 W 29 127550 V 04/02-18 62 8 35 43 W 16 25 2 1 W44 4959 W 30 127259 V 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...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090331.SUGAR.01/BOU