FNUS75 KBOU 062005 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM HENREY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 205 PM MDT MON APR 6 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS AND AN INVERSION AROUND 2500 FEET WILL RESULT IN POOR MIXING TODAY. THE INVERSION WILL WEAKEN AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY LEADING TO IMPROVED SMOKE DISPERSION. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MIN HUMIDITY........32-36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........56-65%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 4-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........14-18%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-12 INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 4000-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JIM HENREY. +++ 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 04/06-13 3 0 42 36 S 5 1 2174 W 6 9803 P 04/06-14 3 0 44 33 E 5 1 2633 NW 5 10713 P 04/06-15 3 0 45 32 NE 6 6 3 1 N39 3093 NW 5 11623 P 04/06-16 3 0 46 31 NE 6 1 2202 N 5 8305 P 04/06-17 3 0 45 33 E 6 1 1311 E 5 4987 P 04/06-18 5 0 43 35 E 5 5 3 1 N32 420 SE 5 1669 P 04/06-19 5 0 41 38 E 7 1 357 S 6 1579 P 04/06-20 5 0 39 42 N 7 1 293 SW 6 1488 P 04/06-21 5 0 36 48 W 8 8 5 1 NW28 230 W 7 1398 P 04/06-22 5 0 34 52 W 9 1 204 W 8 1382 P 04/06-23 5 0 32 54 W 10 1 178 W 9 1366 P 04/07-00 5 0 31 55 W 10 16 5 1 NW24 152 W 10 1350 P 04/07-01 5 0 30 56 W 10 1 141 W 10 1268 P 04/07-02 5 0 29 55 W 10 1 131 W 10 1186 P 04/07-03 5 0 29 54 W 10 16 5 1 NW29 121 W 10 1105 P 04/07-04 5 0 29 52 W 12 1 117 W 12 1112 P 04/07-05 5 0 29 50 W 13 1 113 W 12 1120 P 04/07-06 8 0 29 49 W 13 20 5 1 NW29 109 W 12 1127 P 04/07-07 8 0 30 51 W 14 1 150 W 12 1569 P 04/07-08 8 0 35 46 W 9 1 192 W 12 2011 P 04/07-09 8 0 40 40 W 9 9 5 1 NW30 234 W 12 2452 P 04/07-10 8 0 47 33 W 10 1 996 W 15 16401 P 04/07-11 8 0 52 27 W 12 1 1758 W 17 30349 P 04/07-12 33 0 57 23 W 13 20 5 1 NW29 2520 W 21 44298 F 04/07-13 33 0 60 20 W 13 1 3411 W 21 63883 G 04/07-14 33 0 63 17 W 14 1 4302 NW 22 83467 G 04/07-15 33 0 64 16 W 14 21 5 1 NW26 5193 NW 23 103052 V 04/07-16 33 0 64 15 W 13 1 4531 NW 21 84980 G 04/07-17 33 0 62 16 W 12 1 3870 NW 20 66907 G 04/07-18 15 0 59 17 W 10 16 5 1 NW23 3209 W 17 48835 F 04/07-19 15 0 58 25 W 10 1 3055 W 16 44897 F 04/07-20 15 0 54 29 W 9 1 1910 W 15 27345 P 04/07-21 15 0 49 35 W 9 10 5 1 NW23 765 W 15 9792 P 04/07-22 15 0 46 39 W 8 1 591 W 12 6931 P 04/07-23 15 0 44 42 W 7 1 417 W 9 4069 P 04/08-00 15 0 43 45 SW 6 6 5 1 NW22 242 W 6 1208 P 04/08-01 15 0 41 48 W 6 1 244 W 6 1152 P 04/08-02 15 0 40 50 W 6 1 246 W 5 1095 P 04/08-03 15 0 39 51 W 6 5 5 1 W25 248 W 5 1038 P 04/08-04 15 0 39 52 W 5 1 297 W 5 1187 P 04/08-05 15 0 39 52 W 5 1 346 W 5 1335 P 04/08-06 15 0 40 50 W 5 5 4 1 W29 396 W 5 1484 P 04/08-07 15 0 40 49 NW 3 1 666 NW 3 1314 P 04/08-08 15 0 43 45 N 3 1 937 NW 2 1144 P 04/08-09 15 0 47 39 NE 2 2 3 1 W37 1207 CALM 974 P 04/08-10 15 0 52 33 NE 3 1 1870 W 2 4190 P 04/08-11 26 0 56 29 E 5 1 2533 SW 2 7407 P 04/08-12 26 0 59 26 E 6 6 3 1 SW33 3195 SW 3 10623 P 04/08-13 42 0 62 23 E 6 1 3869 SW 6 21039 P 04/08-14 42 0 64 22 E 6 1 4543 S 7 31454 P 04/08-15 42 0 64 21 E 6 6 3 1 SW28 5216 S 9 41870 F 04/08-16 42 0 64 21 E 5 1 3574 S 8 28448 P 04/08-17 42 0 63 22 NE 5 1 1932 S 7 15026 P 04/08-18 42 20 59 25 N 3 6 3 1 SW24 290 S 7 1604 P 04/08-19 61 20 57 27 N 6 1 241 SW 6 1313 P 04/08-20 61 20 52 32 N 7 1 193 W 6 1022 P 04/08-21 61 20 47 39 N 8 6 4 1 S33 144 W 6 730 P 04/08-22 61 20 43 44 N 9 1 143 W 6 740 P 04/08-23 61 20 41 48 N 10 1 141 W 6 749 P 04/09-00 61 20 39 52 N 10 6 4 1 S29 139 W 6 759 P 04/09-01 61 20 37 56 N 10 1 145 W 7 842 P 04/09-02 61 20 36 59 N 9 1 152 W 7 925 P 04/09-03 61 20 35 62 N 9 6 3 1 S10 158 W 7 1008 P 04/09-04 61 20 35 64 N 9 1 169 W 7 1076 P 04/09-05 61 20 35 64 N 8 1 180 W 7 1145 P 04/09-06 61 20 36 63 N 8 5 3 1 NE 7 191 W 7 1213 P 04/09-07 61 20 37 61 N 7 1 04/09-08 61 20 36 61 N 7 1 04/09-09 61 20 39 56 N 6 6 1 04/09-10 61 20 42 50 N 5 1 04/09-11 61 20 44 45 N 5 1 04/09-12 61 20 46 42 N 3 7 1 04/09-13 61 20 47 40 N 5 1 04/09-14 61 20 48 38 NE 5 1 04/09-15 61 20 49 38 NE 6 5 1 04/09-16 61 20 49 37 NE 7 1 04/09-17 61 20 48 39 NE 7 1 04/09-18 47 0 46 38 NE 8 2 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...SCOTT MOLINARI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090406.JIMHE.01/BOU