FNUS75 KBOU 201128 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR CUB CREEK UNIT 6 SLASH PILES...CSFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 530 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TODAY WITH WARMING AND DRYING ALOFT. SNOW COVER WILL LIMIT MIXING...THOUGH IT APPEARS THERE IS ENOUGH WIND TO MIX THE AIR OVER THE FOOTHILLS ADEQUATELY. FORECAST TEMPS/WINDS/MIXING IN THE TABLE APPEAR TOO HIGH DUE TO THE SNOW COVER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54. MIN HUMIDITY........25-35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1100 AND 6000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........70-80%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 2200 AND 1000 FT AGL BY 0200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........20-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 8000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. VERY GOOD AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR CUB CREEK UNIT 6 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 04/20-04 14 0 38 51 W 9 1 658 NW 25 16719 P 04/20-05 14 0 34 56 W 10 1 412 NW 21 9551 P 04/20-06 16 0 31 63 W 10 10 3 1 NW35 167 W 16 2383 P 04/20-07 16 0 32 62 W 10 1 240 NW 17 3609 P 04/20-08 16 0 36 53 W 10 1 313 NW 17 4834 P 04/20-09 16 0 39 46 W 10 10 2 1 NW40 386 NW 18 6060 P 04/20-10 16 0 44 39 NW 10 1 2166 NW 20 41696 F 04/20-11 16 0 48 35 NW 9 1 3947 NW 21 77331 G 04/20-12 16 0 51 31 NW 9 9 2 1 N45 5727 NW 23 112967 V 04/20-13 16 0 53 29 NW 9 1 6446 NW 24 134742 V 04/20-14 16 0 54 26 NW 10 1 7165 NW 25 156517 E 04/20-15 16 0 55 27 NW 10 10 2 1 N30 7883 NW 26 178293 E 04/20-16 16 0 55 27 NW 12 1 6908 NW 25 151134 E 04/20-17 16 0 54 29 NW 12 1 5932 NW 24 123976 V 04/20-18 20 0 52 33 NW 12 12 2 1 NW22 4957 NW 23 96817 G 04/20-19 20 0 50 41 NW 13 1 3408 NW 21 66042 G 04/20-20 20 0 47 48 W 12 1 1859 NW 18 35267 P 04/20-21 20 0 43 55 W 12 12 2 1 N18 310 W 16 4491 P 04/20-22 20 0 40 60 W 10 1 256 W 15 3508 P 04/20-23 20 0 38 64 W 8 1 202 W 14 2524 P 04/21-00 25 0 37 67 W 7 7 2 1 N14 147 W 12 1541 P 04/21-01 25 0 36 69 W 7 1 138 W 12 1436 P 04/21-02 25 0 35 71 W 7 1 128 W 12 1330 P 04/21-03 25 0 34 71 W 8 8 2 1 NW17 118 W 12 1225 P 04/21-04 25 0 33 72 W 9 1 121 W 13 1361 P 04/21-05 25 0 34 71 W 12 1 124 W 14 1498 P 04/21-06 12 0 34 71 W 14 22 2 1 NW22 127 W 15 1635 P 04/21-07 12 0 35 57 W 13 1 1171 W 14 13603 P 04/21-08 12 0 39 48 W 12 1 1621 W 14 18304 P 04/21-09 12 0 44 41 NW 12 12 2 1 NW26 2071 NW 13 23005 P 04/21-10 12 0 51 33 NW 10 1 3699 NW 13 42710 F 04/21-11 12 0 55 29 NW 10 1 5327 NW 14 62414 G 04/21-12 12 0 58 26 NW 9 9 2 1 NW23 6955 NW 14 82119 G 04/21-13 12 0 60 24 NW 9 1 7626 NW 14 92661 G 04/21-14 12 0 62 23 NW 9 1 8296 NW 14 103204 V 04/21-15 12 0 63 23 NW 9 9 2 1 NW22 8967 NW 15 113746 V 04/21-16 12 0 63 24 NW 9 1 8499 NW 14 104610 V 04/21-17 12 0 62 25 NW 9 1 8031 NW 14 95475 G 04/21-18 20 0 59 28 W 9 9 2 1 NW22 7562 NW 13 86339 G 04/21-19 20 0 58 31 W 9 1 5748 NW 13 64424 G 04/21-20 20 0 54 36 W 9 1 3934 W 12 42508 F 04/21-21 20 0 50 42 W 9 9 2 1 NW18 2119 W 12 20593 P 04/21-22 20 0 47 47 W 9 1 1667 W 12 16214 P 04/21-23 20 0 45 50 W 10 1 1215 W 12 11836 P 04/22-00 20 0 44 52 W 10 10 2 1 NW14 763 W 12 7458 P 04/22-01 20 0 43 54 W 10 1 646 W 12 6314 P 04/22-02 20 0 41 54 W 12 1 528 W 12 5171 P 04/22-03 20 0 41 53 W 12 12 2 1 NW14 411 W 12 4028 P 04/22-04 20 0 40 52 W 12 1 437 W 12 4236 P 04/22-05 20 0 40 48 W 13 1 464 W 12 4445 P 04/22-06 32 0 41 45 W 13 13 2 1 NW15 491 W 10 4653 P 04/22-07 32 0 42 44 W 12 1 891 W 10 7070 P 04/22-08 32 0 45 40 W 12 1 1291 W 9 9487 P 04/22-09 32 0 49 36 W 10 10 2 1 W12 1691 W 8 11904 P 04/22-10 32 0 54 30 W 10 1 3832 W 8 27269 P 04/22-11 32 0 58 26 W 9 1 5972 W 8 42634 F 04/22-12 55 10 61 22 W 8 8 2 2 W 9 8113 W 8 57999 F 04/22-13 55 10 63 21 W 8 2 8883 W 9 69964 G 04/22-14 55 10 64 20 W 8 2 9652 W 9 81929 G 04/22-15 55 10 65 19 W 8 8 2 2 W13 10422 W 10 93894 G 04/22-16 55 10 65 20 W 8 2 9877 W 10 92603 G 04/22-17 55 10 64 21 W 7 2 9331 W 12 91313 G 04/22-18 55 10 62 23 W 7 7 2 2 W16 8785 W 12 90022 G 04/22-19 55 10 60 24 W 9 2 6825 W 12 68070 G 04/22-20 30 0 56 27 W 9 1 4864 W 10 46117 F 04/22-21 30 0 52 31 W 10 10 2 1 W14 2904 W 9 24165 P 04/22-22 30 0 49 32 W 10 1 2128 W 10 17835 P 04/22-23 30 0 47 32 W 12 1 1353 W 10 11505 P 04/23-00 30 0 45 33 W 12 12 2 1 W12 577 W 10 5176 P 04/23-01 30 0 44 34 W 12 1 502 W 10 4614 P 04/23-02 30 0 43 36 W 12 1 427 W 12 4053 P 04/23-03 30 0 42 38 W 12 12 2 1 W12 352 W 12 3491 P 04/23-04 30 0 41 39 W 13 1 390 W 12 3955 P 04/23-05 30 0 41 39 W 13 1 427 W 12 4420 P 04/23-06 40 0 42 39 W 13 13 2 1 NW12 465 W 13 4884 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...GIMMESTAD REQUESTED BY...KIRK A WILL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090420.CUBCR.01/BOU