FNUS75 KBOU 201207 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF F-1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 602 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. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1100 AND 6000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SUGARLOAF F-1. +++ 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 04/20-05 21 0 31 58 W 10 1 471 W 20 9846 P 04/20-06 20 0 29 61 W 10 10 2 1 NW47 229 W 16 3105 P 04/20-07 20 0 29 59 W 12 1 419 W 16 6407 P 04/20-08 20 0 33 52 W 12 1 610 NW 17 9708 P 04/20-09 20 0 36 46 W 12 12 2 1 NW46 801 NW 18 13010 P 04/20-10 20 0 40 42 W 12 1 2193 NW 22 48949 F 04/20-11 20 0 43 40 W 12 1 3585 NW 25 84889 G 04/20-12 24 0 46 38 W 12 12 2 1 N43 4977 NW 28 120828 V 04/20-13 24 0 48 36 W 12 1 5232 NW 28 127747 V 04/20-14 24 0 49 34 W 12 1 5487 NW 29 134665 V 04/20-15 24 0 49 35 W 12 12 2 1 N20 5742 NW 29 141583 V 04/20-16 24 0 50 35 W 13 1 5199 NW 28 126686 V 04/20-17 24 0 49 37 NW 13 1 4655 NW 28 111788 V 04/20-18 20 0 47 40 NW 13 13 2 1 NW17 4112 NW 28 96891 G 04/20-19 20 0 45 48 NW 13 1 2873 NW 25 67171 G 04/20-20 20 0 42 56 W 12 1 1635 NW 24 37452 P 04/20-21 20 0 38 63 W 12 12 2 1 N16 396 W 23 7732 P 04/20-22 20 0 36 68 W 10 1 322 W 20 5877 P 04/20-23 20 0 34 72 W 9 1 248 W 17 4021 P 04/21-00 25 0 33 75 W 9 9 2 1 N12 174 W 14 2166 P 04/21-01 25 0 32 78 W 8 1 162 W 14 1972 P 04/21-02 25 0 31 80 W 8 1 151 W 14 1779 P 04/21-03 25 0 31 81 W 9 9 2 1 NW22 140 W 13 1586 P 04/21-04 25 0 30 82 W 10 1 147 W 14 1784 P 04/21-05 25 0 30 81 W 13 1 155 W 15 1983 P 04/21-06 13 0 31 79 W 15 24 2 1 NW25 162 W 15 2182 P 04/21-07 13 0 32 67 W 13 1 886 W 14 10587 P 04/21-08 13 0 36 59 W 12 1 1200 W 14 13635 P 04/21-09 13 0 40 51 W 10 10 2 1 NW29 1514 W 13 16684 P 04/21-10 13 0 47 44 W 9 1 3216 W 14 39631 P 04/21-11 13 0 51 38 W 8 1 4918 NW 14 62579 G 04/21-12 13 0 54 35 W 8 8 2 1 NW24 6620 NW 15 85527 G 04/21-13 13 0 56 32 W 8 1 7129 NW 15 93804 G 04/21-14 13 0 57 30 W 8 1 7639 NW 15 102082 V 04/21-15 13 0 58 28 W 9 9 2 1 NW24 8149 NW 16 110360 V 04/21-16 13 0 58 28 W 10 1 7788 NW 15 102368 V 04/21-17 13 0 57 29 W 10 1 7427 NW 15 94375 G 04/21-18 20 0 55 31 W 12 12 2 1 NW24 7066 NW 14 86383 G 04/21-19 20 0 54 33 W 12 1 5133 W 14 61850 G 04/21-20 20 0 50 37 W 12 1 3199 W 13 37317 P 04/21-21 20 0 46 44 W 12 12 2 1 NW22 1266 W 12 12784 P 04/21-22 20 0 44 49 W 12 1 1008 W 12 10200 P 04/21-23 20 0 42 52 W 12 1 750 W 12 7616 P 04/22-00 20 0 41 55 W 12 12 2 1 NW18 492 W 12 5032 P 04/22-01 20 0 40 56 W 12 1 433 W 12 4452 P 04/22-02 20 0 39 56 W 12 1 374 W 12 3873 P 04/22-03 20 0 38 55 W 13 13 2 1 NW17 314 W 12 3293 P 04/22-04 20 0 38 53 W 13 1 333 W 12 3472 P 04/22-05 20 0 38 50 W 13 1 353 W 12 3650 P 04/22-06 32 0 38 47 W 13 13 2 1 NW16 372 W 12 3829 P 04/22-07 32 0 39 45 W 13 1 542 W 12 5045 P 04/22-08 32 0 42 41 W 12 1 712 W 10 6261 P 04/22-09 32 0 45 36 W 12 12 2 1 W14 882 W 9 7477 P 04/22-10 32 0 49 31 W 10 1 3011 W 10 26186 P 04/22-11 32 0 52 28 W 10 1 5140 W 10 44895 F 04/22-12 55 10 55 26 W 9 9 2 2 W10 7270 W 10 63604 G 04/22-13 55 10 57 24 W 9 2 7801 W 10 70652 G 04/22-14 55 10 58 24 W 9 2 8332 W 10 77701 G 04/22-15 55 10 59 23 W 9 9 3 2 W13 8863 W 12 84749 G 04/22-16 55 10 59 23 W 9 2 8407 W 12 81474 G 04/22-17 55 10 58 24 W 8 2 7951 W 12 78200 G 04/22-18 55 10 56 25 W 7 7 3 2 W14 7495 W 12 74926 G 04/22-19 55 10 54 27 W 9 2 5262 W 12 52257 F 04/22-20 29 0 51 30 W 10 1 3030 W 10 29588 P 04/22-21 29 0 47 32 W 10 10 3 1 W12 797 W 10 6920 P 04/22-22 29 0 45 34 W 12 1 660 W 10 5956 P 04/22-23 29 0 43 34 W 13 1 522 W 12 4993 P 04/23-00 29 0 42 34 W 13 13 3 1 W 9 384 W 12 4029 P 04/23-01 29 0 41 35 W 14 1 349 W 13 3718 P 04/23-02 29 0 40 37 W 14 1 314 W 13 3407 P 04/23-03 29 0 39 38 W 14 22 3 1 W10 278 W 13 3096 P 04/23-04 29 0 39 39 W 14 1 298 W 13 3342 P 04/23-05 29 0 39 40 W 14 1 317 W 13 3587 P 04/23-06 40 0 39 40 W 14 22 3 1 NW10 336 W 13 3833 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...DAVE BUCHANAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090420.SUGAR.01/BOU