FNUS75 KBOU 230335 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR INSPIRATION POINT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 935 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL COVER THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING A BIT ON FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE PRETTY DRY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........15-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 13-23 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4400-5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7600-8600 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 9200-10200 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 7000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 11-17 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN SOUTH 7-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 200 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........20-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 16-26 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17-28 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 36-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 6400-7400 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 0600. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR INSPIRATION POINT. +++ 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 04/22-21 41 0 45 45 NW 2 2 4 1 W28 301 W 7 1782 P 04/22-22 36 0 41 55 CALM 1 259 W 6 1377 P 04/22-23 36 0 39 63 CALM 1 217 SW 5 972 P 04/23-00 24 0 37 69 CALM 1 4 1 W36 175 SW 3 567 P 04/23-01 24 0 35 75 CALM 1 170 SW 3 562 P 04/23-02 24 0 33 80 CALM 1 165 SW 3 557 P 04/23-03 24 0 32 82 CALM 0 2 1 W31 160 SW 3 553 P 04/23-04 24 0 32 82 CALM 1 166 SW 5 586 P 04/23-05 24 0 32 79 CALM 1 173 SW 5 619 P 04/23-06 26 0 32 76 CALM 1 2 1 W32 179 SW 5 651 P 04/23-07 26 0 34 74 CALM 1 387 SW 6 2183 P 04/23-08 26 0 37 67 NW 2 1 596 SW 7 3715 P 04/23-09 26 0 43 56 W 3 3 2 1 W30 804 SW 8 5247 P 04/23-10 26 0 48 43 W 5 1 2407 SW 12 35514 P 04/23-11 26 0 53 34 SW 6 1 4010 W 16 65781 G 04/23-12 47 0 56 28 SW 8 8 3 1 W31 5612 W 20 96047 G 04/23-13 47 0 59 24 SW 12 1 7297 W 22 141858 V 04/23-14 47 0 61 22 SW 15 1 8981 W 23 187669 E 04/23-15 47 0 62 21 SW 18 28 3 1 W30 10666 W 25 233480 E 04/23-16 47 0 62 20 SW 20 1 8826 W 25 192158 E 04/23-17 47 0 61 20 SW 21 1 6987 W 24 150837 E 04/23-18 47 0 58 22 SW 17 26 3 1 W38 5148 W 24 109515 V 04/23-19 47 0 56 28 SW 12 1 3514 SW 20 73684 G 04/23-20 45 0 52 33 SW 7 1 1880 SW 15 37853 P 04/23-21 45 0 47 39 S 5 5 3 1 W40 246 SW 9 2022 P 04/23-22 45 0 44 44 S 3 1 217 SW 9 1801 P 04/23-23 45 0 42 48 S 3 1 188 SW 9 1580 P 04/24-00 45 0 40 51 S 5 5 3 1 W39 158 S 10 1360 P 04/24-01 45 0 38 54 S 5 1 159 SW 9 1306 P 04/24-02 45 0 37 56 S 5 1 159 SW 9 1252 P 04/24-03 45 0 36 58 S 6 6 2 1 SW38 160 SW 8 1198 P 04/24-04 45 0 36 58 S 5 1 170 SW 9 1339 P 04/24-05 45 0 36 57 S 5 1 180 SW 9 1480 P 04/24-06 50 0 36 65 S 6 6 2 1 SW55 190 SW 10 1620 P 04/24-07 50 0 37 63 S 6 1 701 SW 12 9307 P 04/24-08 50 0 40 57 SW 7 1 1213 SW 14 16994 P 04/24-09 50 0 45 49 SW 8 8 2 1 SW61 1724 SW 16 24682 P 04/24-10 50 0 49 39 SW 13 1 3269 SW 23 85542 G 04/24-11 50 0 53 32 SW 17 1 4814 SW 31 146403 V 04/24-12 55 5 56 26 SW 21 33 2 1 SW48 6359 SW 38 207264 E 04/24-13 55 5 59 25 SW 23 1 6889 SW 38 227489 E 04/24-14 55 5 60 24 SW 23 1 7419 SW 38 247714 E 04/24-15 55 5 61 23 SW 23 37 2 1 SW44 7950 SW 39 267940 E 04/24-16 55 5 61 23 SW 23 1 6900 SW 37 226331 E 04/24-17 55 5 59 24 SW 22 1 5850 SW 36 184721 E 04/24-18 78 5 57 27 SW 21 33 2 1 W44 4800 SW 35 143112 V 04/24-19 78 5 54 30 SW 20 1 3493 SW 31 101351 V 04/24-20 78 10 50 36 SW 16 1 2186 SW 26 59590 F 04/24-21 78 10 44 43 SW 14 22 2 1 W35 879 SW 23 17829 P 04/24-22 78 10 41 50 SW 13 1 669 SW 21 13060 P 04/24-23 78 10 39 54 SW 12 1 459 SW 18 8290 P 04/25-00 78 10 37 59 SW 10 10 2 1 W35 249 SW 16 3520 P 04/25-01 78 10 35 63 SW 10 1 251 SW 16 3602 P 04/25-02 78 10 33 66 SW 10 1 253 SW 17 3685 P 04/25-03 78 10 32 68 SW 12 12 2 1 SW32 254 SW 17 3767 P 04/25-04 78 10 32 69 SW 10 1 278 SW 16 3880 P 04/25-05 78 10 32 68 SW 9 1 302 SW 15 3994 P 04/25-06 89 27 32 66 SW 9 9 2 1 SW36 326 SW 15 4107 P 04/25-07 89 27 33 64 SW 10 1 1076 SW 17 19961 P 04/25-08 89 27 35 58 SW 13 1 1826 SW 21 35815 P 04/25-09 89 27 39 50 SW 14 22 2 1 SW49 2576 SW 23 51669 F 04/25-10 89 27 43 41 SW 16 1 3530 SW 26 84868 G 04/25-11 89 27 46 35 SW 18 1 4484 SW 29 118066 V 04/25-12 89 29 48 30 SW 20 31 2 1 SW59 5438 SW 32 151265 E 04/25-13 89 29 50 28 SW 18 1 5821 SW 32 161444 E 04/25-14 89 29 51 26 SW 17 1 6204 SW 32 171624 E 04/25-15 89 29 52 26 SW 16 25 2 1 SW60 6587 SW 32 181804 E 04/25-16 89 29 52 25 W 15 1 6005 SW 30 157898 E 04/25-17 89 29 51 27 W 14 1 5423 SW 28 133992 V 04/25-18 78 29 48 30 W 13 13 2 1 SW61 4841 SW 26 110086 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 $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN KINCAID REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.INSPI.01/BOU