FNUS75 KBOU 011054 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MOUNTAIN...BOULDER COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 454 AM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY. THE AIRMASS SHOULD STABILIZE JUST ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY STORMS FROM DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS. THERE IS LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE OF WETTING RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....78. MIN HUMIDITY........28-31%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL BY 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53. MAX HUMIDITY........57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 6-7 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 200-600 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83. MIN HUMIDITY........24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 9200-10200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BALD MOUNTAIN. +++ 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 08/01-04 48 0 53 82 W 3 1 699 SW 3 1945 P 08/01-05 48 0 53 78 W 5 1 507 W 5 1605 P 08/01-06 40 0 48 88 W 7 7 2 1 NW26 315 W 5 1264 P 08/01-07 36 0 50 82 W 7 1 1251 W 7 11332 P 08/01-08 30 0 58 62 S 6 1 2186 W 9 21399 P 08/01-09 22 0 63 52 SE 5 5 2 1 NW24 3121 W 12 31467 P 08/01-10 20 0 67 45 E 6 1 4360 W 13 48624 F 08/01-11 20 0 71 39 NE 7 1 5599 W 13 65782 G 08/01-12 26 0 73 37 NE 8 8 2 1 NW29 6839 W 14 82939 G 08/01-13 26 0 75 34 NE 7 1 7408 W 14 87516 G 08/01-14 33 5 76 32 E 6 1 7977 W 14 92092 G 08/01-15 33 5 77 31 E 5 5 2 1 W23 8545 W 13 96668 G 08/01-16 33 5 77 31 E 3 1 7733 W 13 84951 G 08/01-17 33 5 76 31 NE 3 1 6921 W 12 73234 G 08/01-18 33 5 75 33 N 3 3 2 1 W22 6109 W 12 61518 G 08/01-19 33 5 73 35 N 5 1 4293 W 9 42122 F 08/01-20 33 5 70 39 NW 6 1 2477 NW 8 22726 P 08/01-21 19 0 67 43 W 7 7 2 1 W20 660 NW 6 3330 P 08/01-22 19 0 64 46 W 7 1 519 W 6 2554 P 08/01-23 19 0 63 48 W 6 1 377 W 6 1778 P 08/02-00 19 0 60 52 W 6 6 2 1 W20 235 W 5 1002 P 08/02-01 19 0 58 55 W 7 1 208 W 6 985 P 08/02-02 19 0 57 56 W 7 1 181 W 7 968 P 08/02-03 10 0 56 57 W 8 8 3 1 NW20 154 W 7 951 P 08/02-04 10 0 55 57 W 8 1 152 W 7 939 P 08/02-05 10 0 54 56 W 7 1 149 W 7 928 P 08/02-06 10 0 55 53 W 6 6 3 1 NW23 147 W 7 917 P 08/02-07 10 0 56 53 W 7 1 1127 W 15 16554 P 08/02-08 1 0 63 44 W 8 1 2110 W 16 31472 P 08/02-09 1 0 68 38 W 8 8 3 1 NW28 3094 W 17 46391 F 08/02-10 1 0 73 32 W 8 1 5047 W 18 83025 G 08/02-11 1 0 76 29 NW 7 1 7000 W 20 119660 V 08/02-12 8 5 78 28 NW 7 7 2 1 NW24 8953 W 20 156294 E 08/02-13 8 5 80 27 NW 7 1 9562 W 20 162263 E 08/02-14 8 5 82 26 NW 6 1 10172 W 20 168233 E 08/02-15 8 5 82 25 W 6 6 3 1 W21 10781 W 18 174203 E 08/02-16 8 5 83 24 W 7 1 9721 W 18 158958 E 08/02-17 8 5 82 24 W 8 1 8661 W 20 143712 V 08/02-18 8 0 81 24 NW 9 9 4 1 W20 7602 W 20 128467 V 08/02-19 8 0 78 24 W 10 1 5263 W 18 88584 G 08/02-20 8 0 75 27 W 12 1 2924 W 18 48700 F 08/02-21 8 0 71 32 W 13 13 5 1 NW 9 585 W 17 8816 P 08/02-22 8 0 68 35 W 13 1 451 W 16 6651 P 08/02-23 8 0 66 36 W 14 1 316 W 16 4485 P 08/03-00 2 0 64 40 W 14 14 5 1 NW16 182 W 15 2319 P 08/03-01 2 0 61 44 W 14 1 160 W 14 2005 P 08/03-02 2 0 59 47 W 14 1 139 W 14 1691 P 08/03-03 2 0 58 50 W 14 14 4 1 NW30 117 W 14 1377 P 08/03-04 2 0 57 52 W 14 1 117 W 14 1362 P 08/03-05 2 0 57 52 W 14 1 117 W 13 1346 P 08/03-06 11 0 57 51 W 14 14 3 1 NW35 117 W 13 1331 P 08/03-07 11 0 59 52 W 12 1 569 W 13 5290 P 08/03-08 11 0 64 47 W 9 1 1021 W 12 9250 P 08/03-09 11 0 69 41 W 7 7 3 1 NW33 1472 W 10 13210 P 08/03-10 11 0 74 36 W 7 1 3453 W 13 42696 F 08/03-11 11 0 77 32 W 7 1 5433 W 14 72182 G 08/03-12 36 0 79 29 NW 7 7 4 1 W28 7414 W 16 101668 V 08/03-13 36 0 81 27 NW 7 1 8041 W 15 106830 V 08/03-14 36 0 82 25 W 8 1 8669 W 15 111991 V 08/03-15 36 0 83 24 W 8 8 4 1 W17 9297 W 15 117153 V 08/03-16 36 0 83 24 W 8 1 8356 W 15 105433 V 08/03-17 36 0 83 24 W 9 1 7415 W 15 93712 G 08/03-18 55 10 81 26 W 9 9 4 2 NW15 6474 W 15 81991 G 08/03-19 55 10 79 30 W 9 2 4511 W 13 56362 F 08/03-20 55 10 75 37 W 9 2 2547 W 12 30734 P 08/03-21 55 10 71 46 W 9 9 4 2 W16 584 W 10 5105 P 08/03-22 55 10 68 50 W 8 2 803 W 9 6579 P 08/03-23 55 10 66 52 W 8 2 1021 W 9 8053 P 08/04-00 24 0 63 56 SW 7 7 4 1 W22 1239 SW 9 9527 P 08/04-01 24 0 60 61 SW 8 1 866 SW 9 6728 P 08/04-02 24 0 58 64 W 10 1 492 W 10 3928 P 08/04-03 24 0 57 66 W 12 12 4 1 W15 119 W 10 1129 P 08/04-04 24 0 56 67 W 12 1 118 W 10 1115 P 08/04-05 24 0 56 66 W 12 1 117 W 10 1101 P 08/04-06 32 0 56 64 W 12 12 4 1 NW17 116 W 10 1087 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...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...RENEE CREEK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090731.BALDM.01/BOU