FNUS75 KBOU 021002 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CREEK RD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 359 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDDAY WITH WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH THE DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1000...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). HAZE UNTIL 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80. MIN HUMIDITY........24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 8-13 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST UP TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10200-10400 FT AGL AFTER 1500. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54. MAX HUMIDITY........62%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 200-800 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8200-9200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WEST CREEK RD. +++ 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 09/02-03 23 0 59 48 NW 7 7 4 1 W14 121 W 8 804 P 09/02-04 23 0 59 48 NW 8 1 124 W 8 911 P 09/02-05 23 0 58 48 NW 8 1 127 W 9 1017 P 09/02-06 20 0 59 47 W 10 10 4 1 NW 8 131 W 10 1123 P 09/02-07 20 0 60 45 N 8 1 277 NW 7 913 P 09/02-08 20 0 64 40 NE 5 1 423 N 3 703 P 09/02-09 20 0 68 35 CALM 1 4 1 NW12 569 CALM 492 P 09/02-10 32 0 72 31 E 2 1 2749 CALM 5043 P 09/02-11 32 0 74 29 E 5 1 4929 NW 2 9595 P 09/02-12 32 10 76 27 E 7 7 4 2 W14 7109 W 2 14146 P 09/02-13 32 10 78 26 E 7 2 8234 W 2 12615 P 09/02-14 32 10 79 25 E 7 2 9360 CALM 11084 P 09/02-15 51 10 80 24 E 6 6 3 2 W14 10485 CALM 9553 P 09/02-16 51 10 79 24 E 5 2 10373 W 2 17749 P 09/02-17 51 10 78 25 E 3 2 10262 W 3 25944 P 09/02-18 51 16 78 25 E 3 3 3 3 W14 10150 W 3 34140 P 09/02-19 51 16 74 29 E 5 3 7011 W 6 24769 P 09/02-20 51 16 71 33 NE 6 3 3872 N 8 15399 P 09/02-21 51 16 68 37 NE 7 7 3 3 W13 732 NE 9 6028 P 09/02-22 51 16 64 43 N 7 3 643 E 7 4324 P 09/02-23 51 16 62 48 W 6 3 553 S 5 2620 P 09/03-00 33 0 60 52 SW 5 5 3 1 W10 464 S 2 916 P 09/03-01 33 0 59 55 SW 6 1 374 SW 3 929 P 09/03-02 33 0 57 57 SW 6 1 285 SW 5 942 P 09/03-03 33 0 56 59 W 7 7 3 1 NW17 195 W 6 955 P 09/03-04 33 0 55 62 W 7 1 203 W 5 887 P 09/03-05 33 0 55 61 W 6 1 210 W 5 819 P 09/03-06 33 0 55 60 W 5 5 3 1 NW18 218 W 3 750 P 09/03-07 33 0 57 57 W 3 1 860 W 3 2132 P 09/03-08 33 0 60 51 NW 2 1 1502 NW 3 3513 P 09/03-09 33 0 64 44 CALM 1 3 1 N17 2144 NW 2 4894 P 09/03-10 33 0 68 38 N 2 1 3717 NW 3 14979 P 09/03-11 33 0 71 35 NE 5 1 5290 NW 5 25063 P 09/03-12 51 10 73 33 E 7 7 3 2 NW21 6864 N 6 35147 P 09/03-13 51 10 74 31 E 8 2 7695 N 6 40257 F 09/03-14 51 10 75 29 NE 8 2 8527 N 6 45367 F 09/03-15 51 10 76 28 NE 8 8 3 2 NW20 9359 N 6 50477 F 09/03-16 51 10 76 28 E 7 2 9248 N 6 43814 F 09/03-17 51 10 75 28 SE 5 2 9138 NE 5 37151 P 09/03-18 51 10 74 28 S 3 3 3 2 N20 9027 NE 3 30488 P 09/03-19 51 10 71 31 S 5 2 6430 E 5 22234 P 09/03-20 51 10 69 35 S 7 2 3832 SE 5 13980 P 09/03-21 51 10 66 38 SW 9 9 2 2 N20 1234 SE 6 5727 P 09/03-22 51 10 65 41 SW 9 2 906 S 5 4101 P 09/03-23 51 10 63 44 SW 8 2 579 SW 5 2476 P 09/04-00 41 0 61 48 SW 7 7 2 1 N23 252 SW 3 851 P 09/04-01 41 0 59 51 SW 8 1 227 SW 5 943 P 09/04-02 41 0 58 53 W 8 1 203 W 6 1036 P 09/04-03 41 0 57 55 W 8 8 2 1 N17 178 W 7 1128 P 09/04-04 41 0 56 55 W 7 1 178 W 7 1005 P 09/04-05 41 0 56 55 NW 7 1 177 NW 6 882 P 09/04-06 41 0 56 55 NW 6 6 4 1 N12 177 NW 5 759 P 09/04-07 41 0 57 53 N 5 1 553 NW 5 2091 P 09/04-08 41 0 61 46 N 2 1 928 N 5 3424 P 09/04-09 41 0 66 39 NE 2 2 4 1 N 9 1304 N 5 4756 P 09/04-10 41 0 70 34 NE 3 1 3405 N 5 16824 P 09/04-11 41 0 73 31 NE 6 1 5506 N 6 28892 P 09/04-12 53 10 75 29 E 8 8 3 2 NW 9 7607 N 6 40960 F 09/04-13 53 10 76 28 E 9 2 8369 N 6 39126 P 09/04-14 53 10 77 27 E 9 2 9132 NE 5 37292 P 09/04-15 53 10 78 27 E 9 9 3 2 NW12 9894 NE 5 35458 P 09/04-16 53 10 78 27 E 9 2 9500 NE 5 37600 P 09/04-17 53 10 77 28 E 9 2 9107 E 5 39742 P 09/04-18 53 10 76 29 E 9 9 3 2 NW14 8713 E 6 41884 F 09/04-19 53 10 73 32 E 8 2 6075 E 5 28908 P 09/04-20 53 10 69 36 NE 8 2 3436 E 5 15932 P 09/04-21 53 10 67 40 N 7 7 3 2 N13 797 E 5 2956 P 09/04-22 53 10 65 42 N 6 2 630 SE 3 2138 P 09/04-23 53 10 63 44 NW 5 2 462 S 2 1320 P 09/05-00 60 10 61 47 NW 5 5 3 2 N12 295 SW 2 501 P 09/05-01 60 10 59 51 NW 5 2 267 SW 2 519 P 09/05-02 60 10 57 53 NW 3 2 239 W 2 537 P 09/05-03 60 10 56 55 NW 3 3 3 2 N 8 211 NW 3 554 P 09/05-04 60 10 55 54 NW 3 2 226 NW 3 614 P 09/05-05 60 10 55 55 NW 3 2 241 NW 3 673 P 09/05-06 60 10 55 55 W 3 3 3 2 NW 9 256 NW 3 733 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...STEVE CHILDS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090901.WESTC.01/BOU