FNUS75 KBOU 041028 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR MARYLAND MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 430 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONDITIONS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH A RELATIVELY DRY AND ONLY SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. NORMAL WIND PATTERNS WILL PREVAIL. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE LIMITED BY THE LIGHT WIND SPEEDS. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE LOW THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ANY WEAK SHOWERS OR STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. ONLY MINOR CHANGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH BY 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 10000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........42-52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 2100 AND 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH BY 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 10000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR MARYLAND 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 09/04-04 19 0 46 57 W 8 1 279 W 6 1447 P 09/04-05 19 0 46 56 W 8 1 235 W 7 1399 P 09/04-06 21 0 46 56 W 9 9 2 1 N14 190 W 8 1352 P 09/04-07 21 0 47 55 W 7 1 1276 W 7 5959 P 09/04-08 21 0 52 49 NW 5 1 2361 N 6 10566 P 09/04-09 27 0 58 42 NW 2 2 2 1 NW14 3447 N 5 15172 P 09/04-10 27 0 63 34 N 5 1 5989 N 6 31506 P 09/04-11 27 0 65 31 NE 6 1 8531 N 6 47841 F 09/04-12 67 10 68 28 E 7 7 2 2 NW18 11073 NW 7 64175 G 09/04-13 67 10 70 28 E 8 2 11732 NW 6 55114 F 09/04-14 67 10 71 29 E 9 2 12392 NW 5 46052 F 09/04-15 64 20 72 30 E 9 9 2 3 W13 13051 NW 3 36991 P 09/04-16 64 20 72 30 E 8 3 12479 NW 2 27554 P 09/04-17 64 20 70 31 E 7 3 11907 CALM 18117 P 09/04-18 53 19 70 32 SE 9 9 2 3 NW10 11334 CALM 8679 P 09/04-19 53 19 66 36 SE 7 3 9361 W 2 13750 P 09/04-20 53 19 63 40 S 5 3 7388 S 3 18821 P 09/04-21 53 19 61 44 SW 3 3 2 3 N13 5415 SE 5 23892 P 09/04-22 53 5 59 46 SW 5 1 3798 S 6 16984 P 09/04-23 53 5 57 47 SW 7 1 2181 S 6 10076 P 09/05-00 35 5 54 50 W 9 9 2 1 N 9 564 SW 7 3168 P 09/05-01 35 5 52 52 W 10 1 454 SW 7 2717 P 09/05-02 35 5 50 53 W 12 1 344 W 8 2266 P 09/05-03 35 5 49 54 W 12 12 2 1 N 7 234 W 9 1815 P 09/05-04 35 5 49 53 W 12 1 224 W 8 1609 P 09/05-05 35 5 48 51 W 12 1 214 W 7 1403 P 09/05-06 35 5 48 51 W 8 8 2 1 N 7 204 W 7 1197 P 09/05-07 35 5 50 49 W 6 1 1855 W 6 5730 P 09/05-08 35 5 54 44 W 3 1 3507 NW 5 10263 P 09/05-09 35 5 59 39 CALM 1 2 1 N 7 5159 N 3 14797 P 09/05-10 35 5 63 33 NW 3 1 7216 N 3 19438 P 09/05-11 35 5 66 31 NE 5 1 9274 NE 3 24079 P 09/05-12 35 5 68 28 E 7 7 2 1 N 6 11332 NE 3 28720 P 09/05-13 67 20 69 28 E 7 3 11784 E 3 30522 P 09/05-14 67 20 70 28 E 8 3 12237 E 3 32324 P 09/05-15 67 20 71 27 E 8 8 2 3 NW 3 12689 SE 3 34126 P 09/05-16 67 20 71 28 E 7 3 12284 SE 3 33262 P 09/05-17 67 20 70 29 E 7 3 11879 SE 3 32398 P 09/05-18 67 20 70 30 SE 6 6 2 3 NW 3 11474 SE 3 31533 P 09/05-19 67 20 66 34 SE 5 3 9633 SE 3 28992 P 09/05-20 67 20 63 38 SE 3 3 7793 SE 5 26450 P 09/05-21 67 20 61 42 SE 2 2 2 3 N 9 5952 SE 5 23908 P 09/05-22 67 20 59 45 S 3 3 4160 S 5 16939 P 09/05-23 67 20 58 47 SW 6 3 2367 SW 6 9970 P 09/06-00 45 0 55 51 W 7 7 2 1 N 7 575 SW 6 3001 P 09/06-01 45 0 53 54 W 8 1 474 SW 7 2693 P 09/06-02 45 0 52 53 W 8 1 372 W 8 2385 P 09/06-03 45 0 51 53 W 9 9 2 1 NE 2 271 W 9 2077 P 09/06-04 45 0 50 52 W 10 1 273 W 9 2197 P 09/06-05 45 0 50 52 W 10 1 275 W 9 2316 P 09/06-06 45 0 50 51 W 10 10 2 1 NW 2 277 W 10 2436 P 09/06-07 45 0 51 49 W 9 1 1040 W 9 8369 P 09/06-08 45 0 54 45 W 8 1 1802 NW 9 14303 P 09/06-09 45 0 58 41 W 7 7 2 1 NW 3 2564 NW 9 20236 P 09/06-10 45 0 61 38 NW 6 1 4551 NW 7 22974 P 09/06-11 45 0 63 38 N 6 1 6538 N 6 25713 P 09/06-12 75 30 65 39 NE 5 5 2 4 CALM 8524 N 3 28451 P 09/06-13 75 30 66 36 NE 5 4 9031 N 3 23639 P 09/06-14 75 30 66 37 NE 3 4 9539 NE 2 18828 P 09/06-15 75 30 67 36 NE 3 3 2 4 CALM 10046 CALM 14016 P 09/06-16 75 30 67 38 NE 5 4 9652 CALM 13573 P 09/06-17 75 30 66 40 N 5 4 9258 CALM 13130 P 09/06-18 75 30 66 41 W 6 6 2 4 E 6 8864 CALM 12687 P 09/06-19 75 30 63 45 W 6 4 6714 NE 2 10876 P 09/06-20 75 30 60 49 W 7 4 4564 NW 2 9064 P 09/06-21 75 30 58 51 W 7 7 2 4 S 3 2414 W 3 7253 P 09/06-22 75 30 57 51 W 7 4 1743 W 3 5314 P 09/06-23 75 30 55 53 W 6 4 1072 NW 3 3375 P 09/07-00 52 0 53 55 W 6 6 2 1 W 9 401 NW 5 1437 P 09/07-01 52 0 52 57 W 6 1 360 NW 6 1565 P 09/07-02 52 0 50 58 W 7 1 318 W 7 1693 P 09/07-03 52 0 50 58 W 8 8 2 1 W 3 277 W 8 1821 P 09/07-04 52 0 49 57 W 9 1 270 W 8 1885 P 09/07-05 52 0 49 56 W 9 1 263 W 8 1950 P 09/07-06 52 0 49 55 W 9 9 2 1 SW 3 256 W 9 2014 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...FORT COLLINS DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090903.MARYL.01/BOU