FNUS75 KBOU 031400 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF 110...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 700 AM MST TUE NOV 3 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MODERATELY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A WEST COAST UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE STRENGTHENING OVER THE PLAINS TODAY HELPING TO INCREASE WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT WILL PROMOTE GOOD MIXING AFTER THE INVERSION BREAKS LATER THIS MORNING. 20-FT WIND GUSTS TODAY WILL BE ENHANCED DUE TO THE WESTERLY ORIENTED DRAINAGE ALONG HWY 172 NEARBY. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING THIS EVENING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........30-33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 10-21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29-40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30. MAX HUMIDITY........57%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 9-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SUGARLOAF 110. +++ 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 11/03-04 9 0 33 40 W 7 1 188 W 24 4030 P 11/03-05 10 0 30 40 W 7 4 1 NW67 202 W 28 4797 P 11/03-06 10 0 36 38 W 11 1 235 W 29 5872 P 11/03-07 10 0 38 38 W 12 1 268 W 30 6947 P 11/03-08 10 0 40 38 W 13 21 3 1 NW59 301 W 31 8022 P 11/03-09 10 0 44 37 W 18 1 780 W 33 24477 P 11/03-10 10 0 45 36 W 18 1 1258 W 36 40932 F 11/03-11 10 0 44 35 W 21 33 3 1 NW63 1736 W 38 57387 F 11/03-12 10 0 46 37 W 18 1 2313 W 39 80797 G 11/03-13 10 0 47 33 W 17 1 2891 W 41 104206 V 11/03-14 10 0 49 36 W 15 24 3 1 NW73 3468 W 43 127615 V 11/03-15 10 0 47 37 W 13 1 2992 W 38 101482 V 11/03-16 10 0 46 39 W 9 1 2516 W 32 75349 G 11/03-17 11 0 44 42 W 7 7 3 1 NW78 2039 W 28 49216 F 11/03-18 11 0 42 45 W 9 1 1494 W 24 34955 P 11/03-19 11 0 39 49 W 12 1 949 W 22 20693 P 11/03-20 11 0 37 53 W 14 22 3 1 NW71 404 W 18 6432 P 11/03-21 11 0 36 54 W 14 1 349 W 17 5318 P 11/03-22 11 0 35 54 W 14 1 294 W 16 4203 P 11/03-23 11 0 34 55 W 14 22 3 1 NW58 239 W 15 3089 P 11/04-00 11 0 33 54 W 14 1 221 W 15 2784 P 11/04-01 11 0 33 53 W 14 1 203 W 14 2479 P 11/04-02 11 0 32 52 W 14 22 3 1 NW54 186 W 14 2174 P 11/04-03 11 0 32 53 W 14 1 179 W 13 1990 P 11/04-04 11 0 31 53 W 13 1 171 W 12 1806 P 11/04-05 13 0 31 56 W 10 10 3 1 NW58 164 W 12 1622 P 11/04-06 13 0 31 57 W 9 1 240 W 10 2168 P 11/04-07 13 0 34 53 W 8 1 315 W 10 2713 P 11/04-08 13 0 38 46 W 7 7 4 1 NW55 390 W 9 3259 P 11/04-09 13 0 43 39 SW 7 1 1184 W 13 16967 P 11/04-10 13 0 47 35 SW 6 1 1977 W 15 30674 P 11/04-11 13 0 49 34 SW 6 6 4 1 NW48 2771 W 18 44382 F 11/04-12 13 0 51 33 SW 6 1 2852 W 20 48892 F 11/04-13 13 0 51 32 SW 6 1 2932 W 21 53402 F 11/04-14 13 0 52 32 W 6 6 5 1 NW43 3012 W 22 57912 F 11/04-15 13 0 51 32 W 7 1 2325 W 20 43028 F 11/04-16 13 0 50 33 W 7 1 1637 W 18 28144 P 11/04-17 8 0 48 36 W 8 8 5 1 NW39 950 W 16 13259 P 11/04-18 8 0 44 41 W 8 1 693 W 14 9400 P 11/04-19 8 0 42 44 W 9 1 436 W 13 5540 P 11/04-20 8 0 41 46 W 10 15 5 1 W32 179 W 10 1680 P 11/04-21 8 0 39 48 W 10 1 160 W 12 1528 P 11/04-22 8 0 39 48 W 12 1 142 W 12 1377 P 11/04-23 8 0 38 49 W 12 17 5 1 W24 123 W 12 1225 P 11/05-00 8 0 37 50 W 12 1 120 W 12 1242 P 11/05-01 8 0 37 50 W 13 1 116 W 13 1259 P 11/05-02 8 0 36 51 W 13 20 5 1 W30 113 W 13 1277 P 11/05-03 8 0 35 51 W 14 1 115 W 14 1373 P 11/05-04 8 0 35 51 W 14 1 118 W 14 1469 P 11/05-05 30 0 35 49 W 14 21 5 1 W26 120 W 15 1565 P 11/05-06 30 0 35 47 W 14 1 153 W 15 2082 P 11/05-07 30 0 37 43 W 13 1 186 W 16 2600 P 11/05-08 30 0 41 37 W 13 20 5 1 W18 218 W 16 3117 P 11/05-09 30 0 46 32 W 13 1 926 W 23 26074 P 11/05-10 30 0 50 29 W 12 1 1634 W 29 49031 F 11/05-11 30 0 52 28 W 12 17 4 1 SW12 2342 W 36 71988 G 11/05-12 30 0 54 27 W 12 1 2817 W 32 78104 G 11/05-13 30 0 54 27 W 12 1 3291 W 30 84221 G 11/05-14 30 0 55 26 W 12 18 4 1 W24 3766 W 28 90337 G 11/05-15 30 0 54 27 W 13 1 3053 W 26 72217 G 11/05-16 30 0 53 28 W 13 1 2341 W 26 54097 F 11/05-17 23 0 51 31 W 13 20 3 1 W35 1628 W 25 35977 P 11/05-18 23 0 47 35 W 13 1 1197 W 23 25661 P 11/05-19 23 0 45 38 W 13 1 765 W 20 15345 P 11/05-20 23 0 44 40 W 12 18 2 1 W43 334 W 17 5030 P 11/05-21 23 0 43 41 W 12 1 301 W 17 4535 P 11/05-22 23 0 42 42 W 12 1 268 W 17 4039 P 11/05-23 23 0 41 43 W 12 17 2 1 W37 236 W 17 3544 P 11/06-00 23 0 40 43 W 12 1 235 W 17 3567 P 11/06-01 23 0 40 43 W 12 1 234 W 17 3589 P 11/06-02 23 0 39 44 W 12 17 3 1 W32 233 W 18 3611 P 11/06-03 23 0 39 44 W 12 1 228 W 18 3746 P 11/06-04 23 0 38 44 W 12 1 223 W 20 3880 P 11/06-05 30 0 38 45 W 12 17 4 1 W28 218 W 21 4015 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...TIM EGAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091103.SUGAR.01/BOU