FNUS75 KBOU 040041 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GORE LAKES RX PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 538 PM MST TUE NOV 3 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FAIR WEATHER AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE STRENGTHENING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS COLORADO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO A SOUTHWEST FLOW BY LATE IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. EXPECT SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND NEAR AVERAGE HUMIDITIES ON WEDNESDAY...THEN WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDINESS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28. MAX HUMIDITY........76-83%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200-600 FT AGL AFTER 2200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.56. MIN HUMIDITY........27-33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-9 MPH UNTIL 1030... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 1500-1900 FT AGL BY 1430. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GORE LAKES RX PILES. +++ 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 11/03-17 25 0 43 41 W 12 12 2 1 NW68 1168 W 20 19649 P 11/03-18 25 0 38 48 W 10 1 844 W 17 13807 P 11/03-19 25 0 35 54 W 9 1 521 W 15 7965 P 11/03-20 25 0 33 57 W 8 8 2 1 NW67 197 W 13 2123 P 11/03-21 25 0 32 59 W 8 1 194 W 12 1897 P 11/03-22 25 0 31 60 W 7 1 191 W 10 1671 P 11/03-23 25 0 30 60 SW 7 7 2 1 NW59 188 W 9 1445 P 11/04-00 25 0 29 61 SW 7 1 189 W 7 1214 P 11/04-01 25 0 28 62 S 2 1 190 SW 6 983 P 11/04-02 22 0 27 63 S 2 2 4 1 NW52 191 SW 5 753 P 11/04-03 22 0 26 64 S 2 1 189 SW 5 769 P 11/04-04 22 0 26 64 S 2 1 186 SW 5 786 P 11/04-05 22 0 25 76 S 2 2 4 1 NW49 183 S 5 802 P 11/04-06 22 0 25 76 SE 2 1 229 S 5 1018 P 11/04-07 22 0 28 68 SE 2 1 275 S 5 1234 P 11/04-08 12 0 33 55 SE 2 2 5 1 NW47 321 S 6 1449 P 11/04-09 12 0 39 46 SE 3 1 802 S 6 4295 P 11/04-10 12 0 44 38 S 3 1 1283 SW 6 7141 P 11/04-11 12 0 47 39 S 5 5 4 1 NW37 1763 SW 7 9986 P 11/04-12 12 0 48 36 S 5 1 1866 SW 8 12594 P 11/04-13 12 0 49 35 S 6 1 1968 SW 9 15202 P 11/04-14 12 0 50 33 SW 6 6 6 1 W29 2071 SW 10 17810 P 11/04-15 12 0 49 34 SW 5 1 1486 SW 8 12388 P 11/04-16 12 0 47 35 SW 3 1 900 SW 7 6965 P 11/04-17 9 0 44 39 S 2 2 6 1 W25 315 SW 6 1542 P 11/04-18 9 0 40 46 SW 6 1 290 SW 7 1876 P 11/04-19 9 0 37 52 S 6 1 238 S 7 1425 P 11/04-20 9 0 35 55 S 6 6 6 1 W29 186 S 6 975 P 11/04-21 9 0 34 59 S 6 1 183 S 6 959 P 11/04-22 9 0 33 61 S 6 1 180 S 6 943 P 11/04-23 9 0 32 63 S 6 6 6 1 W30 178 S 6 927 P 11/05-00 9 0 31 64 S 6 1 174 S 6 875 P 11/05-01 9 0 30 66 S 6 1 170 S 6 823 P 11/05-02 9 0 29 67 S 5 5 6 1 W32 167 S 6 770 P 11/05-03 9 0 29 68 S 6 1 164 S 6 801 P 11/05-04 9 0 28 69 S 6 1 161 S 6 831 P 11/05-05 20 0 28 65 S 6 6 5 1 W35 157 S 6 861 P 11/05-06 20 0 28 63 S 6 1 173 S 7 1001 P 11/05-07 20 0 30 59 S 6 1 189 S 7 1141 P 11/05-08 20 0 35 50 S 7 7 4 1 W36 204 S 7 1282 P 11/05-09 20 0 40 43 S 7 1 481 SW 9 4652 P 11/05-10 20 0 45 38 SW 8 1 758 SW 10 8021 P 11/05-11 20 0 47 36 SW 9 9 3 1 SW37 1035 SW 13 11391 P 11/05-12 20 0 49 34 SW 12 1 1705 SW 16 29345 P 11/05-13 20 0 49 33 SW 13 1 2375 SW 21 47298 F 11/05-14 20 0 50 31 SW 14 14 3 1 W48 3045 W 24 65252 G 11/05-15 20 0 49 31 SW 14 1 2192 W 22 45664 F 11/05-16 20 0 48 32 SW 13 1 1338 SW 18 26076 P 11/05-17 24 0 45 35 SW 12 12 3 1 W33 485 SW 15 6488 P 11/05-18 24 0 42 39 SW 12 1 395 SW 15 5160 P 11/05-19 24 0 39 43 SW 12 1 305 SW 14 3833 P 11/05-20 24 0 38 46 SW 10 10 2 1 W35 216 SW 14 2506 P 11/05-21 24 0 37 48 SW 12 1 203 SW 14 2442 P 11/05-22 24 0 36 49 SW 12 1 190 SW 15 2379 P 11/05-23 24 0 35 50 SW 13 13 2 1 W46 178 SW 15 2316 P 11/06-00 24 0 34 51 SW 13 1 167 SW 15 2146 P 11/06-01 24 0 34 51 SW 13 1 155 SW 15 1977 P 11/06-02 24 0 33 52 SW 13 13 2 1 SW39 144 SW 15 1808 P 11/06-03 24 0 32 53 SW 13 1 154 SW 15 1940 P 11/06-04 24 0 32 54 SW 13 1 165 SW 15 2072 P 11/06-05 27 0 31 55 SW 13 13 2 1 W45 175 SW 15 2204 P 11/06-06 27 0 32 55 SW 13 1 252 SW 15 3266 P 11/06-07 27 0 33 53 SW 12 1 329 SW 15 4329 P 11/06-08 27 0 36 46 SW 12 12 2 1 W51 407 SW 15 5391 P 11/06-09 27 0 40 42 SW 14 1 1407 SW 21 34782 P 11/06-10 27 0 43 38 SW 15 1 2408 W 26 64172 G 11/06-11 27 0 45 37 SW 16 16 2 1 W55 3408 W 31 93563 G 11/06-12 27 0 46 36 SW 17 1 3637 W 31 99956 G 11/06-13 27 0 46 36 SW 17 1 3866 W 32 106348 V 11/06-14 27 0 47 36 SW 17 17 2 1 W59 4095 W 32 112741 V 11/06-15 27 0 46 37 SW 17 1 3238 W 29 85779 G 11/06-16 27 0 45 40 SW 17 1 2381 W 26 58817 F 11/06-17 41 0 42 44 SW 16 16 2 1 W55 1523 W 24 31855 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...BAKER WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...CASEY CHEESBROUGH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.GOREL.01/BOU