FNUS75 KBOU 051338 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT EARS ADMIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 637 AM MST THU NOV 5 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY MILD AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN DEVELOP BY FRIDAY AS WESTERLY FLOW STRENGTHENS EVEN FURTHER. THE STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE FOR GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50. MIN HUMIDITY........21-24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 13-20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........43%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12-22 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........37%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 22-32 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24-32 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 33-44 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RABBIT EARS ADMIN. +++ 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 11/05-06 23 0 37 27 S 17 1 180 S 15 2386 P 11/05-07 23 0 38 27 S 17 1 204 S 15 2644 P 11/05-08 23 0 38 28 SW 17 26 4 1 SW28 227 S 15 2903 P 11/05-09 23 0 39 28 SW 17 1 390 SW 14 4412 P 11/05-10 23 0 41 27 SW 17 1 554 SW 13 5922 P 11/05-11 24 0 43 26 SW 17 26 4 1 SW35 717 SW 12 7431 P 11/05-12 24 0 45 25 SW 16 1 1636 SW 15 25802 P 11/05-13 24 0 46 25 SW 16 1 2555 SW 17 44173 F 11/05-14 24 0 48 23 SW 15 23 3 1 W35 3474 W 21 62544 G 11/05-15 24 0 47 25 SW 16 1 2772 W 20 48966 F 11/05-16 24 0 46 27 SW 17 1 2071 SW 20 35388 P 11/05-17 18 0 45 28 SW 17 26 3 1 W37 1370 SW 18 21811 P 11/05-18 18 0 44 30 SW 16 1 1005 SW 16 15466 P 11/05-19 18 0 42 33 SW 14 1 639 SW 14 9120 P 11/05-20 18 0 40 36 SW 13 20 3 1 W40 274 SW 12 2775 P 11/05-21 18 0 39 38 SW 13 1 249 SW 13 2611 P 11/05-22 18 0 37 40 SW 14 1 224 SW 13 2446 P 11/05-23 18 0 37 41 SW 15 23 2 1 W47 199 SW 13 2282 P 11/06-00 18 0 36 41 SW 16 1 188 SW 14 2262 P 11/06-01 18 0 35 41 SW 16 1 177 SW 15 2243 P 11/06-02 18 0 35 40 SW 17 26 2 1 W55 166 SW 15 2223 P 11/06-03 18 0 35 39 SW 18 1 167 SW 16 2352 P 11/06-04 18 0 34 38 SW 18 1 167 SW 17 2481 P 11/06-05 24 0 34 37 SW 20 30 2 1 W66 168 SW 18 2610 P 11/06-06 24 0 34 39 SW 20 1 192 SW 18 3101 P 11/06-07 24 0 35 41 SW 20 1 216 SW 20 3591 P 11/06-08 24 0 35 43 SW 21 31 2 1 W64 240 SW 20 4082 P 11/06-09 24 0 40 39 SW 23 1 1105 SW 25 32072 P 11/06-10 24 0 42 38 SW 25 1 1970 SW 30 60063 G 11/06-11 27 0 43 39 SW 28 41 3 1 W61 2835 SW 36 88054 G 11/06-12 27 0 44 38 SW 29 1 3358 SW 38 112607 V 11/06-13 27 0 44 38 W 29 1 3880 W 40 137160 V 11/06-14 27 0 45 37 W 29 44 3 1 W58 4402 W 43 161713 E 11/06-15 27 0 44 37 W 28 1 3743 W 39 130948 V 11/06-16 27 0 43 38 W 26 1 3085 W 36 100183 V 11/06-17 29 0 41 39 W 24 37 3 1 W63 2426 W 33 69418 G 11/06-18 29 0 39 42 W 23 1 1917 W 30 52245 F 11/06-19 29 0 37 45 W 22 1 1409 W 26 35073 P 11/06-20 29 0 36 50 W 21 31 2 1 W74 900 W 23 17900 P 11/06-21 29 0 35 56 W 20 1 829 W 22 15549 P 11/06-22 29 0 35 61 W 18 1 758 W 20 13199 P 11/06-23 29 0 34 65 W 17 26 2 1 W73 688 W 18 10849 P 11/07-00 29 0 34 68 W 15 1 803 W 16 11256 P 11/07-01 29 0 33 70 W 13 1 918 W 15 11663 P 11/07-02 29 0 33 70 W 10 10 2 1 W74 1033 W 14 12070 P 11/07-03 29 0 32 69 W 10 1 949 W 13 10852 P 11/07-04 29 0 32 68 W 10 1 865 W 13 9633 P 11/07-05 42 0 32 65 W 10 10 2 1 W75 781 W 13 8414 P 11/07-06 42 0 32 62 W 10 1 1382 W 14 18901 P 11/07-07 42 0 33 56 W 9 1 1984 W 16 29388 P 11/07-08 42 0 35 47 W 9 9 2 1 W71 2585 W 17 39875 P 11/07-09 42 0 38 43 W 10 1 3781 W 21 74638 G 11/07-10 42 0 41 40 W 12 1 4976 W 24 109401 V 11/07-11 42 0 42 39 W 13 13 2 1 W67 6172 W 26 144164 V 11/07-12 42 0 43 38 W 13 1 6172 W 26 139832 V 11/07-13 42 0 43 38 W 13 1 6172 W 25 135499 V 11/07-14 42 0 44 38 W 13 13 2 1 W67 6172 W 24 131166 V 11/07-15 42 0 43 39 W 13 1 5162 W 22 104019 V 11/07-16 42 0 42 41 W 12 1 4152 SW 21 76872 G 11/07-17 46 0 39 45 W 12 12 2 1 W61 3142 SW 18 49726 F 11/07-18 46 0 37 50 SW 10 1 2248 SW 15 34446 P 11/07-19 46 0 34 53 SW 10 1 1355 SW 13 19167 P 11/07-20 46 0 34 54 SW 9 9 2 1 W55 461 SW 9 3887 P 11/07-21 46 0 32 56 SW 8 1 395 SW 9 3232 P 11/07-22 46 0 32 56 SW 8 1 328 SW 9 2577 P 11/07-23 46 0 31 57 SW 8 8 2 1 SW52 262 S 8 1922 P 11/08-00 46 0 31 58 SW 8 1 247 S 8 1838 P 11/08-01 46 0 30 59 S 9 1 233 S 9 1754 P 11/08-02 46 0 30 60 S 9 9 3 1 SW55 219 S 9 1669 P 11/08-03 46 0 29 62 S 9 1 209 S 9 1584 P 11/08-04 46 0 29 63 S 9 1 198 S 9 1498 P 11/08-05 59 20 28 71 S 9 9 3 1 SW61 188 S 9 1413 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...ROBERT BRINGUEL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.RABBI.01/BOU