FNUS75 KBOU 091345 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GORE LAKES RX PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 645 AM MST MON NOV 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE OVER COLORADO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRY WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE WEAK SO WINDS WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL PATTERNS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-48. MIN HUMIDITY........36-44%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3800-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 8200-9200 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 4400 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 1600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-26. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-46. MIN HUMIDITY........30-38%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 11/09-06 64 10 28 66 E 2 1 435 SE 2 1058 P 11/09-07 64 10 29 64 SE 2 1 613 S 3 1701 P 11/09-08 60 10 33 62 SE 2 2 4 1 W30 792 S 3 2344 P 11/09-09 60 10 38 53 S 3 1 3132 S 8 38952 P 11/09-10 60 10 42 47 S 3 1 5473 SW 13 75560 G 11/09-11 18 0 44 44 SW 5 5 3 1 W30 7813 W 16 112167 V 11/09-12 18 0 45 42 SW 6 1 8584 W 17 127273 V 11/09-13 18 0 46 42 W 7 1 9355 W 17 142379 V 11/09-14 18 0 47 41 W 7 7 3 1 W25 10127 W 18 157485 E 11/09-15 18 0 46 41 W 7 1 7312 W 15 109082 V 11/09-16 18 0 44 43 NW 6 1 4497 W 12 60680 G 11/09-17 15 5 41 40 NW 5 5 3 1 W30 1682 W 8 12277 P 11/09-18 15 5 37 45 NW 3 1 1202 W 7 8392 P 11/09-19 15 5 34 49 W 3 1 721 W 5 4506 P 11/09-20 10 5 32 50 W 2 2 3 1 W26 240 W 3 620 P 11/09-21 10 5 31 52 W 2 1 232 W 3 715 P 11/09-22 10 5 30 52 W 2 1 224 SW 5 810 P 11/09-23 19 5 29 53 W 2 2 2 1 W32 216 SW 5 906 P 11/10-00 19 5 28 53 W 2 1 211 SW 5 928 P 11/10-01 19 5 28 53 W 2 1 206 SW 6 950 P 11/10-02 10 5 27 54 SW 2 2 2 1 W36 201 SW 6 972 P 11/10-03 10 5 26 54 SW 2 1 200 SW 5 827 P 11/10-04 10 5 26 55 SW 3 1 199 SW 3 682 P 11/10-05 35 0 25 58 CALM 0 2 1 W39 198 SW 3 537 P 11/10-06 35 0 25 61 CALM 1 221 SW 3 756 P 11/10-07 35 0 26 59 CALM 1 243 S 5 975 P 11/10-08 35 0 30 52 CALM 1 4 1 W45 266 S 5 1194 P 11/10-09 35 0 35 43 CALM 1 745 SW 7 5288 P 11/10-10 35 0 39 37 CALM 1 1224 SW 8 9382 P 11/10-11 35 0 41 35 S 2 2 4 1 W38 1704 SW 9 13476 P 11/10-12 35 0 43 33 S 3 1 1845 SW 10 16721 P 11/10-13 35 0 43 33 SW 6 1 1987 SW 12 19967 P 11/10-14 35 0 44 32 SW 7 7 3 1 W35 2129 SW 13 23212 P 11/10-15 35 0 43 32 SW 7 1 1515 SW 12 16258 P 11/10-16 35 0 42 33 SW 6 1 902 SW 10 9304 P 11/10-17 60 0 39 37 SW 5 5 3 1 SW30 288 SW 9 2350 P 11/10-18 60 0 35 42 SW 5 1 259 SW 8 1976 P 11/10-19 60 0 33 45 S 3 1 231 SW 8 1601 P 11/10-20 60 0 32 47 S 3 3 4 1 W31 202 S 7 1227 P 11/10-21 60 0 31 48 S 3 1 195 SW 7 1182 P 11/10-22 60 0 30 50 S 2 1 189 SW 7 1137 P 11/10-23 60 0 29 51 S 2 2 4 1 W32 182 SW 7 1092 P 11/11-00 60 0 28 52 S 2 1 179 SW 7 1070 P 11/11-01 60 0 28 54 CALM 1 176 SW 7 1048 P 11/11-02 60 0 27 56 CALM 1 3 1 W38 173 SW 7 1027 P 11/11-03 60 0 27 58 CALM 1 175 SW 7 963 P 11/11-04 60 0 26 60 CALM 1 177 SW 6 899 P 11/11-05 60 3 26 63 CALM 1 3 1 SW41 179 SW 6 835 P 11/11-06 60 3 26 67 CALM 1 189 SW 6 903 P 11/11-07 60 3 27 72 CALM 1 198 SW 6 971 P 11/11-08 60 3 31 67 S 2 2 3 1 W41 208 SW 6 1039 P 11/11-09 60 3 35 62 S 2 1 516 SW 8 4848 P 11/11-10 60 3 39 56 S 3 1 824 SW 10 8657 P 11/11-11 60 3 41 55 SW 6 6 2 1 W48 1132 SW 13 12465 P 11/11-12 60 3 43 53 SW 9 1 1391 SW 15 19488 P 11/11-13 60 3 43 52 SW 13 1 1650 SW 17 26511 P 11/11-14 60 3 44 51 SW 15 24 2 1 SW33 1909 SW 21 33534 P 11/11-15 60 3 43 51 SW 15 1 1373 SW 18 23686 P 11/11-16 60 3 42 53 SW 13 1 837 SW 17 13837 P 11/11-17 60 3 39 58 SW 10 10 2 1 SW35 301 SW 15 3989 P 11/11-18 70 3 35 64 SW 9 1 277 SW 15 3591 P 11/11-19 70 3 33 69 SW 8 1 252 SW 15 3192 P 11/11-20 70 3 32 71 SW 7 7 2 1 W48 227 SW 14 2794 P 11/11-21 70 3 31 73 SW 7 1 221 SW 15 2786 P 11/11-22 70 3 30 75 SW 8 1 215 SW 15 2777 P 11/11-23 70 3 29 76 SW 8 8 4 1 W59 210 SW 15 2769 P 11/12-00 70 3 28 79 SW 8 1 197 SW 15 2640 P 11/12-01 70 3 28 82 SW 8 1 184 SW 16 2510 P 11/12-02 70 3 27 83 SW 8 8 3 1 W61 171 SW 16 2381 P 11/12-03 70 3 27 82 SW 8 1 169 SW 16 2310 P 11/12-04 70 3 27 81 SW 8 1 167 SW 15 2239 P 11/12-05 70 3 27 79 SW 8 8 3 1 SW59 165 SW 15 2168 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 $$ DANKERS...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...LANCE BROYLES REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091109.GOREL.01/BOU