FNUS75 KBOU 091358 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR VASQUEZ RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 658 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.....40-46. MIN HUMIDITY........34-42%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6000-7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 4400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-28. MAX HUMIDITY........50-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 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........26-34%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR VASQUEZ RIDGE. +++ 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 88 10 30 59 S 3 1 1233 SW 7 6904 P 11/09-07 88 10 30 59 S 3 1 1770 SW 7 10042 P 11/09-08 73 10 33 58 S 3 3 3 1 W32 2307 SW 7 13179 P 11/09-09 73 10 36 53 SW 5 1 3513 W 10 37118 P 11/09-10 73 10 39 48 W 6 1 4719 W 13 61057 G 11/09-11 15 0 40 45 W 7 7 3 1 W32 5925 W 16 84996 G 11/09-12 15 0 41 43 W 8 1 6563 W 17 98117 G 11/09-13 15 0 41 42 W 8 1 7201 W 17 111237 V 11/09-14 32 0 42 41 W 8 8 2 1 W29 7839 W 18 124358 V 11/09-15 32 0 41 40 W 8 1 6714 W 17 100691 V 11/09-16 32 0 40 41 W 7 1 5589 W 15 77023 G 11/09-17 44 5 38 38 W 7 7 2 1 W28 4463 W 14 53356 F 11/09-18 44 5 35 42 W 7 1 3206 W 12 37193 P 11/09-19 44 5 33 44 SW 7 1 1949 W 10 21031 P 11/09-20 13 5 32 45 SW 7 7 2 1 W30 692 SW 8 4869 P 11/09-21 13 5 31 46 SW 7 1 564 SW 8 4039 P 11/09-22 13 5 31 47 SW 8 1 436 SW 9 3210 P 11/09-23 16 5 30 48 SW 8 8 2 1 W32 307 SW 9 2381 P 11/10-00 16 5 30 48 SW 8 1 280 SW 9 2208 P 11/10-01 16 5 29 49 SW 8 1 253 SW 9 2035 P 11/10-02 9 5 29 50 SW 8 8 3 1 W37 226 SW 9 1862 P 11/10-03 9 5 28 50 SW 8 1 220 SW 8 1639 P 11/10-04 9 5 28 50 SW 8 1 213 SW 8 1416 P 11/10-05 35 0 28 51 SW 5 5 2 1 W39 207 SW 7 1192 P 11/10-06 35 0 27 51 SW 6 1 249 SW 8 1783 P 11/10-07 35 0 28 49 SW 6 1 291 SW 9 2374 P 11/10-08 35 0 31 43 SW 7 7 2 1 W48 333 SW 10 2965 P 11/10-09 35 0 34 38 SW 8 1 1077 SW 13 14676 P 11/10-10 35 0 37 33 W 9 1 1820 W 15 26387 P 11/10-11 35 0 39 31 W 10 10 2 1 W41 2564 W 17 38099 P 11/10-12 35 0 40 30 W 10 1 2406 W 16 34001 P 11/10-13 35 0 41 29 W 10 1 2249 W 15 29903 P 11/10-14 35 0 41 29 W 9 9 3 1 W31 2091 W 14 25806 P 11/10-15 35 0 41 29 W 9 1 1505 W 13 18173 P 11/10-16 35 0 39 30 W 8 1 919 W 12 10541 P 11/10-17 60 0 37 33 W 8 8 3 1 SW35 333 W 10 2908 P 11/10-18 60 0 34 36 SW 8 1 293 W 10 2635 P 11/10-19 60 0 32 38 SW 9 1 253 SW 10 2362 P 11/10-20 60 0 31 39 SW 9 9 3 1 W33 213 SW 12 2089 P 11/10-21 60 0 30 39 SW 9 1 197 SW 12 1931 P 11/10-22 60 0 30 40 SW 8 1 180 SW 12 1772 P 11/10-23 60 0 29 41 SW 8 8 3 1 W37 163 SW 12 1614 P 11/11-00 60 0 29 43 SW 9 1 161 SW 13 1786 P 11/11-01 60 0 28 46 SW 10 1 159 SW 14 1958 P 11/11-02 60 0 28 50 SW 12 12 2 1 W39 157 W 16 2130 P 11/11-03 60 0 27 53 SW 12 1 165 W 16 2231 P 11/11-04 60 0 27 57 SW 12 1 172 W 16 2332 P 11/11-05 60 3 27 61 SW 12 12 2 1 W33 179 W 16 2433 P 11/11-06 60 3 27 66 W 12 1 202 W 16 2825 P 11/11-07 60 3 28 70 W 13 1 224 W 16 3218 P 11/11-08 60 3 31 65 W 13 13 2 1 W41 247 W 17 3611 P 11/11-09 60 3 36 59 W 14 1 1248 W 21 28317 P 11/11-10 60 3 40 53 W 14 1 2248 W 24 53023 F 11/11-11 60 3 42 51 W 15 24 2 1 W49 3249 W 28 77730 G 11/11-12 60 3 43 49 W 16 1 3587 W 28 86176 G 11/11-13 60 3 44 48 W 16 1 3925 W 28 94623 G 11/11-14 60 3 44 46 W 16 25 2 1 SW36 4263 W 28 103069 V 11/11-15 60 3 44 46 W 16 1 3622 W 28 87314 G 11/11-16 60 3 42 47 W 15 1 2981 W 28 71559 G 11/11-17 60 3 39 52 W 14 22 2 1 SW32 2340 W 28 55804 F 11/11-18 70 3 36 58 W 13 1 1686 W 24 39316 P 11/11-19 70 3 33 63 SW 13 1 1032 W 22 22829 P 11/11-20 70 3 32 65 SW 13 13 2 1 W46 378 SW 20 6341 P 11/11-21 70 3 31 67 SW 14 1 354 SW 20 6050 P 11/11-22 70 3 30 69 SW 15 1 331 W 20 5759 P 11/11-23 70 3 30 71 SW 15 24 2 1 W61 307 W 21 5468 P 11/12-00 70 3 29 73 SW 14 1 285 SW 18 4550 P 11/12-01 70 3 28 75 SW 10 1 263 SW 15 3632 P 11/12-02 70 3 28 76 SW 9 9 2 1 W69 241 SW 13 2714 P 11/12-03 70 3 28 78 SW 9 1 256 SW 14 3128 P 11/12-04 70 3 28 79 SW 10 1 271 SW 15 3543 P 11/12-05 70 3 28 78 SW 12 12 2 1 W67 285 SW 16 3958 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...DEANA HARMS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091109.VASQU.01/BOU