FNUS75 KBOU 101023 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR VASQUEZ RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 323 AM MST TUE NOV 10 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BUT NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR. IF CLOUD COVER BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD THAN FORECAST FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL COULD BE DELAYED UNTIL EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200... THEN GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 400-600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....44. MIN HUMIDITY........34%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4200-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 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 11/10-03 51 0 28 45 SW 9 1 209 SW 9 1762 P 11/10-04 51 0 28 44 SW 8 1 201 SW 9 1590 P 11/10-05 51 0 28 45 SW 7 7 3 1 W44 193 SW 8 1418 P 11/10-06 51 0 28 45 SW 7 1 227 SW 9 1715 P 11/10-07 51 0 29 44 SW 7 1 261 SW 9 2012 P 11/10-08 51 0 31 42 SW 7 7 3 1 W44 295 SW 9 2309 P 11/10-09 51 0 34 38 SW 8 1 1482 SW 14 25774 P 11/10-10 51 0 37 33 W 9 1 2669 W 17 49239 F 11/10-11 51 0 40 30 W 10 10 3 1 W36 3855 W 22 72703 G 11/10-12 51 0 42 28 W 12 1 4255 W 23 84290 G 11/10-13 51 0 44 26 W 13 1 4654 W 23 95877 G 11/10-14 51 0 45 25 W 13 13 2 1 W36 5054 W 24 107464 V 11/10-15 51 0 44 25 W 12 1 4519 W 23 92742 G 11/10-16 51 0 43 26 W 10 1 3985 W 22 78019 G 11/10-17 45 0 42 28 W 9 9 3 1 W38 3450 W 21 63297 G 11/10-18 45 0 37 34 W 9 1 2467 W 20 44527 F 11/10-19 45 0 36 37 W 10 1 1483 W 17 25757 P 11/10-20 45 0 36 38 SW 10 10 2 1 W39 500 W 16 6986 P 11/10-21 45 0 35 40 SW 10 1 471 W 16 6419 P 11/10-22 45 0 35 42 SW 9 1 442 W 15 5852 P 11/10-23 43 0 34 43 SW 9 9 2 1 W48 413 SW 15 5285 P 11/11-00 43 0 34 44 SW 9 1 380 SW 14 4717 P 11/11-01 43 0 34 45 SW 9 1 347 SW 14 4150 P 11/11-02 43 0 33 46 SW 9 9 3 1 W49 314 SW 13 3582 P 11/11-03 43 0 33 46 SW 9 1 315 SW 13 3479 P 11/11-04 43 0 33 47 SW 8 1 315 SW 13 3377 P 11/11-05 51 0 33 47 SW 8 8 2 1 W48 316 SW 12 3274 P 11/11-06 51 0 33 47 SW 8 1 409 SW 12 4291 P 11/11-07 51 0 34 46 SW 7 1 501 SW 13 5308 P 11/11-08 51 0 36 42 SW 7 7 2 1 W41 594 SW 13 6325 P 11/11-09 51 0 38 38 SW 8 1 1816 SW 15 28389 P 11/11-10 51 0 41 35 SW 9 1 3038 W 17 50453 F 11/11-11 51 0 42 34 W 10 10 2 1 SW46 4260 W 20 72516 G 11/11-12 51 0 43 34 W 12 1 4590 W 21 85176 G 11/11-13 51 0 43 34 W 12 1 4920 W 23 97836 G 11/11-14 51 0 44 35 W 12 12 2 1 W43 5250 W 24 110496 V 11/11-15 51 0 43 36 W 12 1 4839 W 25 107497 V 11/11-16 51 0 42 38 W 13 1 4427 W 28 104499 V 11/11-17 55 0 41 42 W 13 13 2 1 W53 4016 W 29 101500 V 11/11-18 55 0 38 47 W 13 1 3407 W 29 85931 G 11/11-19 55 0 37 51 W 13 1 2799 W 29 70361 G 11/11-20 55 0 36 54 SW 13 13 2 1 W45 2191 W 29 54792 F 11/11-21 55 0 36 57 SW 14 1 1839 W 29 45835 F 11/11-22 55 0 35 59 SW 14 1 1488 W 29 36879 P 11/11-23 55 0 35 60 SW 14 14 2 1 W53 1136 W 29 27922 P 11/12-00 55 0 34 61 SW 15 1 951 W 28 22801 P 11/12-01 55 0 34 61 W 15 1 766 W 26 17679 P 11/12-02 55 0 33 61 W 14 14 2 1 W46 580 W 25 12558 P 11/12-03 55 0 33 60 W 14 1 552 W 24 11713 P 11/12-04 55 0 33 60 W 15 1 523 W 24 10868 P 11/12-05 76 0 33 60 W 15 15 2 1 W41 494 W 23 10023 P 11/12-06 76 0 32 60 W 15 1 877 W 25 20802 P 11/12-07 76 0 33 57 W 15 1 1259 W 28 31581 P 11/12-08 76 0 36 52 W 15 15 2 1 W59 1641 W 30 42359 F 11/12-09 76 0 38 47 W 15 1 2292 W 29 56174 F 11/12-10 76 0 41 42 W 15 1 2944 SW 28 69989 G 11/12-11 76 30 42 40 W 15 15 2 1 W49 3595 SW 26 83804 G 11/12-12 76 30 43 38 W 16 1 4044 SW 29 102277 V 11/12-13 76 30 43 38 W 16 1 4493 SW 31 120749 V 11/12-14 76 30 44 38 W 17 17 2 1 W52 4942 SW 32 139222 V 11/12-15 76 30 43 39 W 16 1 4529 W 33 129317 V 11/12-16 76 30 41 41 W 16 1 4116 W 33 119412 V 11/12-17 83 30 38 48 W 15 15 2 1 SW54 3703 W 35 109507 V 11/12-18 83 30 35 55 W 15 1 2791 W 31 80077 G 11/12-19 83 30 32 62 W 14 1 1878 W 29 50647 F 11/12-20 83 40 31 66 W 14 14 2 1 SW67 965 W 25 21218 P 11/12-21 83 40 30 70 W 14 1 811 W 22 16470 P 11/12-22 83 40 29 73 W 13 1 656 W 20 11723 P 11/12-23 83 40 28 76 SW 10 10 2 1 SW73 502 SW 16 6975 P 11/13-00 83 40 27 79 SW 12 1 448 SW 16 6407 P 11/13-01 83 40 27 82 SW 13 1 394 SW 17 5839 P 11/13-02 83 40 26 85 SW 14 14 2 1 SW44 341 SW 17 5270 P 11/13-03 83 40 26 86 SW 13 1 325 SW 16 4635 P 11/13-04 83 40 25 88 W 12 1 309 W 15 4000 P 11/13-05 83 40 25 91 W 8 8 2 1 SW35 292 W 14 3364 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...SULPHUR RANGER DISTRICT ARAPAHO-ROOSEVELT NF REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091110.VASQU.01/BOU