FNUS75 KBOU 241048 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR VASQUEZ RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 345 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH STRONG STABILITY DEVELOPING AT THE MID LEVELS. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRY. DISPERSAL WILL IMPROVE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-30. MIN HUMIDITY........32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....14. MAX HUMIDITY........83%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31. MIN HUMIDITY........54%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-16 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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 11/24-03 3 0 6 86 W 6 1 440 W 10 3976 P 11/24-04 3 0 6 88 W 7 1 473 W 12 4712 P 11/24-05 0 0 6 87 W 8 8 5 1 N60 506 W 13 5448 P 11/24-06 0 0 6 88 W 7 1 611 W 13 6566 P 11/24-07 0 0 6 84 W 7 1 715 W 13 7684 P 11/24-08 3 0 10 71 W 7 7 4 1 N46 819 W 13 8802 P 11/24-09 3 0 15 56 W 9 1 1187 W 15 16267 P 11/24-10 3 0 20 44 W 10 1 1555 W 16 23731 P 11/24-11 13 0 23 38 W 13 13 3 1 N36 1923 W 18 31196 P 11/24-12 13 0 25 35 W 13 1 1998 W 18 31303 P 11/24-13 13 0 26 33 W 13 1 2073 W 17 31410 P 11/24-14 13 0 27 32 W 12 12 3 1 NW30 2148 W 17 31517 P 11/24-15 13 0 26 32 W 10 1 1919 W 16 26464 P 11/24-16 13 0 25 34 W 8 1 1690 W 14 21411 P 11/24-17 42 0 23 39 W 7 7 2 1 NW28 1461 W 13 16357 P 11/24-18 42 0 21 45 W 6 1 1187 W 12 12604 P 11/24-19 42 0 20 53 W 6 1 913 W 10 8850 P 11/24-20 42 0 19 59 SW 6 6 3 1 NW31 639 W 9 5096 P 11/24-21 42 0 19 63 SW 6 1 578 W 10 4903 P 11/24-22 42 0 18 66 W 7 1 516 W 10 4709 P 11/24-23 48 0 18 69 W 7 7 3 1 NW32 454 W 12 4516 P 11/25-00 48 0 17 71 W 7 1 428 W 12 4229 P 11/25-01 48 0 17 73 W 7 1 403 W 12 3942 P 11/25-02 48 0 16 74 W 7 7 2 1 NW30 377 W 12 3655 P 11/25-03 48 0 16 75 W 7 1 341 W 12 3393 P 11/25-04 48 0 16 75 W 8 1 305 W 12 3130 P 11/25-05 41 0 15 76 W 8 8 2 1 NW39 269 W 13 2868 P 11/25-06 41 0 15 82 W 7 1 551 W 14 6834 P 11/25-07 41 0 15 83 W 7 1 670 W 15 8608 P 11/25-08 41 0 18 78 W 7 7 2 1 NW48 789 W 15 10381 P 11/25-09 41 0 22 69 W 8 1 1458 W 18 26684 P 11/25-10 41 0 26 62 W 10 1 2127 W 22 42986 F 11/25-11 26 0 28 58 W 13 13 2 1 NW51 2796 NW 24 59288 F 11/25-12 26 0 29 56 W 14 1 2924 NW 24 61039 G 11/25-13 26 0 30 55 W 14 1 3052 NW 24 62790 G 11/25-14 26 0 30 54 W 14 22 2 1 NW51 3181 NW 23 64540 G 11/25-15 26 0 30 55 W 13 1 2764 NW 21 52615 F 11/25-16 26 0 29 56 W 12 1 2347 NW 20 40690 F 11/25-17 26 0 27 61 W 9 9 2 1 NW45 1930 W 17 28765 P 11/25-18 26 0 25 65 W 7 1 1528 W 15 21104 P 11/25-19 26 0 23 67 W 6 1 1126 W 12 13443 P 11/25-20 26 0 23 67 SW 5 5 2 1 N37 724 W 9 5782 P 11/25-21 26 0 22 67 SW 5 1 592 W 8 4447 P 11/25-22 26 0 21 67 SW 5 1 459 W 7 3113 P 11/25-23 26 0 21 67 SW 5 5 2 1 NW32 326 W 6 1778 P 11/26-00 26 0 20 68 SW 5 1 304 W 6 1671 P 11/26-01 26 0 20 69 SW 5 1 282 W 7 1563 P 11/26-02 26 0 19 70 SW 5 5 2 1 NW29 261 W 7 1456 P 11/26-03 26 0 19 70 SW 5 1 250 W 6 1366 P 11/26-04 26 0 19 70 SW 3 1 239 W 6 1277 P 11/26-05 19 0 18 70 SW 3 3 2 1 NW35 228 W 6 1188 P 11/26-06 19 0 18 71 W 9 1 276 W 7 1868 P 11/26-07 19 0 19 69 W 8 1 323 W 9 2549 P 11/26-08 19 0 22 62 W 8 8 2 1 NW30 370 W 10 3229 P 11/26-09 19 0 27 52 W 7 1 1088 W 13 14620 P 11/26-10 19 0 31 44 W 6 1 1806 W 15 26012 P 11/26-11 19 0 34 40 W 5 5 2 1 N23 2523 W 17 37403 P 11/26-12 19 0 36 38 W 5 1 2712 W 16 39048 P 11/26-13 19 0 37 37 W 5 1 2901 W 16 40694 F 11/26-14 19 0 38 37 W 5 5 2 1 NW22 3090 W 16 42339 F 11/26-15 19 0 37 38 W 3 1 2570 W 15 33466 P 11/26-16 19 0 36 39 W 3 1 2049 W 13 24593 P 11/26-17 15 0 34 44 SW 3 3 2 1 NW17 1529 W 12 15720 P 11/26-18 15 0 31 47 SW 5 1 1155 W 10 11511 P 11/26-19 15 0 30 49 SW 6 1 782 W 9 7303 P 11/26-20 15 0 29 49 SW 7 7 3 1 NW13 408 W 9 3095 P 11/26-21 15 0 28 49 W 8 1 360 W 9 2908 P 11/26-22 15 0 28 49 W 9 1 313 W 10 2721 P 11/26-23 15 0 27 49 W 10 10 3 1 W 8 265 W 12 2534 P 11/27-00 15 0 26 50 W 10 1 244 W 12 2367 P 11/27-01 15 0 26 52 W 10 1 223 W 12 2200 P 11/27-02 15 0 25 53 W 10 10 3 1 W15 202 W 12 2032 P 11/27-03 15 0 25 54 W 12 1 194 W 12 1999 P 11/27-04 15 0 24 56 W 12 1 186 W 13 1966 P 11/27-05 15 0 24 58 W 12 12 3 1 W22 179 W 13 1933 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/ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...JAMES CARPENTER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091124.VASQU.01/BOU