FNUS75 KBOU 300028 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR VASQUEZ RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 516 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION WITH A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE. WEAK MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS AND HIGH STABILITY WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE MORNING...THEN SLOWLY IMPROVING TO A SMALL WINDOW OF FAIR DISPERSAL DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15. MAX HUMIDITY........77%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40. MIN HUMIDITY........21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 3000-4000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15. MAX HUMIDITY........68%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100 UNTIL 1700...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35. MIN HUMIDITY........35%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600... THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 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 11/29-17 1 0 24 67 W 5 5 2 1 N29 2360 NW 9 17891 P 11/29-18 1 0 22 72 W 5 1 1798 NW 8 13085 P 11/29-19 1 0 21 75 W 5 1 1236 W 7 8279 P 11/29-20 1 0 20 76 W 5 5 2 1 N26 675 W 6 3473 P 11/29-21 1 0 20 77 W 3 1 582 W 6 2795 P 11/29-22 1 0 19 77 W 3 1 488 W 5 2116 P 11/29-23 1 0 19 77 W 3 3 2 1 NE28 395 W 5 1438 P 11/30-00 1 0 18 77 W 3 1 340 W 5 1229 P 11/30-01 1 0 18 77 W 3 1 285 W 5 1019 P 11/30-02 1 0 17 76 SW 3 3 3 1 N31 229 W 5 810 P 11/30-03 1 0 17 74 SW 3 1 218 W 5 821 P 11/30-04 1 0 16 73 SW 5 1 207 W 5 833 P 11/30-05 7 0 16 72 SW 5 5 2 1 NE21 196 W 5 845 P 11/30-06 7 0 16 73 SW 5 1 223 W 5 981 P 11/30-07 7 0 17 65 SW 5 1 250 W 5 1117 P 11/30-08 7 0 20 53 SW 5 5 4 1 N18 278 W 6 1253 P 11/30-09 7 0 25 41 W 5 1 1367 W 7 11068 P 11/30-10 7 0 31 31 W 6 1 2456 W 8 20884 P 11/30-11 7 0 35 26 W 6 6 4 1 N14 3545 NW 10 30699 P 11/30-12 7 0 37 23 W 7 1 4035 NW 10 38068 P 11/30-13 7 0 38 22 W 7 1 4525 W 12 45436 F 11/30-14 7 0 39 21 W 8 8 4 1 NW12 5014 W 13 52804 F 11/30-15 7 0 38 26 W 7 1 4093 W 12 42993 F 11/30-16 7 0 37 32 W 7 1 3173 W 12 33182 P 11/30-17 6 0 32 41 W 6 6 3 1 NW15 2252 W 12 23370 P 11/30-18 6 0 29 48 W 7 1 1118 W 10 10561 P 11/30-19 6 0 26 52 W 6 1 688 W 10 6344 P 11/30-20 6 0 25 55 W 7 7 3 1 W15 258 W 9 2128 P 11/30-21 6 0 23 56 W 7 1 242 W 9 1938 P 11/30-22 6 0 22 57 W 6 1 226 W 9 1748 P 11/30-23 6 0 22 58 SW 6 6 3 1 W17 210 W 8 1558 P 12/01-00 6 0 21 59 SW 7 1 198 W 9 1590 P 12/01-01 6 0 20 61 W 8 1 185 W 10 1622 P 12/01-02 6 0 19 62 W 9 9 3 1 W22 173 W 12 1654 P 12/01-03 6 0 18 62 W 9 1 167 W 12 1696 P 12/01-04 6 0 18 63 W 10 1 162 W 13 1737 P 12/01-05 30 0 17 65 W 10 10 3 1 NW23 156 W 13 1778 P 12/01-06 30 0 16 67 W 10 1 170 W 13 1937 P 12/01-07 30 0 16 68 W 10 1 183 W 13 2096 P 12/01-08 30 0 19 62 W 10 10 3 1 NW22 197 W 13 2255 P 12/01-09 30 0 23 53 W 10 1 896 W 15 14116 P 12/01-10 30 0 27 46 W 10 1 1595 W 17 25978 P 12/01-11 33 10 31 42 W 10 10 2 1 NW17 2294 W 18 37839 P 12/01-12 33 10 33 38 W 12 1 2748 NW 18 42963 F 12/01-13 33 10 34 36 W 13 1 3203 NW 17 48087 F 12/01-14 33 10 34 35 W 13 13 2 1 NW20 3657 NW 17 53211 F 12/01-15 33 10 33 35 W 12 1 3046 NW 16 43069 F 12/01-16 33 10 32 36 W 10 1 2436 NW 15 32928 P 12/01-17 81 45 28 43 W 12 12 2 1 NW24 1825 NW 14 22786 P 12/01-18 81 45 25 48 W 10 1 1451 W 10 15991 P 12/01-19 81 45 23 53 W 9 1 1077 W 7 9197 P 12/01-20 81 45 21 57 W 8 8 2 1 W25 703 W 3 2403 P 12/01-21 81 45 20 59 SW 7 1 816 SW 3 2798 P 12/01-22 81 45 20 60 SW 6 1 928 S 3 3193 P 12/01-23 69 45 19 61 S 3 3 2 1 W26 1041 S 3 3588 P 12/02-00 69 45 18 64 S 3 1 945 S 5 3688 P 12/02-01 69 45 17 66 SW 5 1 849 SW 6 3787 P 12/02-02 69 45 16 68 SW 6 6 2 1 NW26 753 W 6 3887 P 12/02-03 69 45 16 69 W 8 1 739 W 8 4823 P 12/02-04 69 45 15 70 W 9 1 725 W 9 5759 P 12/02-05 70 30 14 72 W 10 10 2 1 NW29 712 W 10 6695 P 12/02-06 70 30 13 75 W 12 1 845 W 12 8869 P 12/02-07 70 30 13 76 W 13 1 978 W 13 11044 P 12/02-08 70 30 15 72 W 13 13 2 1 NW26 1112 W 14 13219 P 12/02-09 70 30 17 64 W 14 1 1767 W 15 24395 P 12/02-10 70 30 20 58 W 14 1 2422 NW 16 35571 P 12/02-11 67 30 22 49 NW 14 22 2 1 NW33 3078 NW 17 46747 F 12/02-12 67 30 24 47 W 14 1 3593 NW 18 59668 F 12/02-13 67 30 24 47 W 13 1 4109 NW 20 72589 G 12/02-14 67 30 24 48 W 13 13 2 1 NW39 4624 NW 21 85510 G 12/02-15 67 30 24 50 W 12 1 4007 NW 22 75789 G 12/02-16 67 30 23 53 W 12 1 3389 NW 23 66068 G 12/02-17 64 27 19 62 W 12 12 2 1 NW46 2772 W 23 56347 F 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 20091130.VASQU.01/BOU