FNUS75 KBOU 071446 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR VASQUEZ RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 740 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE 8 TO 16 INCHES. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WIND WHICH WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED VENTILATION DURING THE AFTERNOONS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....18. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....4. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 9-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....10. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 11-20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 1800. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 10. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS AROUND 16. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS AROUND 16. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 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 12/07-07 88 81 -2 97 SW 15 1 251 SW 15 3255 P 12/07-08 88 81 -2 100 SW 14 22 2 1 W75 252 SW 15 3354 P 12/07-09 88 81 2 100 SW 13 1 420 SW 16 5812 P 12/07-10 88 81 6 97 SW 13 1 587 SW 16 8270 P 12/07-11 100 100 10 83 SW 13 13 2 1 W71 754 SW 16 10727 P 12/07-12 100 100 14 74 SW 13 1 1529 SW 18 27803 P 12/07-13 100 100 16 70 SW 13 1 2304 SW 21 44879 F 12/07-14 100 100 18 65 SW 13 13 2 1 SW63 3079 SW 23 61955 G 12/07-15 100 100 16 69 SW 12 1 2295 SW 20 43881 F 12/07-16 100 100 15 72 SW 10 1 1510 SW 16 25808 P 12/07-17 100 87 14 77 SW 9 9 2 1 SW68 726 SW 13 7735 P 12/07-18 100 87 13 79 SW 12 1 576 SW 12 6066 P 12/07-19 100 87 12 80 SW 10 1 426 SW 12 4397 P 12/07-20 100 87 11 73 SW 10 10 2 1 SW52 276 SW 12 2727 P 12/07-21 100 87 11 72 SW 12 1 262 SW 13 2876 P 12/07-22 100 87 10 70 S 12 1 248 SW 14 3025 P 12/07-23 100 92 10 72 S 12 12 2 1 W64 234 S 16 3175 P 12/08-00 100 92 10 70 S 13 1 230 S 15 2967 P 12/08-01 100 92 9 69 S 13 1 227 S 14 2759 P 12/08-02 100 92 9 68 S 13 13 2 1 SW59 224 S 13 2552 P 12/08-03 100 92 8 68 S 12 1 225 S 13 2365 P 12/08-04 100 92 8 67 S 12 1 227 S 12 2179 P 12/08-05 100 100 7 53 S 12 12 3 1 W45 228 S 10 1993 P 12/08-06 100 100 7 53 S 15 1 269 S 16 4032 P 12/08-07 100 100 7 53 SW 17 1 326 SW 20 5750 P 12/08-08 100 100 7 53 SW 18 18 3 1 SW45 382 SW 23 7468 P 12/08-09 100 100 8 62 W 17 1 469 W 23 9375 P 12/08-10 100 100 9 74 W 17 1 557 W 23 11281 P 12/08-11 100 100 9 79 W 16 16 2 1 NW38 645 W 23 13188 P 12/08-12 100 100 10 77 W 15 1 1503 W 26 39470 P 12/08-13 100 100 10 73 W 15 1 2361 W 30 65752 G 12/08-14 100 100 10 64 W 14 14 2 1 W49 3219 W 33 92034 G 12/08-15 100 100 9 62 W 13 1 2715 W 29 71360 G 12/08-16 100 100 8 64 W 13 1 2210 W 24 50686 F 12/08-17 100 80 5 75 W 12 12 2 1 W56 1706 W 21 30011 P 12/08-18 100 80 3 81 W 12 1 1810 W 22 34566 P 12/08-19 100 80 1 85 W 12 1 1915 W 23 39121 P 12/08-20 100 80 0 87 W 12 12 2 1 W56 2020 W 25 43675 F 12/08-21 100 80 0 88 W 13 1 2222 W 28 53541 F 12/08-22 100 80 -1 89 W 14 1 2423 W 30 63407 G 12/08-23 100 60 -2 91 W 14 14 2 1 W64 2625 W 32 73273 G 12/09-00 100 60 -2 93 W 15 1 2462 W 33 70523 G 12/09-01 100 60 -3 95 W 15 1 2299 W 35 67773 G 12/09-02 100 60 -4 98 W 15 15 2 1 W60 2136 W 35 65023 G 12/09-03 100 60 -4 100 W 16 1 1905 W 35 57170 F 12/09-04 100 60 -5 100 W 17 1 1674 W 33 49317 F 12/09-05 97 60 -6 100 W 17 17 2 1 W66 1443 W 33 41465 F 12/09-06 97 60 -6 100 W 17 1 1809 W 35 54853 F 12/09-07 97 60 -6 100 W 17 1 2176 W 36 68240 G 12/09-08 97 60 -5 100 W 17 17 2 1 W67 2542 W 37 81628 G 12/09-09 97 60 -1 100 W 18 1 3248 W 40 118609 V 12/09-10 97 60 3 89 W 20 1 3953 W 44 155589 E 12/09-11 97 60 6 81 W 21 21 2 1 W61 4659 W 47 192569 E 12/09-12 97 60 8 74 W 21 1 4768 W 47 194558 E 12/09-13 97 60 9 69 W 21 1 4876 W 46 196547 E 12/09-14 97 60 10 68 W 21 21 2 1 W74 4984 W 46 198535 E 12/09-15 97 60 10 71 W 20 1 5089 W 45 199970 E 12/09-16 97 60 9 78 W 18 1 5193 W 45 201405 E 12/09-17 83 30 7 90 W 17 17 2 1 W92 5297 W 44 202840 E 12/09-18 83 30 6 99 W 17 1 5342 W 46 211388 E 12/09-19 83 30 6 99 W 17 1 5387 W 47 219936 E 12/09-20 83 30 5 100 W 17 17 2 1 W93 5432 W 48 228485 E 12/09-21 83 30 5 100 W 17 1 5361 W 48 227215 E 12/09-22 83 30 5 100 W 18 1 5290 W 49 225945 E 12/09-23 83 30 4 100 W 18 18 2 1 W104 5218 W 49 224676 E 12/10-00 83 30 4 100 W 18 1 5156 W 51 227714 E 12/10-01 83 30 3 99 W 18 1 5095 W 52 230753 E 12/10-02 83 30 3 96 W 18 18 2 1 W120 5033 W 53 233792 E 12/10-03 83 30 3 97 W 18 1 4714 W 54 220978 E 12/10-04 83 30 2 99 W 18 1 4394 W 54 208165 E 12/10-05 68 20 2 100 W 20 20 2 1 W122 4075 W 55 195352 E 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...SULPHUR RANGER DISTRICT ARAPAHO-ROOSEVELT NF REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091207.VASQU.01/BOU