FNUS75 KBOU 090040 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER MTN ...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 539 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST SO THAT SHOULD ALLOW FOR DISPERSAL TO REACH THE GOOD TO VERY GOOD CATEGORY AFTER 1000. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 0500...THEN CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-9. MAX HUMIDITY........75%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 13-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32-48 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 44-52 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1700. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....12. MIN HUMIDITY........42%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 21-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 52-64 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....3. MAX HUMIDITY........66%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 24-31 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 52-68 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....21. MIN HUMIDITY........33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 18-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 56-64 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 0800...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 0900...THEN EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR DEER MTN . +++ 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 12/08-17 79 21 4 66 W 8 8 2 1 W61 2491 W 31 68437 G 12/08-18 79 21 4 62 W 8 1 2800 W 33 82177 G 12/08-19 79 21 3 56 W 9 1 3109 W 36 95917 G 12/08-20 79 21 3 52 W 9 16 2 1 W66 3418 W 37 109657 V 12/08-21 79 21 2 52 W 12 1 3294 W 40 113354 V 12/08-22 79 21 0 56 W 14 1 3170 W 43 117052 V 12/08-23 73 10 -1 57 W 16 28 2 1 W55 3046 W 46 120749 V 12/09-00 73 10 -3 60 W 16 1 2831 W 45 111479 V 12/09-01 73 10 -4 60 W 17 1 2617 W 45 102209 V 12/09-02 57 10 -4 62 W 17 30 2 1 W56 2402 W 45 92939 G 12/09-03 57 10 -5 62 W 18 1 2331 W 46 94038 G 12/09-04 57 10 -5 63 W 21 1 2259 W 48 95138 G 12/09-05 88 10 -6 65 W 22 37 2 1 W56 2188 W 51 96237 G 12/09-06 88 10 -6 67 W 23 1 2128 W 52 94944 G 12/09-07 88 10 -7 70 W 23 1 2069 W 52 93651 G 12/09-08 88 10 -6 67 W 24 41 2 1 W63 2009 W 53 92358 G 12/09-09 88 10 -2 63 W 25 1 2881 W 55 143619 V 12/09-10 88 10 3 55 W 26 1 3753 W 59 194880 E 12/09-11 88 10 7 50 W 28 47 2 1 NW54 4625 W 61 246142 E 12/09-12 88 10 10 45 W 28 1 4679 W 61 247440 E 12/09-13 88 10 11 43 W 28 1 4734 W 61 248739 E 12/09-14 88 10 12 43 W 28 47 3 1 W45 4788 W 60 250037 E 12/09-15 88 10 11 42 W 26 1 4812 W 59 246608 E 12/09-16 88 10 10 43 W 26 1 4836 W 58 243179 E 12/09-17 60 0 9 46 W 25 46 2 1 W69 4860 W 56 239750 E 12/09-18 60 0 8 49 W 26 1 4888 W 58 242891 E 12/09-19 60 0 8 52 W 28 1 4916 W 58 246033 E 12/09-20 60 0 7 54 W 29 52 2 1 W90 4944 W 58 249175 E 12/09-21 60 0 7 56 W 29 1 4946 W 58 245474 E 12/09-22 60 0 7 58 W 28 1 4949 W 56 241772 E 12/09-23 60 0 6 59 W 26 47 2 1 W99 4951 W 55 238071 E 12/10-00 60 0 6 60 W 26 1 4896 W 56 240065 E 12/10-01 60 0 5 62 W 26 1 4842 W 58 242058 E 12/10-02 60 0 5 62 W 26 47 2 1 W100 4787 W 59 244052 E 12/10-03 60 0 5 63 W 26 1 4491 W 61 238059 E 12/10-04 60 0 4 63 W 28 1 4195 W 64 232065 E 12/10-05 62 0 4 64 W 28 49 2 1 NW108 3898 W 67 226072 E 12/10-06 62 0 4 66 W 26 1 3552 W 63 197571 E 12/10-07 62 0 4 66 W 25 1 3206 W 60 169070 E 12/10-08 62 0 6 64 W 24 44 2 1 W87 2860 W 56 140569 V 12/10-09 62 0 10 54 W 24 1 3430 W 58 173571 E 12/10-10 62 0 13 47 W 23 1 4000 W 59 206573 E 12/10-11 62 0 16 42 W 23 41 2 1 W78 4570 W 60 239576 E 12/10-12 62 0 18 38 W 23 1 4691 W 62 251328 E 12/10-13 62 0 19 35 W 22 1 4812 W 63 263080 E 12/10-14 62 0 20 34 W 22 39 2 1 W83 4933 W 64 274832 E 12/10-15 62 0 19 33 W 21 1 4640 W 62 251012 E 12/10-16 62 0 19 34 W 21 1 4347 W 60 227192 E 12/10-17 63 0 16 39 W 20 36 2 1 W81 4053 W 58 203373 E 12/10-18 63 0 14 44 W 20 1 3653 W 54 174897 E 12/10-19 63 0 13 50 W 18 1 3253 W 51 146422 V 12/10-20 63 0 13 56 W 18 30 2 1 W83 2853 W 47 117947 V 12/10-21 63 0 12 62 W 17 1 2499 W 45 98790 G 12/10-22 63 0 12 71 W 16 1 2145 W 41 79633 G 12/10-23 63 0 11 80 W 15 24 2 1 W76 1791 W 39 60476 G 12/11-00 63 0 11 82 W 14 1 1608 W 36 51161 F 12/11-01 63 0 10 84 W 14 1 1425 W 33 41847 F 12/11-02 63 0 9 86 W 14 22 2 1 W70 1242 W 30 32533 P 12/11-03 63 0 9 85 W 14 1 1079 W 30 28254 P 12/11-04 63 0 8 82 W 14 1 916 W 30 23974 P 12/11-05 30 0 8 81 W 14 22 2 1 W67 753 W 30 19695 P 12/11-06 30 0 7 79 W 14 1 747 W 30 19302 P 12/11-07 30 0 7 76 W 15 1 741 W 29 18909 P 12/11-08 30 0 9 69 W 15 24 2 1 W63 735 W 29 18517 P 12/11-09 30 0 12 65 W 16 1 1391 W 35 47333 F 12/11-10 30 0 15 64 W 16 1 2047 W 39 76150 G 12/11-11 30 0 17 63 W 17 28 2 1 W62 2703 W 45 104966 V 12/11-12 30 0 19 58 W 17 1 2784 W 46 110374 V 12/11-13 30 0 20 60 W 17 1 2865 W 46 115782 V 12/11-14 30 0 20 62 W 17 28 3 1 W55 2946 W 47 121189 V 12/11-15 30 0 20 65 W 16 1 2647 W 45 103696 V 12/11-16 30 0 19 68 W 15 1 2348 W 41 86202 G 12/11-17 57 0 17 74 W 14 22 3 1 W49 2049 W 39 68709 G 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...JEFF SINGER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091209.DEERM.01/BOU