FNUS75 KBOU 082315 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR GORE LAKES PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 414 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IN COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ON WEDNESDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DISPERSAL SHOULD REACH THE GOOD CATEGORY AFTER 1100. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW UNTIL 2300. SNOW LIKELY AFTER 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-12. MAX HUMIDITY........91%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 13-19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 200-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2100. POOR AFTER 2200. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 1700. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....10. MIN HUMIDITY........52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 12-19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-28 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 28-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4400-5400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 0500. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0500...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-3. MAX HUMIDITY........91%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 16-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 1200-2200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000. POOR AFTER 0400. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17. MIN HUMIDITY........36%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 13-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS AROUND 17. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR GORE LAKES PILES. +++ 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 12/08-16 100 88 9 67 NW 18 1 2892 W 30 75081 G 12/08-17 94 80 8 59 W 17 30 3 1 W56 2841 W 29 71557 G 12/08-18 94 80 7 56 W 16 1 2779 W 29 68210 G 12/08-19 94 80 5 54 W 16 1 2716 W 28 64864 G 12/08-20 92 80 4 53 W 15 25 2 1 W55 2654 W 26 61517 G 12/08-21 92 80 1 58 W 14 1 1867 W 22 42143 F 12/08-22 92 80 -2 66 W 14 1 1081 W 17 22769 P 12/08-23 98 60 -5 73 W 13 22 2 1 W59 294 W 14 3394 P 12/09-00 98 60 -7 81 W 12 1 257 W 13 2792 P 12/09-01 98 60 -8 84 W 10 1 221 W 12 2190 P 12/09-02 84 60 -9 90 W 9 16 2 1 W67 184 W 10 1588 P 12/09-03 84 60 -10 91 W 9 1 187 W 10 1628 P 12/09-04 84 60 -10 91 W 10 1 189 W 10 1669 P 12/09-05 91 60 -11 91 W 10 17 2 1 W73 192 W 10 1710 P 12/09-06 91 60 -11 90 W 10 1 205 W 10 1960 P 12/09-07 91 60 -10 87 W 12 1 218 W 12 2210 P 12/09-08 91 60 -9 85 W 12 20 2 1 W73 231 W 13 2461 P 12/09-09 91 60 -5 83 W 13 1 1761 W 20 48041 F 12/09-10 91 60 0 72 W 14 1 3292 W 26 93621 G 12/09-11 91 60 5 64 W 15 25 2 1 NW64 4822 W 33 139202 V 12/09-12 91 60 7 57 W 15 1 5072 W 33 147155 V 12/09-13 91 60 9 53 W 16 1 5322 W 33 155109 E 12/09-14 91 60 9 52 W 16 28 2 1 W75 5573 W 33 163062 E 12/09-15 91 60 9 53 W 15 1 5402 W 32 153283 E 12/09-16 91 60 7 57 W 14 1 5232 W 31 143504 V 12/09-17 83 30 6 68 W 13 13 2 1 W85 5061 W 30 133725 V 12/09-18 83 30 4 73 W 16 1 4476 W 31 120239 V 12/09-19 83 30 3 76 W 18 1 3890 W 32 106752 V 12/09-20 83 30 3 78 W 21 37 2 1 W94 3305 W 32 93266 G 12/09-21 83 30 2 79 W 22 1 3141 W 32 89371 G 12/09-22 83 30 2 81 W 21 1 2977 W 33 85476 G 12/09-23 83 30 1 81 W 21 37 2 1 W106 2813 W 33 81581 G 12/10-00 83 30 1 81 W 21 1 2467 W 32 69061 G 12/10-01 83 30 0 81 W 20 1 2122 W 30 56541 F 12/10-02 83 30 0 81 W 20 36 2 1 W104 1776 W 29 44022 F 12/10-03 83 30 -1 80 W 20 1 1547 W 28 37204 P 12/10-04 83 30 -1 81 W 20 1 1318 W 26 30387 P 12/10-05 66 20 -2 83 W 18 33 2 1 NW108 1089 W 25 23569 P 12/10-06 66 20 -2 88 W 17 1 1120 W 23 22429 P 12/10-07 66 20 -2 91 W 15 1 1150 W 22 21289 P 12/10-08 66 20 0 89 W 14 25 2 1 W90 1181 SW 20 20149 P 12/10-09 66 20 5 77 W 15 1 1880 W 22 37745 P 12/10-10 66 20 9 67 SW 16 1 2579 W 24 55341 F 12/10-11 66 20 12 58 SW 17 31 2 1 W90 3277 W 25 72937 G 12/10-12 66 20 14 50 SW 17 1 3416 W 26 79421 G 12/10-13 66 20 15 45 W 16 1 3555 W 28 85906 G 12/10-14 66 20 16 40 W 16 29 2 1 W93 3695 W 29 92391 G 12/10-15 66 20 16 37 W 16 1 2979 W 28 72397 G 12/10-16 66 20 15 36 SW 17 1 2264 W 25 52402 F 12/10-17 73 20 11 41 SW 17 31 2 1 W83 1549 SW 24 32408 P 12/10-18 73 20 10 45 SW 17 1 1275 SW 23 26068 P 12/10-19 73 20 8 51 SW 16 1 1000 SW 22 19728 P 12/10-20 73 20 7 57 SW 15 24 2 1 W82 726 SW 21 13388 P 12/10-21 73 20 7 65 SW 14 1 738 SW 20 12769 P 12/10-22 73 20 6 74 SW 13 1 751 SW 18 12151 P 12/10-23 73 20 6 85 SW 12 12 2 1 W73 764 SW 17 11532 P 12/11-00 73 20 5 88 SW 12 1 738 SW 16 10388 P 12/11-01 73 20 4 90 SW 10 1 711 SW 15 9243 P 12/11-02 73 20 4 90 SW 10 10 3 1 W69 685 SW 14 8099 P 12/11-03 73 20 3 89 SW 10 1 668 SW 14 7735 P 12/11-04 73 20 2 88 SW 9 1 651 SW 13 7371 P 12/11-05 66 10 2 88 SW 9 9 3 1 W67 635 SW 13 7007 P 12/11-06 66 10 1 91 SW 9 1 676 SW 13 7079 P 12/11-07 66 10 1 95 SW 8 1 718 SW 12 7151 P 12/11-08 66 10 3 89 SW 8 8 3 1 W61 759 SW 12 7223 P 12/11-09 66 10 6 84 SW 8 1 971 SW 10 8832 P 12/11-10 66 10 10 82 SW 8 1 1182 SW 10 10441 P 12/11-11 66 10 13 80 SW 8 8 2 1 W58 1393 SW 10 12050 P 12/11-12 66 10 15 72 SW 9 1 1445 SW 12 13890 P 12/11-13 66 10 16 70 SW 9 1 1496 SW 12 15730 P 12/11-14 66 10 16 70 SW 10 10 3 1 W49 1547 W 13 17570 P 12/11-15 66 10 16 72 W 10 1 1138 W 13 12803 P 12/11-16 66 10 15 75 W 12 1 728 W 13 8035 P 12/11-17 66 10 12 85 W 12 12 3 1 W44 319 W 12 3268 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...JUSTIN KINCAID REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091209.GOREL.01/BOU