FNUS75 KBOU 281634 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 932 AM MST MON DEC 28 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE PARKED OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND A CAP A FEW THOUSAND FEET OFF THE GROUND. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR BECAUSE OF THIS TODAY AND TUESDAY. MIXING MAY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-36. MIN HUMIDITY........25-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 2-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21. MAX HUMIDITY........70-80%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MIN HUMIDITY........24-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 2-8 MPH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JAMES CREEK. +++ 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 12/28-09 3 0 13 69 W 10 1 697 W 8 2949 P 12/28-10 3 0 20 62 SW 6 1 1265 W 6 4739 P 12/28-11 9 0 25 57 SW 3 3 3 1 SW17 1834 W 5 6528 P 12/28-12 9 0 29 52 SW 2 1 2402 W 5 11789 P 12/28-13 9 0 30 49 S 2 1 2971 SW 6 17050 P 12/28-14 9 0 31 48 S 2 2 3 1 W22 3540 SW 7 22311 P 12/28-15 9 0 30 49 SW 2 1 2866 SW 7 17442 P 12/28-16 9 0 28 52 SW 2 1 2192 W 6 12572 P 12/28-17 51 0 27 54 W 3 3 3 1 NW21 1518 W 6 7702 P 12/28-18 51 0 25 57 W 5 1 1156 W 6 5886 P 12/28-19 51 0 24 58 W 6 1 795 W 6 4070 P 12/28-20 51 0 23 59 W 7 7 4 1 W15 433 W 6 2253 P 12/28-21 51 0 21 62 W 7 1 364 W 6 1760 P 12/28-22 51 0 20 61 W 6 1 296 W 5 1266 P 12/28-23 50 0 19 62 W 5 5 4 1 W14 227 W 3 772 P 12/29-00 50 0 19 62 W 5 1 215 W 5 778 P 12/29-01 50 0 19 61 W 5 1 203 W 5 783 P 12/29-02 50 0 18 63 W 5 5 4 1 SW13 191 W 5 789 P 12/29-03 50 0 17 65 W 6 1 174 W 6 876 P 12/29-04 50 0 16 67 W 7 1 158 W 7 963 P 12/29-05 56 0 17 65 W 9 9 4 1 SW14 146 W 8 1055 P 12/29-06 56 0 17 67 W 9 1 154 W 9 1170 P 12/29-07 56 0 17 68 W 9 1 163 W 9 1284 P 12/29-08 56 0 19 64 W 10 10 3 1 S17 172 W 9 1399 P 12/29-09 56 0 22 56 W 9 1 348 W 9 2729 P 12/29-10 56 0 25 50 W 8 1 524 W 9 4060 P 12/29-11 68 0 27 46 W 7 7 2 1 S22 701 W 9 5390 P 12/29-12 68 0 29 44 W 8 1 1374 W 10 15158 P 12/29-13 68 0 31 43 W 9 1 2048 W 13 24926 P 12/29-14 68 0 31 43 W 10 10 2 1 SW18 2722 W 15 34694 P 12/29-15 68 0 31 45 W 10 1 2244 W 16 30205 P 12/29-16 68 0 30 48 W 12 1 1766 W 17 25716 P 12/29-17 68 0 26 56 W 12 12 2 1 SW15 1288 W 18 21227 P 12/29-18 68 0 25 60 W 13 1 1049 W 20 17421 P 12/29-19 68 0 23 63 W 13 1 809 W 20 13614 P 12/29-20 68 0 22 64 W 13 13 3 1 W16 569 W 20 9807 P 12/29-21 68 0 21 65 W 14 1 519 W 21 9334 P 12/29-22 68 0 21 66 W 14 1 469 W 22 8860 P 12/29-23 68 0 20 66 W 15 24 3 1 SW18 418 W 23 8387 P 12/30-00 68 0 19 67 W 15 1 413 W 23 8294 P 12/30-01 68 0 18 68 W 15 1 407 W 23 8201 P 12/30-02 68 0 18 66 W 15 24 3 1 SW17 402 W 23 8108 P 12/30-03 68 0 17 59 W 16 1 439 W 24 9455 P 12/30-04 68 0 17 51 W 17 1 475 W 26 10801 P 12/30-05 45 0 16 46 W 17 28 2 1 NW21 512 W 28 12147 P 12/30-06 45 0 16 48 W 17 1 768 W 30 20960 P 12/30-07 45 0 16 53 W 17 1 1024 W 32 29773 P 12/30-08 45 0 17 57 W 17 28 4 1 NW16 1280 W 35 38587 P 12/30-09 45 0 19 56 W 17 1 1595 W 32 42408 F 12/30-10 45 0 21 56 W 17 1 1910 W 29 46230 F 12/30-11 68 0 23 56 W 17 28 3 1 W12 2225 W 25 50052 F 12/30-12 68 0 24 56 W 17 1 2797 W 22 48846 F 12/30-13 68 0 25 57 W 17 1 3369 W 17 47640 F 12/30-14 68 0 25 59 W 17 28 2 1 W22 3941 W 14 46434 F 12/30-15 68 0 25 60 W 16 1 3679 W 14 45431 F 12/30-16 68 0 24 62 W 15 1 3417 W 15 44427 F 12/30-17 84 20 21 69 W 14 22 2 1 W23 3155 W 16 43424 F 12/30-18 84 20 19 73 W 14 1 2428 W 14 31445 P 12/30-19 84 20 18 75 W 13 1 1701 W 12 19466 P 12/30-20 84 20 17 74 W 13 13 2 1 NW24 975 W 9 7487 P 12/30-21 84 20 16 73 W 12 1 847 W 9 6453 P 12/30-22 84 20 15 72 W 12 1 718 W 9 5418 P 12/30-23 84 20 14 70 W 12 12 2 1 NW24 590 W 8 4384 P 12/31-00 84 20 13 69 W 12 1 571 W 9 4444 P 12/31-01 84 20 13 68 W 12 1 552 W 9 4504 P 12/31-02 84 20 12 68 W 12 12 2 1 NW20 533 W 10 4564 P 12/31-03 84 20 12 71 W 13 1 497 W 10 4391 P 12/31-04 84 20 11 70 W 12 1 460 W 10 4218 P 12/31-05 55 0 11 69 W 10 10 2 1 NW26 423 W 12 4045 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 REQUESTED BY...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091228.JAMES.01/BOU