FNUS75 KBOU 071353 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 650 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BITTER COLD AIRMASS UP AGAINST THE FRONT RANGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL UNDERNEATH MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND CONTINUED UNSEASONABLY COLD. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17 TO 21. MIN HUMIDITY........27-35%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-13 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR AND VERY COLD. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-7 TO -2. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND NOT AS COLD. MAX TEMPERATURE.....23 TO 28. MIN HUMIDITY........45%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1200. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 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 01/07-06 20 0 -9 82 W 12 1 139 W 10 1307 P 01/07-07 20 0 -9 79 W 12 1 151 W 10 1407 P 01/07-08 20 0 -6 77 W 9 9 4 1 NW75 162 W 10 1507 P 01/07-09 20 0 -1 65 W 9 1 890 W 14 13907 P 01/07-10 20 0 6 51 W 6 1 1617 NW 16 26307 P 01/07-11 2 0 12 42 W 3 3 3 1 NW67 2345 NW 20 38707 P 01/07-12 2 0 16 37 W 3 1 2928 NW 23 60894 G 01/07-13 2 0 18 35 W 3 1 3512 NW 26 83081 G 01/07-14 2 0 18 35 W 3 3 3 1 NW67 4095 NW 30 105268 V 01/07-15 2 0 17 37 W 3 1 3355 NW 28 82301 G 01/07-16 2 0 15 41 W 5 1 2614 NW 25 59335 F 01/07-17 21 0 12 46 W 5 5 3 1 NW64 1873 NW 22 36368 P 01/07-18 21 0 7 60 W 7 1 1387 NW 20 25814 P 01/07-19 21 0 3 73 W 8 1 902 NW 16 15260 P 01/07-20 21 0 0 86 W 10 10 4 1 NW64 416 NW 13 4706 P 01/07-21 21 0 -2 97 W 10 1 348 NW 13 3837 P 01/07-22 21 0 -4 100 W 12 1 281 W 12 2967 P 01/07-23 11 0 -5 100 W 9 9 4 1 N62 213 W 12 2098 P 01/08-00 11 0 -5 100 W 9 1 189 W 12 1833 P 01/08-01 11 0 -4 94 W 9 1 166 W 10 1569 P 01/08-02 11 0 -3 88 W 10 10 4 1 N58 143 W 10 1304 P 01/08-03 11 0 -3 87 W 10 1 133 W 12 1303 P 01/08-04 11 0 -3 85 W 10 1 124 W 13 1301 P 01/08-05 1 0 -3 83 W 15 25 3 1 N56 114 W 13 1299 P 01/08-06 1 0 -3 83 W 16 1 120 W 14 1462 P 01/08-07 1 0 -2 86 W 17 1 125 W 15 1625 P 01/08-08 1 0 1 84 W 17 28 3 1 N58 130 W 16 1788 P 01/08-09 1 0 6 71 W 16 1 278 W 16 3869 P 01/08-10 1 0 11 62 W 14 1 426 NW 16 5949 P 01/08-11 10 0 15 53 W 13 13 3 1 N55 573 NW 16 8029 P 01/08-12 10 0 19 48 W 13 1 792 NW 17 12697 P 01/08-13 10 0 21 46 W 13 1 1011 NW 20 17366 P 01/08-14 10 0 22 45 W 13 13 3 1 N55 1230 NW 21 22034 P 01/08-15 10 0 22 47 W 13 1 974 NW 18 16750 P 01/08-16 10 0 21 50 W 13 1 718 NW 17 11465 P 01/08-17 23 0 18 56 W 14 22 3 1 N45 461 W 15 6180 P 01/08-18 23 0 17 60 W 15 1 368 W 16 5016 P 01/08-19 23 0 15 62 W 17 1 274 W 16 3852 P 01/08-20 23 0 14 63 W 18 30 3 1 N47 181 W 17 2688 P 01/08-21 23 0 13 64 W 18 1 167 W 17 2454 P 01/08-22 23 0 12 64 W 18 1 154 W 16 2220 P 01/08-23 3 0 11 65 W 18 30 3 1 N62 141 W 16 1986 P 01/09-00 3 0 10 65 W 18 1 132 W 16 1834 P 01/09-01 3 0 9 65 W 18 1 122 W 16 1681 P 01/09-02 3 0 9 65 W 18 30 2 1 N71 113 W 16 1529 P 01/09-03 3 0 8 65 W 18 1 108 W 15 1449 P 01/09-04 3 0 8 66 W 17 1 103 W 15 1369 P 01/09-05 31 0 8 67 W 17 28 2 1 N70 98 W 15 1289 P 01/09-06 31 0 8 71 W 17 1 107 W 15 1332 P 01/09-07 31 0 9 71 W 16 1 116 W 14 1376 P 01/09-08 31 0 13 65 W 15 24 2 1 N58 125 W 13 1419 P 01/09-09 31 0 18 57 W 13 1 276 W 12 2370 P 01/09-10 31 0 22 51 W 10 1 428 W 10 3321 P 01/09-11 33 0 26 44 W 8 8 2 1 N43 580 NW 8 4272 P 01/09-12 33 0 30 38 W 7 1 905 NW 9 7714 P 01/09-13 33 0 32 33 W 7 1 1231 NW 10 11155 P 01/09-14 33 0 33 30 W 7 7 2 1 N32 1557 NW 10 14597 P 01/09-15 33 0 33 29 W 8 1 1317 NW 10 11789 P 01/09-16 33 0 31 29 W 9 1 1077 NW 9 8982 P 01/09-17 46 0 29 31 W 12 12 2 1 N28 836 NW 8 6174 P 01/09-18 46 0 28 34 W 13 1 655 W 9 5136 P 01/09-19 46 0 26 39 W 14 1 473 W 10 4098 P 01/09-20 46 0 25 44 W 15 24 3 1 NW22 291 W 13 3060 P 01/09-21 46 0 24 49 W 15 1 250 W 13 2703 P 01/09-22 46 0 23 52 W 15 1 210 W 13 2346 P 01/09-23 46 0 22 54 W 15 24 4 1 NW14 169 W 14 1988 P 01/10-00 46 0 22 54 W 15 1 160 W 14 1915 P 01/10-01 46 0 21 53 W 15 1 151 W 14 1841 P 01/10-02 46 0 21 52 W 15 24 2 1 NW17 141 W 15 1767 P 01/10-03 46 0 20 51 W 15 1 139 W 15 1766 P 01/10-04 46 0 20 51 W 16 1 136 W 15 1765 P 01/10-05 33 0 20 52 W 16 25 2 1 NW21 134 W 15 1763 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...BAKER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...CHAD BUSER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100107.JAMES.01/BOU