FNUS75 KBOU 071401 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RFB 9...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 657 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 UNSEASONABLY COLD. MAX TEMPERATURE.....13 TO 18. MIN HUMIDITY........35-44%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...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........88-93%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 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.....22-27. MIN HUMIDITY........31-37%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 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. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1200. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RFB 9. +++ 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 21 0 -9 89 W 10 1 136 W 10 1257 P 01/07-07 21 0 -9 85 W 10 1 143 W 10 1349 P 01/07-08 21 0 -7 86 W 10 10 4 1 NW76 151 W 12 1441 P 01/07-09 21 0 -3 77 W 12 1 619 W 13 8257 P 01/07-10 21 0 3 66 W 10 1 1087 NW 15 15074 P 01/07-11 2 0 8 59 W 8 8 3 1 NW69 1555 NW 16 21891 P 01/07-12 2 0 11 52 W 9 1 2030 NW 20 37352 P 01/07-13 2 0 12 49 W 10 1 2505 NW 23 52814 F 01/07-14 2 0 13 48 W 12 12 4 1 NW69 2980 NW 26 68276 G 01/07-15 2 0 12 49 W 12 1 2386 NW 24 52355 F 01/07-16 2 0 10 51 W 12 1 1791 NW 22 36434 P 01/07-17 26 0 8 56 W 12 12 4 1 NW67 1197 NW 20 20513 P 01/07-18 26 0 5 67 W 9 1 916 NW 17 14993 P 01/07-19 26 0 2 77 W 10 1 634 NW 15 9474 P 01/07-20 26 0 -1 85 W 10 10 4 1 NW66 352 NW 13 3955 P 01/07-21 26 0 -3 90 W 10 1 305 W 13 3289 P 01/07-22 26 0 -4 92 W 10 1 257 W 12 2624 P 01/07-23 12 0 -4 90 W 9 9 4 1 N62 209 W 10 1958 P 01/08-00 12 0 -4 87 W 9 1 189 W 10 1745 P 01/08-01 12 0 -4 82 W 9 1 168 W 10 1532 P 01/08-02 12 0 -3 78 W 10 10 4 1 N58 148 W 10 1319 P 01/08-03 12 0 -3 76 W 10 1 141 W 12 1399 P 01/08-04 12 0 -3 74 W 10 1 134 W 13 1480 P 01/08-05 1 0 -3 72 W 15 25 3 1 N55 127 W 14 1560 P 01/08-06 1 0 -3 73 W 16 1 136 W 15 1779 P 01/08-07 1 0 -2 72 W 18 1 145 W 16 1998 P 01/08-08 1 0 1 65 W 18 30 3 1 N58 153 W 16 2217 P 01/08-09 1 0 6 56 W 17 1 284 W 16 4043 P 01/08-10 1 0 10 49 W 16 1 416 NW 16 5868 P 01/08-11 10 0 14 43 W 15 24 3 1 N54 547 NW 16 7693 P 01/08-12 10 0 17 39 W 15 1 712 NW 17 11167 P 01/08-13 10 0 19 37 W 16 1 878 NW 18 14642 P 01/08-14 10 0 19 37 W 16 25 3 1 N56 1044 NW 20 18116 P 01/08-15 10 0 19 39 W 16 1 836 NW 18 14026 P 01/08-16 10 0 18 41 W 16 1 627 NW 17 9937 P 01/08-17 23 0 16 45 W 16 25 3 1 N48 419 W 16 5847 P 01/08-18 23 0 15 48 W 17 1 346 W 17 4976 P 01/08-19 23 0 14 50 W 18 1 272 W 17 4105 P 01/08-20 23 0 13 51 W 20 31 3 1 N49 199 W 18 3234 P 01/08-21 23 0 12 52 W 20 1 183 W 18 2960 P 01/08-22 23 0 11 52 W 20 1 167 W 18 2687 P 01/08-23 2 0 10 53 W 20 31 3 1 N63 151 W 18 2413 P 01/09-00 2 0 9 53 W 20 1 141 W 18 2202 P 01/09-01 2 0 9 53 W 18 1 130 W 17 1991 P 01/09-02 2 0 8 53 W 18 30 2 1 N74 119 W 17 1780 P 01/09-03 2 0 8 53 W 18 1 115 W 17 1694 P 01/09-04 2 0 8 53 W 17 1 111 W 16 1607 P 01/09-05 34 0 8 54 W 17 28 2 1 N69 107 W 16 1520 P 01/09-06 34 0 8 55 W 17 1 116 W 15 1554 P 01/09-07 34 0 9 54 W 16 1 125 W 15 1588 P 01/09-08 34 0 12 49 W 15 24 2 1 N56 135 W 14 1621 P 01/09-09 34 0 17 43 W 13 1 304 W 13 2920 P 01/09-10 34 0 21 38 W 12 1 473 NW 12 4219 P 01/09-11 32 0 25 33 W 9 9 2 1 N41 642 NW 10 5518 P 01/09-12 32 0 28 30 W 8 1 957 NW 10 9061 P 01/09-13 32 0 30 28 W 8 1 1273 NW 12 12604 P 01/09-14 32 0 31 27 W 8 8 2 1 N32 1588 NW 12 16147 P 01/09-15 32 0 31 27 W 8 1 1344 NW 12 13186 P 01/09-16 32 0 30 29 W 9 1 1100 NW 10 10225 P 01/09-17 45 0 28 31 W 10 10 2 1 N26 856 NW 9 7265 P 01/09-18 45 0 27 34 W 12 1 668 W 10 5922 P 01/09-19 45 0 25 37 W 12 1 480 W 12 4579 P 01/09-20 45 0 25 39 W 13 13 3 1 N22 292 W 13 3236 P 01/09-21 45 0 24 42 W 13 1 253 W 13 2881 P 01/09-22 45 0 23 43 W 14 1 215 W 14 2527 P 01/09-23 45 0 22 44 W 14 22 4 1 NW15 176 W 14 2173 P 01/10-00 45 0 21 45 W 15 1 169 W 15 2147 P 01/10-01 45 0 21 45 W 15 1 162 W 15 2121 P 01/10-02 45 0 20 45 W 16 25 3 1 NW18 155 W 15 2096 P 01/10-03 45 0 20 44 W 16 1 154 W 16 2130 P 01/10-04 45 0 20 45 W 17 1 153 W 16 2165 P 01/10-05 34 0 20 45 W 17 28 3 1 NW20 151 W 17 2200 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.RFB9_.01/BOU