FNUS75 KBOU 081323 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK 1401...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 615 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND SLIGHT WARMER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS COVERING THE GREAT PLAINS BEGINS TO PULL AWAY FROM THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE. EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND AS THE TALL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN MOVES OVER COLORADO. FOR TODAY THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN QUITE STABLE WHICH WILL HELP TO PRODUCE MILD DOWNSLOPE BREEZES ON THE LEESLOPE OF THE FRONT RANGE. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....23 TO 27. MIN HUMIDITY........16-25%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....8 TO 14. MAX HUMIDITY........50-60%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12-16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). BREEZY AND WARMER. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-36. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. 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. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JAMES CREEK 1401. +++ 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 01/08-06 2 0 -5 61 W 13 1 93 W 10 884 P 01/08-07 2 0 -4 60 W 13 1 95 W 12 923 P 01/08-08 2 0 -2 58 W 13 13 3 1 N61 97 W 12 961 P 01/08-09 2 0 4 48 W 12 1 270 W 14 3785 P 01/08-10 2 0 10 38 W 10 1 443 NW 16 6609 P 01/08-11 10 0 16 32 W 10 10 3 1 N58 617 NW 17 9433 P 01/08-12 10 0 20 28 W 10 1 739 NW 18 11832 P 01/08-13 10 0 22 26 W 9 1 861 NW 18 14231 P 01/08-14 10 0 22 25 W 9 9 2 1 N56 983 NW 20 16630 P 01/08-15 10 0 19 28 W 10 1 704 NW 17 11621 P 01/08-16 10 0 15 33 W 12 1 426 W 15 6612 P 01/08-17 26 0 11 39 W 13 13 3 1 N59 147 W 13 1603 P 01/08-18 26 0 9 43 W 13 1 143 W 13 1579 P 01/08-19 26 0 11 39 W 14 1 140 W 13 1554 P 01/08-20 26 0 11 41 W 14 22 3 1 N67 136 W 13 1530 P 01/08-21 26 0 11 46 W 14 1 131 W 13 1468 P 01/08-22 26 0 11 53 W 14 1 126 W 13 1406 P 01/08-23 25 0 11 59 W 14 22 3 1 N64 120 W 13 1344 P 01/09-00 25 0 11 59 W 14 1 117 W 13 1279 P 01/09-01 25 0 12 55 W 14 1 114 W 13 1213 P 01/09-02 25 0 12 54 W 14 22 3 1 N60 110 W 12 1147 P 01/09-03 25 0 12 55 W 14 1 105 W 13 1125 P 01/09-04 25 0 11 57 W 14 1 100 W 13 1103 P 01/09-05 13 0 12 55 W 14 22 3 1 N58 96 W 13 1081 P 01/09-06 13 0 12 60 W 20 1 101 W 17 1564 P 01/09-07 13 0 13 60 W 20 1 107 W 17 1623 P 01/09-08 13 0 16 57 W 18 30 3 1 N51 113 W 17 1682 P 01/09-09 13 0 20 52 W 16 1 176 W 16 2266 P 01/09-10 13 0 24 47 W 15 1 240 W 15 2851 P 01/09-11 32 0 27 42 W 13 13 4 1 NW40 303 W 13 3435 P 01/09-12 32 0 30 36 W 12 1 510 W 13 5787 P 01/09-13 32 0 32 32 W 12 1 718 NW 13 8138 P 01/09-14 32 0 33 30 W 12 12 4 1 NW31 925 NW 13 10489 P 01/09-15 32 0 33 29 W 13 1 780 W 14 8947 P 01/09-16 32 0 32 29 W 14 1 635 W 14 7404 P 01/09-17 55 0 29 31 W 15 24 4 1 NW24 491 W 14 5861 P 01/09-18 55 0 28 34 W 15 1 397 W 14 4786 P 01/09-19 55 0 26 39 W 16 1 304 W 14 3710 P 01/09-20 55 0 25 44 W 16 25 3 1 NW17 211 W 15 2634 P 01/09-21 55 0 24 49 W 16 1 190 W 15 2423 P 01/09-22 55 0 23 52 W 17 1 170 W 15 2213 P 01/09-23 43 0 22 54 W 17 28 2 1 NW13 150 W 15 2002 P 01/10-00 43 0 22 54 W 17 1 146 W 15 1933 P 01/10-01 43 0 21 53 W 16 1 142 W 15 1864 P 01/10-02 43 0 21 52 W 16 25 2 1 W13 139 W 15 1795 P 01/10-03 43 0 20 51 W 16 1 139 W 15 1765 P 01/10-04 43 0 20 51 W 15 1 140 W 14 1735 P 01/10-05 52 0 20 52 W 15 24 2 1 W16 140 W 14 1705 P 01/10-06 52 0 20 54 W 15 1 163 W 14 1932 P 01/10-07 52 0 21 55 W 15 1 185 W 14 2159 P 01/10-08 52 0 24 53 W 15 24 2 1 W21 208 W 13 2386 P 01/10-09 52 0 28 49 W 14 1 674 W 14 9260 P 01/10-10 52 0 31 46 W 14 1 1140 W 15 16135 P 01/10-11 46 0 35 42 W 13 13 2 1 NW25 1605 W 16 23009 P 01/10-12 46 0 37 38 W 12 1 2226 NW 18 37660 P 01/10-13 46 0 39 35 W 12 1 2846 NW 21 52310 F 01/10-14 46 0 40 34 W 12 12 3 1 NW29 3467 NW 22 66960 G 01/10-15 46 0 39 35 W 12 1 2857 NW 21 52710 F 01/10-16 46 0 38 38 W 13 1 2247 NW 18 38460 P 01/10-17 35 0 33 46 W 13 13 2 1 NW26 1637 NW 17 24210 P 01/10-18 35 0 31 54 W 13 1 1204 NW 15 17189 P 01/10-19 35 0 29 60 W 14 1 771 W 13 10169 P 01/10-20 35 0 27 62 W 14 22 2 1 N21 338 W 10 3149 P 01/10-21 35 0 25 63 W 14 1 278 W 12 2644 P 01/10-22 35 0 24 63 W 14 1 218 W 12 2140 P 01/10-23 34 0 22 63 W 14 22 2 1 N16 158 W 12 1635 P 01/11-00 34 0 21 67 W 14 1 147 W 12 1513 P 01/11-01 34 0 20 70 W 14 1 136 W 12 1391 P 01/11-02 34 0 19 74 W 14 22 2 1 NW14 125 W 12 1269 P 01/11-03 34 0 19 77 W 14 1 120 W 12 1199 P 01/11-04 34 0 18 80 W 13 1 115 W 12 1130 P 01/11-05 10 0 18 82 W 13 13 2 1 NW14 110 W 12 1060 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 20100108.JAMES.01/BOU