FNUS75 KBOU 150019 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK RFB 9...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 509 PM MST THU JAN 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BURN AREA ON FRIDAY WITH A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS RETURNING. LINGERING LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS WILL KEEP SMOKE DISPERSION POOR FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 2300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25. MAX HUMIDITY........67%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1000-1200 FT AGL AFTER 2300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24. MAX HUMIDITY........49%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 14-24 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........26%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12-22 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 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 IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JAMES CREEK 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 01/14-17 62 0 36 45 SW 3 3 2 1 W 7 5458 S 2 12539 P 01/14-18 62 0 34 49 SW 3 1 4587 S 3 11208 P 01/14-19 62 0 33 51 W 3 1 3716 SW 3 9878 P 01/14-20 62 0 32 53 W 5 5 2 1 NW12 2845 W 3 8547 P 01/14-21 62 0 30 55 W 6 1 2281 W 5 8114 P 01/14-22 62 0 29 57 W 6 1 1717 W 6 7682 P 01/14-23 58 0 28 59 W 7 7 2 1 NW 9 1153 W 7 7249 P 01/15-00 58 0 27 61 W 8 1 1121 W 8 7625 P 01/15-01 58 0 27 62 W 8 1 1090 W 8 8000 P 01/15-02 58 0 26 64 W 9 9 3 1 W15 1059 W 9 8376 P 01/15-03 31 0 26 66 W 9 1 1019 W 9 8223 P 01/15-04 31 0 26 67 W 10 1 979 W 9 8071 P 01/15-05 31 0 26 65 W 10 10 3 1 W20 940 W 9 7918 P 01/15-06 31 0 26 66 W 12 1 1160 W 10 11346 P 01/15-07 7 0 26 67 W 12 1 1380 W 12 14775 P 01/15-08 7 0 28 62 W 10 10 2 1 N47 1601 W 13 18203 P 01/15-09 7 0 29 62 W 10 1 2190 W 14 25872 P 01/15-10 7 0 32 57 W 9 1 2780 NW 14 33540 P 01/15-11 14 0 34 54 W 8 8 3 1 N35 3369 NW 14 41209 F 01/15-12 14 0 36 50 W 8 1 3718 NW 13 41484 F 01/15-13 14 0 38 47 W 7 1 4067 NW 12 41758 F 01/15-14 14 0 39 47 W 7 7 4 1 N31 4415 NW 12 42033 F 01/15-15 14 0 38 47 W 8 1 3700 NW 12 36101 P 01/15-16 14 0 37 49 W 9 1 2984 NW 12 30168 P 01/15-17 14 0 35 36 W 10 10 4 1 N23 2268 NW 13 24235 P 01/15-18 14 0 33 37 W 13 1 1570 W 13 17534 P 01/15-19 14 0 31 37 W 14 1 1320 W 14 15687 P 01/15-20 14 0 30 37 W 16 25 5 1 NW18 1070 W 15 13840 P 01/15-21 14 0 29 38 W 17 1 966 W 15 12871 P 01/15-22 14 0 28 38 W 18 1 862 W 16 11901 P 01/15-23 19 0 27 38 W 20 31 4 1 W20 757 W 16 10932 P 01/16-00 19 0 26 38 W 20 1 670 W 17 9749 P 01/16-01 19 0 26 38 W 20 1 582 W 17 8567 P 01/16-02 19 0 25 38 W 20 31 4 1 NW20 495 W 17 7384 P 01/16-03 19 0 25 39 W 21 1 456 W 17 6919 P 01/16-04 19 0 25 39 W 21 1 418 W 17 6453 P 01/16-05 22 0 25 39 W 21 33 3 1 NW21 379 W 18 5988 P 01/16-06 22 0 25 40 W 21 1 394 W 17 5951 P 01/16-07 22 0 26 40 W 18 1 409 W 17 5915 P 01/16-08 22 0 28 37 W 17 28 4 1 NW16 423 W 16 5879 P 01/16-09 22 0 31 35 W 15 1 704 W 15 8395 P 01/16-10 22 0 34 32 W 13 1 984 W 14 10911 P 01/16-11 17 0 36 30 W 12 12 4 1 NW13 1264 W 13 13427 P 01/16-12 17 0 38 28 W 10 1 1722 W 12 16933 P 01/16-13 17 0 40 26 W 10 1 2180 W 12 20439 P 01/16-14 17 0 40 26 W 10 10 4 1 NW15 2638 W 10 23945 P 01/16-15 17 0 40 26 W 12 1 2200 W 10 20328 P 01/16-16 17 0 39 27 W 12 1 1762 W 12 16710 P 01/16-17 23 0 38 30 W 13 13 3 1 NW17 1324 W 12 13092 P 01/16-18 23 0 36 33 W 12 1 1205 W 12 12054 P 01/16-19 23 0 35 37 W 12 1 1086 W 12 11016 P 01/16-20 23 0 34 40 W 10 10 3 1 W15 966 W 12 9978 P 01/16-21 23 0 33 42 W 10 1 928 W 12 9646 P 01/16-22 23 0 32 44 W 10 1 890 W 12 9314 P 01/16-23 23 0 32 45 W 10 10 3 1 W12 851 W 13 8982 P 01/17-00 23 0 31 46 W 10 1 831 W 13 8882 P 01/17-01 23 0 31 46 W 10 1 811 W 13 8781 P 01/17-02 23 0 30 47 W 10 10 3 1 SW17 791 W 13 8680 P 01/17-03 23 0 30 47 W 10 1 817 W 13 9026 P 01/17-04 23 0 30 47 W 9 1 843 W 13 9372 P 01/17-05 52 0 30 50 W 9 9 3 1 SW22 868 W 13 9717 P 01/17-06 52 0 30 50 W 9 1 951 W 13 10227 P 01/17-07 52 0 30 49 W 10 1 1034 W 12 10737 P 01/17-08 52 0 32 46 W 10 10 3 1 SW23 1117 W 12 11247 P 01/17-09 52 0 34 43 W 9 1 2044 W 10 17312 P 01/17-10 52 0 35 41 W 8 1 2971 W 9 23377 P 01/17-11 50 0 37 38 W 7 7 3 1 SW23 3899 W 9 29442 P 01/17-12 50 0 38 37 W 7 1 4622 W 10 41520 F 01/17-13 50 0 39 36 W 7 1 5345 W 12 53598 F 01/17-14 50 0 40 36 W 8 8 2 1 W26 6068 W 13 65676 G 01/17-15 50 0 39 37 W 8 1 5510 W 13 59871 F 01/17-16 50 0 38 39 W 8 1 4952 W 13 54066 F 01/17-17 53 0 36 43 W 9 9 2 1 W31 4395 W 13 48262 F 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/ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...BILL ALAKAI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100115.JAMES.01/BOU