FNUS75 KBOU 211254 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK RFB 9...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 555 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH QUITE A BIT OF CLOUDINESS BUT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WITH ALL OF THE CLOUDS NOT SURE HOW MUCH MIXING WILL OCCUR SO WILL ONLY HAVE DISPERSAL RISING TO FAIR AFTER 1100. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100 UNTIL 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........37%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4400-5400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22. MAX HUMIDITY........90%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........41%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 5200-5600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 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 01/21-05 54 0 22 73 W 16 25 2 1 SW21 615 W 20 10149 P 01/21-06 54 0 22 72 W 14 1 746 W 15 8443 P 01/21-07 54 0 22 70 W 10 1 877 SW 10 6737 P 01/21-08 54 0 23 66 SW 7 7 2 1 SW30 1009 SW 6 5031 P 01/21-09 54 0 26 58 SW 6 1 2460 SW 9 26873 P 01/21-10 54 0 30 48 S 6 1 3912 SW 12 48714 F 01/21-11 74 10 33 42 SE 6 6 2 1 SW38 5364 S 15 70555 G 01/21-12 74 10 35 38 SE 6 1 5304 SW 16 75407 G 01/21-13 74 10 37 37 S 6 1 5244 SW 17 80258 G 01/21-14 74 10 37 37 S 6 6 3 1 SW41 5184 SW 18 85109 G 01/21-15 74 10 37 38 S 5 1 4825 SW 17 71590 G 01/21-16 74 10 36 40 S 3 1 4466 SW 15 58070 F 01/21-17 66 4 35 43 SE 3 3 3 1 SW30 4107 S 13 44550 F 01/21-18 66 4 31 50 S 5 1 3411 S 13 36965 P 01/21-19 66 4 30 53 SW 6 1 2716 S 13 29379 P 01/21-20 66 4 29 57 SW 7 7 2 1 SW29 2021 S 13 21793 P 01/21-21 66 4 27 60 SW 7 1 1473 S 12 15445 P 01/21-22 66 4 26 64 SW 7 1 925 SW 9 9097 P 01/21-23 75 4 25 67 SW 8 8 2 1 SW21 377 SW 8 2749 P 01/22-00 75 4 25 69 SW 10 1 315 SW 10 2620 P 01/22-01 75 4 24 71 W 13 1 253 SW 13 2490 P 01/22-02 75 4 23 73 W 14 22 2 1 S32 191 W 14 2361 P 01/22-03 75 4 23 74 W 14 1 190 W 15 2399 P 01/22-04 75 4 23 74 SW 14 1 189 SW 15 2438 P 01/22-05 82 20 23 74 SW 14 14 3 1 S29 189 SW 15 2476 P 01/22-06 82 20 23 90 W 10 1 224 SW 15 2840 P 01/22-07 82 20 24 90 W 9 1 260 W 14 3204 P 01/22-08 82 20 27 82 W 9 9 3 1 S32 295 W 14 3569 P 01/22-09 82 20 30 75 W 10 1 1210 W 20 30150 P 01/22-10 82 20 32 68 W 12 1 2126 SW 25 56732 F 01/22-11 82 10 35 60 W 12 12 3 1 S51 3041 SW 31 83314 G 01/22-12 82 10 37 52 W 12 1 3869 SW 29 92698 G 01/22-13 82 10 39 46 W 10 1 4697 SW 26 102081 V 01/22-14 82 10 40 42 W 8 8 2 1 SW48 5525 SW 23 111465 V 01/22-15 82 10 39 41 W 10 1 5431 SW 23 110980 V 01/22-16 82 10 38 43 W 12 1 5337 W 24 110495 V 01/22-17 76 10 35 48 W 13 13 3 1 W25 5243 W 24 110010 V 01/22-18 76 10 33 50 W 13 1 4352 W 22 87401 G 01/22-19 76 10 31 53 W 14 1 3461 W 21 64792 G 01/22-20 76 10 30 54 W 14 14 4 1 SW14 2571 W 18 42183 F 01/22-21 76 10 28 55 W 14 1 2168 W 20 36255 P 01/22-22 76 10 27 55 W 14 1 1765 W 20 30327 P 01/22-23 76 10 26 56 W 14 14 4 1 S15 1362 W 21 24399 P 01/23-00 76 10 25 57 W 15 1 1514 W 23 30166 P 01/23-01 76 10 24 59 W 15 1 1667 W 24 35933 P 01/23-02 76 10 24 60 W 16 16 3 1 SW 9 1819 W 26 41700 F 01/23-03 76 10 23 61 W 16 1 1861 W 25 41708 F 01/23-04 76 10 23 62 W 16 1 1903 W 25 41716 F 01/23-05 82 10 23 62 W 16 16 3 1 W 8 1944 W 24 41724 F 01/23-06 82 10 23 60 W 16 1 2317 W 23 45920 F 01/23-07 82 10 23 57 W 16 1 2690 NW 22 50115 F 01/23-08 82 10 25 52 W 16 16 3 1 NW12 3064 NW 21 54311 F 01/23-09 82 10 27 47 W 15 1 3793 NW 18 56382 F 01/23-10 82 10 29 44 W 15 1 4523 NW 16 58453 F 01/23-11 82 10 31 41 W 15 15 3 1 N 9 5253 NW 14 60524 G 01/23-12 82 10 33 40 W 15 1 5406 NW 15 68572 G 01/23-13 82 10 34 40 W 16 1 5560 NW 16 76621 G 01/23-14 82 10 34 40 W 16 16 3 1 NW10 5714 NW 17 84669 G 01/23-15 82 10 34 39 W 16 1 5514 NW 18 88845 G 01/23-16 82 10 32 37 W 17 1 5315 NW 21 93020 G 01/23-17 82 10 30 38 W 17 17 3 1 NW15 5115 NW 22 97196 G 01/23-18 82 10 28 38 W 18 1 4443 NW 23 87183 G 01/23-19 82 10 26 40 W 18 1 3770 NW 24 77170 G 01/23-20 82 10 25 42 W 20 30 4 1 N14 3097 NW 25 67157 G 01/23-21 82 10 24 46 W 18 1 2795 NW 26 64053 G 01/23-22 82 10 22 51 W 18 1 2493 W 29 60949 G 01/23-23 82 10 21 54 W 18 18 4 1 NW10 2191 W 30 57845 F 01/24-00 82 10 21 56 W 18 1 2101 W 31 56387 F 01/24-01 82 10 20 57 W 20 1 2011 W 31 54928 F 01/24-02 82 10 19 58 W 20 30 3 1 NW13 1921 W 32 53470 F 01/24-03 82 10 19 58 W 21 1 2041 W 32 57904 F 01/24-04 82 10 19 59 W 22 1 2160 W 33 62339 G 01/24-05 76 10 19 59 CALM 0 3 1 NW17 2279 W 33 66773 G 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...DEVIN STEAKLEY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100121.JAMES.01/BOU