FNUS75 KBOU 241238 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK RFB 9...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 530 AM MST SUN JAN 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE VALLEY FLOOR WILL LIKELY BE A BIT SHELTERED FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS BUT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BUT MAY OCCASIONALLY MOVE OVER THE SITE. THERE WILL BE SOME TENDENCY TOWARD LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT BUT THERE WILL STILL BE PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTS. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR MONDAY...GENERALLY LESS BUT STILL A THREAT OF STRONG GUSTS AS TIMES. THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BE MIXED WELL ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST FAIR DISPERSION ALL NIGHT TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-28. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15. MAX HUMIDITY........65-75%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2200. FAIR AFTER 0100. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-33. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH UNTIL 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 19. 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 01/24-05 83 42 21 56 W 32 52 3 1 NW39 4990 W 49 216040 E 01/24-06 83 42 22 54 W 32 1 5027 NW 48 213447 E 01/24-07 83 42 21 55 W 32 1 5064 NW 48 210854 E 01/24-08 83 42 22 54 W 32 52 2 1 N59 5102 NW 47 208261 E 01/24-09 83 42 23 53 W 32 1 5174 NW 46 205201 E 01/24-10 83 42 24 53 W 31 1 5247 NW 45 202141 E 01/24-11 80 20 24 51 W 31 49 2 1 N35 5320 NW 43 199082 E 01/24-12 80 20 25 49 W 29 1 5452 NW 44 204992 E 01/24-13 80 20 25 48 W 28 1 5584 NW 44 210903 E 01/24-14 80 20 25 47 W 26 43 2 1 NW58 5717 NW 44 216814 E 01/24-15 80 20 25 47 W 25 1 5441 NW 44 208226 E 01/24-16 80 20 24 49 W 25 1 5165 NW 45 199638 E 01/24-17 69 10 21 49 W 29 46 2 1 NW63 4889 NW 45 191050 E 01/24-18 69 10 20 53 W 28 1 4211 NW 45 164061 E 01/24-19 69 10 18 56 W 28 1 3533 NW 45 137072 V 01/24-20 69 10 17 59 W 28 44 2 1 N62 2855 W 45 110083 V 01/24-21 69 10 16 61 W 29 1 2546 W 45 98495 G 01/24-22 69 10 15 63 W 29 1 2238 W 45 86906 G 01/24-23 56 10 14 65 W 30 48 2 1 NW48 1930 W 45 75318 G 01/25-00 56 10 13 67 W 31 1 1730 W 45 67268 G 01/25-01 56 10 12 68 W 32 1 1531 W 45 59218 F 01/25-02 56 10 12 69 W 33 53 2 1 NW58 1331 W 44 51169 F 01/25-03 56 10 12 71 W 33 1 1207 W 45 47249 F 01/25-04 56 10 11 73 W 33 1 1082 W 46 43329 F 01/25-05 53 5 12 73 W 33 53 4 1 NW59 958 W 47 39409 P 01/25-06 53 5 12 53 W 31 1 3201 W 31 86638 G 01/25-07 53 5 13 51 W 30 1 3192 W 30 83838 G 01/25-08 53 5 16 48 W 28 44 2 1 NW70 3183 W 29 81038 G 01/25-09 53 5 24 46 W 25 1 3421 W 29 84521 G 01/25-10 53 5 26 44 W 24 1 3659 W 28 88004 G 01/25-11 53 5 28 38 W 22 35 2 1 NW63 3897 W 26 91488 G 01/25-12 53 5 29 36 W 21 1 4126 W 26 94569 G 01/25-13 53 5 30 35 W 18 1 4356 W 25 97651 G 01/25-14 53 5 31 35 W 16 25 2 1 NW60 4585 W 25 100732 V 01/25-15 53 5 30 36 W 15 1 4200 W 23 86070 G 01/25-16 53 5 30 37 W 14 1 3816 W 21 71408 G 01/25-17 21 0 28 40 W 14 22 3 1 NW56 3431 W 20 56746 F 01/25-18 21 0 27 42 W 14 1 2904 W 17 45340 F 01/25-19 21 0 26 44 W 14 1 2376 W 16 33933 P 01/25-20 21 0 25 45 W 14 22 2 1 NW52 1849 W 14 22526 P 01/25-21 21 0 24 46 W 13 1 1599 W 14 18773 P 01/25-22 21 0 23 47 W 13 1 1348 W 13 15019 P 01/25-23 21 0 22 47 W 12 12 2 1 NW46 1098 W 12 11266 P 01/26-00 21 0 22 47 W 13 1 950 W 12 9836 P 01/26-01 21 0 21 46 W 13 1 802 W 13 8406 P 01/26-02 21 0 21 45 W 13 13 3 1 W43 654 W 13 6976 P 01/26-03 21 0 21 45 W 14 1 583 W 13 6280 P 01/26-04 21 0 21 44 W 14 1 511 W 13 5583 P 01/26-05 66 0 21 44 W 14 22 3 1 W39 439 W 13 4886 P 01/26-06 66 0 21 46 W 14 1 431 W 13 4610 P 01/26-07 66 0 22 46 W 13 1 422 W 12 4333 P 01/26-08 66 0 24 45 W 12 12 3 1 W38 413 W 12 4057 P 01/26-09 66 0 26 43 W 10 1 875 W 12 8064 P 01/26-10 66 0 28 42 W 8 1 1336 W 10 12072 P 01/26-11 66 0 31 40 W 7 7 2 1 W37 1798 W 10 16079 P 01/26-12 66 0 32 39 W 6 1 2556 W 10 24860 P 01/26-13 66 0 33 38 W 5 1 3315 W 12 33641 P 01/26-14 66 0 34 37 SW 5 5 2 1 W33 4074 W 12 42421 F 01/26-15 66 0 34 38 W 6 1 3855 W 12 38620 P 01/26-16 66 0 33 39 W 8 1 3635 W 12 34819 P 01/26-17 74 10 32 42 W 7 7 2 1 W30 3415 W 10 31017 P 01/26-18 74 10 31 44 E 3 1 3100 W 10 27746 P 01/26-19 74 10 30 46 E 3 1 2785 W 10 24474 P 01/26-20 74 10 29 48 E 2 2 2 1 W31 2471 W 10 21202 P 01/26-21 74 10 28 51 N 2 1 2324 W 10 21382 P 01/26-22 74 10 28 53 NW 3 1 2178 W 12 21563 P 01/26-23 74 10 27 55 NW 3 3 2 1 W33 2032 W 13 21743 P 01/27-00 74 10 27 56 NW 3 1 1962 W 12 20076 P 01/27-01 74 10 26 57 NW 3 1 1892 W 12 18408 P 01/27-02 74 10 26 57 NW 3 3 2 1 W31 1822 W 10 16741 P 01/27-03 74 10 26 58 NW 3 1 1905 W 10 16676 P 01/27-04 74 10 26 58 NW 3 1 1989 W 9 16611 P 01/27-05 97 20 26 58 W 3 3 2 1 W29 2072 W 9 16546 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...GIMMESTAD REQUESTED BY...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100124.JAMES.01/BOU