FNUS75 KBOU 041825 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR MCQUEARY GULCH PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1130 AM MST THU FEB 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST WINDS ALOFT INCREASING TODAY BEHIND LAST NIGHTS TROUGH. NOT REAL STRONG BUT EXPECT MORE SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THAN OCCURRED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SOME CLEARING TONIGHT BEFORE HIGH CLOUDS SPREAD IN AGAIN...ALLOWING LOW LEVEL INVERSION TO DEVELOP. WITH CLOUD COVER...LIGHTER WINDS...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY EXPECT DISPERSAL TO REMAIN IN THE POOR CATEGORY...THOUGH IT COULD BE CLOSE IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A BIT MORE WIND ON SATURDAY THOUGH CLOUD COVER MAY STILL LIMIT MIXING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-33. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL RISING TO 7000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-13. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 2100 AND 1000 FT AGL BY 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-30. MIN HUMIDITY........55-65%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 3000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800... THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS AROUND 30. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR MCQUEARY GULCH PILES. +++ 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 02/04-11 86 20 22 78 W 7 7 2 1 W23 3131 W 15 42161 F 02/04-12 86 20 25 73 W 8 1 3943 W 18 66818 G 02/04-13 86 20 27 70 W 9 1 4755 W 21 91475 G 02/04-14 86 20 27 71 W 10 17 2 1 NW28 5566 W 24 116132 V 02/04-15 86 20 27 72 W 10 1 5380 NW 24 115031 V 02/04-16 86 20 25 76 W 10 1 5193 NW 25 113930 V 02/04-17 54 10 24 81 W 12 20 2 1 NW25 5006 NW 26 112828 V 02/04-18 54 10 23 85 W 9 1 3828 NW 21 79999 G 02/04-19 54 10 21 90 W 7 1 2650 W 16 47169 F 02/04-20 54 10 19 94 SW 5 5 2 1 NW43 1471 W 12 14339 P 02/04-21 54 10 18 95 SW 5 1 1258 W 10 11746 P 02/04-22 54 10 17 96 SW 5 1 1045 W 10 9154 P 02/04-23 33 5 16 98 SW 5 5 2 1 NW59 831 W 9 6561 P 02/05-00 33 5 15 97 SW 5 1 884 W 8 6523 P 02/05-01 33 5 15 96 SW 3 1 937 SW 8 6485 P 02/05-02 33 5 14 96 SW 3 3 2 1 NW68 991 SW 8 6447 P 02/05-03 33 5 13 95 SW 3 1 985 SW 7 5781 P 02/05-04 33 5 13 95 S 3 1 980 SW 6 5115 P 02/05-05 62 0 12 96 S 3 3 2 1 NW55 975 SW 6 4450 P 02/05-06 62 0 11 99 S 3 1 946 SW 5 3837 P 02/05-07 62 0 10 100 SW 2 1 917 SW 3 3225 P 02/05-08 62 0 10 99 SW 2 2 2 1 NW39 888 SW 3 2613 P 02/05-09 62 0 12 98 SW 2 1 1122 SW 5 4485 P 02/05-10 62 0 16 87 CALM 1 1356 SW 5 6357 P 02/05-11 63 5 20 76 CALM 1 2 1 NW31 1589 W 6 8229 P 02/05-12 63 5 23 68 CALM 1 2045 W 8 15690 P 02/05-13 63 5 26 64 W 2 1 2501 W 10 23152 P 02/05-14 63 5 27 62 W 2 2 2 1 W31 2957 W 12 30614 P 02/05-15 63 5 27 63 W 2 1 2756 W 12 26857 P 02/05-16 63 5 27 65 W 3 1 2555 W 10 23101 P 02/05-17 81 20 25 69 W 3 3 2 1 W33 2355 W 9 19344 P 02/05-18 81 20 23 74 W 3 1 1654 W 8 13208 P 02/05-19 81 20 21 82 SW 3 1 954 SW 6 7072 P 02/05-20 81 20 19 89 SW 3 3 2 1 W33 254 SW 5 937 P 02/05-21 81 20 18 89 SW 3 1 258 SW 5 971 P 02/05-22 81 20 18 87 W 3 1 262 SW 5 1005 P 02/05-23 81 20 18 86 W 3 3 2 1 NW29 267 W 5 1039 P 02/06-00 81 20 17 88 SW 3 1 246 SW 5 907 P 02/06-01 81 20 15 90 SW 3 1 225 SW 3 774 P 02/06-02 81 20 15 92 SW 3 3 2 1 NW22 204 SW 3 642 P 02/06-03 81 20 14 92 SW 3 1 204 SW 3 621 P 02/06-04 81 20 14 91 SW 3 1 203 SW 3 600 P 02/06-05 78 10 14 91 SW 3 3 2 1 NW20 203 SW 3 580 P 02/06-06 78 10 13 96 SW 3 1 201 SW 3 595 P 02/06-07 78 10 12 97 SW 3 1 199 SW 3 610 P 02/06-08 78 10 13 97 SW 3 3 2 1 W22 197 SW 3 625 P 02/06-09 78 10 15 92 SW 2 1 340 SW 3 944 P 02/06-10 78 10 19 83 W 2 1 484 SW 3 1263 P 02/06-11 78 20 23 74 CALM 1 2 1 W24 627 W 3 1581 P 02/06-12 78 20 25 68 CALM 1 1380 W 7 13381 P 02/06-13 78 20 28 65 W 2 1 2132 SW 10 25182 P 02/06-14 78 20 29 64 W 2 2 3 1 W29 2885 SW 15 36982 P 02/06-15 78 20 28 65 W 3 1 2231 SW 14 27416 P 02/06-16 78 20 28 69 W 5 1 1576 SW 12 17850 P 02/06-17 89 28 26 73 W 5 5 3 1 W23 922 SW 10 8284 P 02/06-18 89 28 25 78 SW 5 1 696 SW 8 5835 P 02/06-19 89 28 23 84 S 3 1 469 SW 7 3385 P 02/06-20 89 28 21 88 S 3 3 3 1 W20 243 S 5 935 P 02/06-21 89 28 20 90 S 3 1 250 S 5 950 P 02/06-22 89 28 20 90 S 5 1 257 S 5 964 P 02/06-23 89 28 19 89 SE 5 5 3 1 SW25 264 S 5 979 P 02/07-00 89 28 19 89 SE 3 1 249 SE 3 817 P 02/07-01 89 28 18 89 SE 3 1 233 SE 3 654 P 02/07-02 89 28 17 87 E 2 2 3 1 W30 217 SE 2 491 P 02/07-03 89 28 17 86 E 2 1 209 SE 2 453 P 02/07-04 89 28 17 85 E 2 1 200 E 2 415 P 02/07-05 80 30 15 90 E 2 2 3 1 W23 192 E 2 377 P 02/07-06 80 30 15 90 E 2 1 02/07-07 80 30 16 87 E 2 1 02/07-08 80 30 18 82 CALM 1 1 02/07-09 80 30 20 77 CALM 1 02/07-10 80 30 22 75 CALM 1 02/07-11 80 30 25 73 CALM 1 1 02/07-12 80 30 26 70 CALM 1 02/07-13 80 30 27 69 CALM 1 02/07-14 80 30 28 69 CALM 1 1 02/07-15 80 30 27 70 CALM 1 02/07-16 80 30 26 74 N 2 1 02/07-17 94 30 23 83 N 2 2 1 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 REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ST MARTIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100204.MCQUE.01/BOU