FNUS75 KBOU 081343 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTY DICKS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 643 AM MST MON FEB 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NEW MEXICO WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH TODAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA WITH MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN COLORADO. MOIST UPSLOPE WINDS WILL GENERATE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 1700...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MIN HUMIDITY........35-43%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4600-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....ZERO TO -5. MAX HUMIDITY........58-64%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1700. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MIN HUMIDITY........32-38%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4500-5500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BETTY DICKS. +++ 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 02/08-05 98 22 14 61 E 5 5 2 1 N20 1098 NE 3 3628 P 02/08-06 98 22 14 58 E 5 1 1285 N 3 4075 P 02/08-07 98 22 13 54 E 3 1 1471 N 3 4521 P 02/08-08 98 22 14 51 E 3 3 2 1 N31 1658 N 3 4967 P 02/08-09 98 22 18 51 NE 2 1 2708 N 7 23647 P 02/08-10 98 22 23 49 N 2 1 3759 NW 10 42327 F 02/08-11 70 29 27 47 N 2 2 2 1 N33 4809 NW 15 61006 G 02/08-12 70 29 29 44 N 3 1 5030 NW 16 70116 G 02/08-13 70 29 29 41 NW 6 1 5251 NW 17 79226 G 02/08-14 70 29 29 38 NW 7 7 2 1 NW38 5472 NW 18 88337 G 02/08-15 70 29 29 37 NW 7 1 5217 NW 18 83005 G 02/08-16 70 29 27 38 NW 6 1 4963 NW 18 77674 G 02/08-17 48 0 26 39 N 5 5 2 1 N40 4709 NW 17 72342 G 02/08-18 48 0 22 41 N 5 1 3862 NW 15 53568 F 02/08-19 48 0 18 45 N 3 1 3016 NW 12 34794 P 02/08-20 48 0 14 49 N 3 3 3 1 N38 2169 NW 8 16021 P 02/08-21 48 0 11 52 N 3 1 1579 NW 7 11106 P 02/08-22 48 0 8 56 N 2 1 988 NW 6 6191 P 02/08-23 34 0 6 58 N 2 2 3 1 N37 398 NW 3 1276 P 02/09-00 34 0 4 59 N 2 1 345 NW 5 1178 P 02/09-01 34 0 3 58 W 3 1 292 W 5 1080 P 02/09-02 34 0 2 57 W 3 3 3 1 N33 239 W 5 982 P 02/09-03 34 0 1 57 W 3 1 227 W 5 905 P 02/09-04 34 0 0 56 W 2 1 215 W 5 827 P 02/09-05 69 0 -1 53 W 2 2 2 1 NW28 203 W 5 750 P 02/09-06 69 0 -1 59 W 2 1 286 W 5 1114 P 02/09-07 69 0 1 59 W 2 1 378 W 5 1522 P 02/09-08 69 0 5 54 SW 2 2 2 1 NW23 471 W 5 1930 P 02/09-09 69 0 10 47 SW 3 1 1661 W 8 17543 P 02/09-10 69 0 15 43 SW 5 1 2851 W 10 33157 P 02/09-11 66 0 19 51 SW 6 6 2 1 NW17 4041 W 14 48770 F 02/09-12 66 0 22 47 SW 7 1 4537 W 15 60829 G 02/09-13 66 0 25 41 SW 8 1 5033 W 16 72889 G 02/09-14 66 0 26 37 SW 9 9 2 1 W16 5529 W 17 84948 G 02/09-15 66 0 25 36 SW 9 1 5396 W 18 86576 G 02/09-16 66 0 24 37 SW 8 1 5264 W 20 88204 G 02/09-17 78 10 20 42 SW 8 8 2 1 W20 5131 W 21 89832 G 02/09-18 78 10 17 49 SW 8 1 4347 W 20 73793 G 02/09-19 78 10 15 57 W 9 1 3563 W 18 57754 F 02/09-20 78 10 13 65 W 9 9 2 1 W22 2778 W 17 41715 F 02/09-21 78 10 11 71 W 9 1 2193 W 16 31965 P 02/09-22 78 10 9 75 W 10 1 1609 W 15 22215 P 02/09-23 78 10 8 78 SW 10 10 2 1 W23 1024 W 14 12465 P 02/10-00 78 10 6 83 W 10 1 892 W 14 10479 P 02/10-01 78 10 5 86 W 9 1 761 W 13 8492 P 02/10-02 78 10 5 90 W 9 9 2 1 W16 630 W 12 6506 P 02/10-03 78 10 4 92 W 9 1 595 W 12 6103 P 02/10-04 78 10 4 93 W 8 1 560 W 12 5699 P 02/10-05 84 10 4 93 W 8 8 2 1 W17 525 W 12 5296 P 02/10-06 84 10 4 95 W 7 1 890 W 13 10522 P 02/10-07 84 10 5 96 W 7 1 1255 W 14 15749 P 02/10-08 84 10 8 88 W 7 7 2 1 W23 1620 W 15 20976 P 02/10-09 84 10 12 79 W 8 1 2591 W 17 42459 F 02/10-10 84 10 15 73 W 10 1 3561 W 20 63943 G 02/10-11 84 10 18 64 W 12 12 2 1 W22 4531 W 22 85427 G 02/10-12 84 10 21 54 W 13 1 4857 W 22 92894 G 02/10-13 84 10 23 46 W 14 1 5182 W 22 100362 V 02/10-14 84 10 23 41 W 14 22 2 1 W32 5507 W 23 107829 V 02/10-15 84 10 23 41 W 13 1 5349 W 22 103185 V 02/10-16 84 10 22 44 W 12 1 5190 W 22 98540 G 02/10-17 72 20 19 50 W 9 9 2 1 W33 5031 W 22 93895 G 02/10-18 72 20 17 55 W 7 1 3968 W 18 68765 G 02/10-19 72 20 15 60 W 5 1 2905 W 15 43635 F 02/10-20 72 20 14 66 NW 3 3 2 1 W30 1842 W 12 18505 P 02/10-21 72 20 12 72 NW 2 1 1401 W 9 13247 P 02/10-22 72 20 11 77 N 2 1 961 W 8 7988 P 02/10-23 72 20 10 81 N 2 2 2 1 W26 520 W 6 2730 P 02/11-00 72 20 9 86 CALM 1 452 W 6 2325 P 02/11-01 72 20 8 89 CALM 1 384 W 6 1919 P 02/11-02 72 20 8 92 SW 2 2 2 1 NW23 317 SW 6 1514 P 02/11-03 72 20 7 95 SW 6 1 309 SW 8 2012 P 02/11-04 72 20 7 90 W 9 1 301 W 9 2510 P 02/11-05 64 0 7 85 W 12 12 2 1 NW21 293 W 12 3008 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...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHAMP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100208.BETTY.01/BOU