FNUS75 KBOU 081608 RRA FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JC RFB9...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 854 AM MST MON FEB 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST WITH A NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION. THE UPSLOPE THAT IS PRODUCING THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOWFALL WILL SUBSIDE AT THAT TIME AS WELL. FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH THIS MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-23. MIN HUMIDITY........75-80%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 7-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN NORTH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 7-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 0100...THEN 400-1200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26. MIN HUMIDITY........59-65%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 40. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JC RFB9. +++ 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 02/08-08 100 70 13 100 E 3 3 2 1 NW29 2166 W 2 4606 P 02/08-09 100 70 14 96 SE 5 1 2613 W 5 13136 P 02/08-10 100 70 17 88 S 5 1 3060 NW 7 21665 P 02/08-11 95 44 18 84 S 6 6 2 1 N33 3507 NW 10 30195 P 02/08-12 95 44 19 83 SW 6 1 3514 NW 12 33808 P 02/08-13 95 44 20 84 NW 6 1 3520 NW 13 37420 P 02/08-14 95 44 20 85 N 6 6 2 1 NW37 3526 NW 14 41033 F 02/08-15 95 44 19 85 N 6 1 3385 NW 13 37607 P 02/08-16 95 44 18 84 N 5 1 3243 NW 12 34181 P 02/08-17 62 0 17 83 N 5 5 2 1 N40 3102 NW 12 30755 P 02/08-18 62 0 16 85 N 3 1 2816 NW 10 26277 P 02/08-19 62 0 14 88 N 2 1 2531 NW 9 21800 P 02/08-20 62 0 13 91 N 2 2 2 1 N38 2245 W 9 17323 P 02/08-21 62 0 11 93 NW 2 1 2106 W 9 16265 P 02/08-22 62 0 11 95 SW 2 1 1966 W 9 15207 P 02/08-23 41 0 10 95 SW 3 3 2 1 N38 1827 W 9 14149 P 02/09-00 41 0 9 93 SW 5 1 1544 W 9 12622 P 02/09-01 41 0 9 89 W 6 1 1262 W 10 11095 P 02/09-02 41 0 9 85 W 7 7 4 1 N33 979 W 12 9568 P 02/09-03 41 0 8 80 W 8 1 799 W 12 7846 P 02/09-04 41 0 8 76 W 10 1 619 W 12 6124 P 02/09-05 43 0 8 70 W 12 12 4 1 NW28 439 W 12 4401 P 02/09-06 43 0 8 75 W 12 1 489 W 12 4758 P 02/09-07 43 0 9 77 W 12 1 561 W 12 5349 P 02/09-08 43 0 11 73 W 10 10 4 1 NW23 634 W 10 5940 P 02/09-09 43 0 15 68 W 9 1 1022 W 12 10731 P 02/09-10 43 0 17 65 W 7 1 1411 W 13 15522 P 02/09-11 34 0 20 64 W 6 6 4 1 NW17 1800 W 13 20313 P 02/09-12 34 0 22 62 W 6 1 2176 W 15 30747 P 02/09-13 34 0 24 60 W 7 1 2553 W 18 41181 F 02/09-14 34 0 25 59 W 8 8 4 1 W14 2929 W 21 51615 F 02/09-15 34 0 24 59 W 9 1 2465 W 21 44473 F 02/09-16 34 0 23 59 W 10 1 2002 W 22 37331 P 02/09-17 53 0 22 60 W 12 12 3 1 W15 1538 W 23 30189 P 02/09-18 53 0 20 60 W 13 1 1288 W 22 24412 P 02/09-19 53 0 19 59 W 14 1 1038 W 20 18635 P 02/09-20 53 0 18 59 W 15 24 3 1 W21 788 W 18 12858 P 02/09-21 53 0 17 59 W 15 1 659 W 18 10701 P 02/09-22 53 0 16 60 W 16 1 529 W 18 8544 P 02/09-23 53 0 15 61 W 16 25 3 1 W20 399 W 18 6388 P 02/10-00 53 0 14 62 W 17 1 377 W 20 6271 P 02/10-01 53 0 14 63 W 18 1 355 W 20 6155 P 02/10-02 53 0 13 63 W 20 31 3 1 W17 332 W 21 6038 P 02/10-03 53 0 13 63 W 21 1 354 W 22 6798 P 02/10-04 53 0 13 62 W 22 1 376 W 23 7558 P 02/10-05 65 0 13 62 W 22 35 3 1 W17 398 W 24 8317 P 02/10-06 65 0 13 65 W 22 1 506 W 24 10470 P 02/10-07 65 0 14 67 W 21 1 614 W 24 12623 P 02/10-08 65 0 16 66 W 20 31 3 1 W18 721 W 23 14775 P 02/10-09 65 0 18 64 W 18 1 1300 W 23 26482 P 02/10-10 65 0 20 63 W 17 1 1878 W 23 38188 P 02/10-11 65 0 22 59 W 16 25 3 1 W21 2456 W 23 49895 F 02/10-12 65 0 24 52 W 15 1 3092 W 23 61676 G 02/10-13 65 0 25 45 W 15 1 3729 W 23 73457 G 02/10-14 65 0 25 40 W 15 24 3 1 W28 4365 W 23 85238 G 02/10-15 65 0 25 40 W 15 1 3739 W 23 74623 G 02/10-16 65 0 24 42 W 15 1 3113 W 24 64008 G 02/10-17 49 0 23 46 W 15 24 3 1 W30 2487 W 24 53393 F 02/10-18 49 0 22 50 W 15 1 1838 W 21 37746 P 02/10-19 49 0 21 56 W 14 1 1188 W 17 22099 P 02/10-20 49 0 20 63 W 14 22 3 1 W28 539 W 14 6452 P 02/10-21 49 0 19 70 W 13 1 473 W 13 5483 P 02/10-22 49 0 18 77 W 13 1 407 W 13 4514 P 02/10-23 49 0 17 83 W 12 12 2 1 W25 342 W 12 3546 P 02/11-00 49 0 17 87 W 12 1 323 W 12 3375 P 02/11-01 49 0 17 88 W 12 1 304 W 13 3205 P 02/11-02 49 0 16 89 W 12 12 2 1 NW22 285 W 13 3034 P 02/11-03 49 0 16 90 W 12 1 279 W 12 2836 P 02/11-04 49 0 16 88 W 10 1 273 W 12 2638 P 02/11-05 55 0 16 85 W 10 10 3 1 NW18 267 W 10 2440 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...BILL ALAKAI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100208.JCRFB.01/BOU