FNUS75 KBOU 091343 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTY DICKS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 643 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. A COOL AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE. WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES STARTING SO COLD...SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MIDDAY. INVERSIONS MAY FINALLY BREAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF SUFFICIENT VENTILATION. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL BREAK EARLIER ALLOWING FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF SUFFICIENT VENTILATION. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-26. MIN HUMIDITY........34-40%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1500-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 3000-4000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........86-94%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-10 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 500-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1400 THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-28. MIN HUMIDITY........40-48%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4000-4500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 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 02/09-06 0 0 -1 45 CALM 1 238 SW 3 798 P 02/09-07 2 0 0 43 SW 2 1 309 W 5 1204 P 02/09-08 2 0 4 39 SW 2 2 3 1 NW23 381 W 5 1610 P 02/09-09 2 0 9 38 SW 3 1 1399 W 9 18136 P 02/09-10 2 0 13 41 SW 5 1 2416 W 13 34662 P 02/09-11 0 0 17 42 W 5 5 3 1 NW17 3434 W 17 51188 F 02/09-12 0 0 21 41 W 6 1 4059 W 18 64825 G 02/09-13 0 0 23 39 W 7 1 4683 W 20 78462 G 02/09-14 0 0 24 38 W 8 8 2 1 W15 5308 W 20 92099 G 02/09-15 0 0 23 38 W 8 1 4988 W 20 86766 G 02/09-16 0 0 22 39 W 8 1 4668 W 20 81433 G 02/09-17 15 0 19 44 W 7 7 2 1 NW18 4348 W 21 76100 G 02/09-18 15 0 17 50 W 9 1 3544 W 18 59544 F 02/09-19 15 0 15 57 W 9 1 2740 W 17 42988 F 02/09-20 19 0 13 64 W 9 9 3 1 NW20 1937 W 16 26432 P 02/09-21 19 0 12 68 W 8 1 1619 W 15 21008 P 02/09-22 19 0 10 71 W 8 1 1301 W 13 15584 P 02/09-23 13 0 9 73 SW 8 8 3 1 W24 983 W 12 10160 P 02/10-00 13 0 8 77 SW 7 1 825 W 12 8314 P 02/10-01 13 0 7 80 SW 7 1 666 SW 12 6468 P 02/10-02 44 0 7 82 SW 6 6 2 1 W25 508 SW 10 4623 P 02/10-03 44 0 6 84 SW 5 1 464 SW 9 3970 P 02/10-04 44 0 6 84 SW 5 1 420 SW 9 3318 P 02/10-05 69 10 6 85 SW 6 6 2 1 W30 377 SW 8 2666 P 02/10-06 69 10 6 86 SW 5 1 536 SW 8 3879 P 02/10-07 69 10 7 88 SW 5 1 685 W 8 5003 P 02/10-08 69 10 10 83 SW 5 5 2 1 W25 834 W 8 6126 P 02/10-09 69 10 13 77 SW 6 1 1740 W 10 18706 P 02/10-10 69 10 15 72 SW 7 1 2646 W 13 31286 P 02/10-11 84 10 18 65 SW 8 8 2 1 W21 3552 W 14 43866 F 02/10-12 84 10 20 56 SW 9 1 4003 W 15 54874 F 02/10-13 84 10 21 48 W 10 1 4454 W 17 65883 G 02/10-14 84 10 22 43 W 10 10 2 1 W24 4905 W 18 76891 G 02/10-15 84 10 22 43 W 10 1 4381 W 18 69456 G 02/10-16 84 10 21 46 W 9 1 3856 W 18 62021 G 02/10-17 84 10 18 52 W 8 8 2 1 W28 3331 W 18 54585 F 02/10-18 84 10 17 56 W 7 1 2624 W 16 40297 F 02/10-19 84 10 15 61 W 7 1 1916 W 14 26009 P 02/10-20 84 10 14 66 W 6 6 2 1 W32 1208 W 12 11721 P 02/10-21 84 10 12 71 W 6 1 950 W 10 8898 P 02/10-22 84 10 11 76 W 6 1 691 W 9 6074 P 02/10-23 64 10 10 80 W 6 6 2 1 W29 432 W 9 3251 P 02/11-00 64 10 9 84 W 6 1 400 W 9 3076 P 02/11-01 64 10 9 87 W 7 1 368 W 9 2901 P 02/11-02 64 10 8 89 W 7 7 2 1 W31 336 W 9 2727 P 02/11-03 64 10 8 91 W 6 1 331 W 8 2404 P 02/11-04 64 10 8 86 SW 5 1 325 W 7 2081 P 02/11-05 64 10 8 83 SW 3 3 2 1 W32 319 W 7 1759 P 02/11-06 64 10 8 81 SW 2 1 557 W 7 3710 P 02/11-07 64 10 10 77 SW 2 1 795 W 8 5662 P 02/11-08 64 10 13 71 SW 3 3 2 1 NW25 1032 W 8 7614 P 02/11-09 64 10 17 69 SW 5 1 2460 W 12 33971 P 02/11-10 64 10 20 68 W 7 1 3889 W 15 60327 G 02/11-11 64 10 24 65 W 9 9 2 1 W22 5317 W 18 86684 G 02/11-12 64 10 26 57 W 12 1 5506 W 21 99682 G 02/11-13 64 10 28 49 W 13 1 5696 W 23 112680 V 02/11-14 64 10 29 45 W 14 22 2 1 W32 5886 W 24 125678 V 02/11-15 64 10 28 46 W 14 1 5740 W 25 127861 V 02/11-16 64 10 27 50 W 13 1 5594 W 26 130043 V 02/11-17 84 10 24 56 W 12 12 2 1 W45 5448 W 28 132226 V 02/11-18 84 10 22 61 W 12 1 5268 W 29 129019 V 02/11-19 84 10 20 65 W 12 1 5087 W 29 125811 V 02/11-20 84 10 18 69 W 12 12 2 1 NW49 4907 W 29 122603 V 02/11-21 84 10 17 72 W 12 1 4419 W 28 108475 V 02/11-22 84 10 15 75 W 12 1 3930 W 28 94347 G 02/11-23 84 10 14 79 W 12 12 2 1 NW45 3442 W 26 80219 G 02/12-00 84 10 13 80 W 12 1 3073 W 24 66653 G 02/12-01 84 10 12 80 W 12 1 2704 W 22 53087 F 02/12-02 84 10 12 80 W 12 12 2 1 NW43 2334 W 20 39521 P 02/12-03 84 10 11 80 W 13 1 2308 W 18 36982 P 02/12-04 84 10 11 80 W 13 1 2281 W 17 34443 P 02/12-05 84 10 11 80 W 14 22 2 1 NW46 2254 W 16 31905 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 $$ DANKERS...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...JAMES CHAMP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100209.BETTY.01/BOU