FNUS75 KBOU 091615 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK 1401...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 915 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN INVERSION AND LIGHT WINDS WILL COMBINE TO KEEP SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE POOR CATEGORY TODAY. WARMER TEMPS MAY ALLOW FOR BETTER MIXING AND MARGINALLY FAIR DISPERSAL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. CONTINUED SLOW WARMING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FAIR DISPERSAL FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-29. MIN HUMIDITY........40-50%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200 RISING TO 2500 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-15. MAX HUMIDITY........75-90%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL BY 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-31. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 3000 FT AGL BY 1400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JAMES CREEK 1401. +++ 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 02/09-08 0 0 8 90 W 9 9 4 1 NW26 247 W 9 1999 P 02/09-09 0 0 12 77 W 8 1 790 W 12 10198 P 02/09-10 0 0 16 72 W 6 1 1333 W 14 18397 P 02/09-11 15 0 20 70 W 5 5 4 1 NW17 1876 W 16 26596 P 02/09-12 15 0 22 74 W 6 1 2291 W 18 38893 P 02/09-13 15 0 24 81 W 7 1 2707 W 21 51190 F 02/09-14 15 0 25 89 W 8 8 4 1 W10 3122 W 23 63487 G 02/09-15 15 0 25 93 W 8 1 2660 W 23 53475 F 02/09-16 15 0 24 92 W 8 1 2197 W 23 43464 F 02/09-17 6 0 22 88 W 8 8 4 1 W14 1735 W 22 33453 P 02/09-18 6 0 20 79 W 9 1 1371 W 20 25213 P 02/09-19 6 0 19 67 W 9 1 1007 W 17 16973 P 02/09-20 5 0 18 59 W 9 9 4 1 NW17 642 W 16 8734 P 02/09-21 5 0 16 59 W 10 1 561 W 15 7323 P 02/09-22 5 0 15 61 W 10 1 480 W 14 5913 P 02/09-23 0 0 15 64 W 12 12 4 1 W21 399 W 13 4503 P 02/10-00 0 0 14 65 W 12 1 353 W 14 4190 P 02/10-01 0 0 13 66 W 12 1 307 W 15 3878 P 02/10-02 15 0 13 66 W 12 12 4 1 W18 260 W 16 3565 P 02/10-03 15 0 12 66 W 12 1 250 W 17 3639 P 02/10-04 15 0 12 65 W 12 1 240 W 18 3712 P 02/10-05 56 0 12 65 W 20 30 4 1 W24 230 W 18 3786 P 02/10-06 56 0 13 67 W 18 1 263 W 17 3989 P 02/10-07 56 0 14 68 W 16 1 292 W 16 4131 P 02/10-08 56 0 16 66 W 15 24 3 1 NW23 322 W 15 4273 P 02/10-09 56 0 19 62 W 13 1 1008 W 15 13612 P 02/10-10 56 0 21 60 W 10 1 1695 W 15 22952 P 02/10-11 66 0 24 55 W 9 9 3 1 W20 2381 W 16 32292 P 02/10-12 66 0 26 47 W 8 1 2950 W 16 41685 F 02/10-13 66 0 27 40 W 7 1 3519 W 16 51079 F 02/10-14 66 0 28 37 W 7 7 3 1 W18 4088 W 17 60473 G 02/10-15 66 0 27 36 W 7 1 3430 W 17 52039 F 02/10-16 66 0 26 38 W 6 1 2772 W 18 43606 F 02/10-17 66 0 24 43 W 7 7 3 1 W24 2114 W 20 35172 P 02/10-18 66 0 23 48 W 9 1 1552 W 17 25322 P 02/10-19 66 0 21 54 W 12 1 990 W 16 15471 P 02/10-20 66 0 20 61 W 14 22 3 1 W28 429 W 15 5620 P 02/10-21 66 0 19 69 W 14 1 364 W 15 4638 P 02/10-22 66 0 18 76 W 13 1 300 W 14 3655 P 02/10-23 52 0 17 82 W 13 13 3 1 W25 236 W 13 2673 P 02/11-00 52 0 16 87 W 13 1 225 W 14 2655 P 02/11-01 52 0 16 90 W 14 1 215 W 14 2638 P 02/11-02 52 0 15 91 W 15 24 3 1 W24 205 W 15 2621 P 02/11-03 52 0 15 92 W 16 1 204 W 15 2658 P 02/11-04 52 0 15 96 W 16 1 203 W 15 2695 P 02/11-05 52 0 15 95 W 16 25 3 1 NW28 201 W 16 2732 P 02/11-06 52 0 15 91 W 16 1 262 W 15 3397 P 02/11-07 52 0 17 86 W 16 1 322 W 15 4063 P 02/11-08 52 0 20 81 W 15 24 2 1 NW23 383 W 14 4729 P 02/11-09 52 0 23 79 W 14 1 1952 W 15 28702 P 02/11-10 52 0 27 74 W 13 1 3520 W 16 52674 F 02/11-11 52 0 30 68 W 12 12 2 1 NW18 5089 NW 17 76647 G 02/11-12 52 0 33 64 W 13 1 5366 W 18 87380 G 02/11-13 52 0 34 62 W 13 1 5643 W 20 98112 G 02/11-14 52 0 35 61 W 14 22 2 1 W26 5921 W 21 108845 V 02/11-15 52 0 35 62 W 13 1 5638 W 23 112932 V 02/11-16 52 0 33 63 W 12 1 5355 W 25 117020 V 02/11-17 66 0 31 68 W 10 10 2 1 W33 5071 W 28 121107 V 02/11-18 66 0 29 73 W 10 1 4523 W 28 107847 V 02/11-19 66 0 27 76 W 12 1 3974 W 28 94588 G 02/11-20 66 0 25 80 W 13 13 2 1 NW37 3425 W 28 81328 G 02/11-21 66 0 23 85 W 14 1 3011 W 28 71340 G 02/11-22 66 0 22 87 W 14 1 2597 W 28 61351 G 02/11-23 66 0 21 57 W 15 24 2 1 NW26 2182 W 28 51363 F 02/12-00 66 0 20 63 W 15 1 1884 W 25 42423 F 02/12-01 66 0 19 67 W 15 1 1586 W 24 33484 P 02/12-02 66 0 19 70 W 15 24 2 1 NW29 1288 W 22 24544 P 02/12-03 66 0 18 73 W 14 1 1240 W 21 22155 P 02/12-04 66 0 18 75 W 13 1 1192 W 18 19767 P 02/12-05 68 0 18 76 W 12 12 2 1 NW26 1144 W 17 17378 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...DEVIN STEAKLEY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100209.JAMES.01/BOU