FNUS75 KBOU 111453 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR MCQUEARY GULCH PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 744 AM MST THU FEB 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER COLORADO THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE A PERSISTENT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD BY THE AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 5000-6000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR...BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-13. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 200-600 FT AGL AFTER 2300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 02/11-07 74 25 6 100 CALM 1 712 SW 2 1571 P 02/11-08 74 25 8 99 S 2 2 2 1 NW29 862 SW 2 2090 P 02/11-09 74 25 12 84 S 2 1 2240 SW 8 28207 P 02/11-10 74 25 18 67 CALM 1 3618 W 14 54324 F 02/11-11 74 25 23 56 CALM 1 2 1 W28 4995 W 18 80441 G 02/11-12 74 25 26 52 W 2 1 5398 W 20 93376 G 02/11-13 74 25 27 49 W 5 1 5801 W 21 106312 V 02/11-14 74 25 28 49 W 6 6 2 1 NW28 6204 W 22 119247 V 02/11-15 74 25 28 52 W 7 1 6046 W 22 117604 V 02/11-16 74 25 27 57 W 7 1 5888 NW 23 115960 V 02/11-17 80 10 26 64 W 7 7 2 1 NW37 5730 NW 23 114317 V 02/11-18 80 10 25 66 W 7 1 5000 W 22 95419 G 02/11-19 80 10 23 71 W 6 1 4271 W 20 76521 G 02/11-20 80 10 21 78 SW 5 5 2 1 NW41 3541 W 18 57624 F 02/11-21 80 10 19 82 SW 3 1 2560 W 14 39405 P 02/11-22 80 10 17 87 SW 2 1 1580 W 10 21185 P 02/11-23 80 10 16 92 SW 2 2 2 1 NW53 599 SW 6 2966 P 02/12-00 80 10 14 96 SW 2 1 499 SW 6 2434 P 02/12-01 80 10 13 99 SW 3 1 400 SW 6 1903 P 02/12-02 80 10 13 100 SW 5 5 2 1 NW48 300 SW 6 1371 P 02/12-03 80 10 12 100 SW 6 1 267 SW 7 1430 P 02/12-04 80 10 11 100 SW 7 1 235 SW 8 1488 P 02/12-05 90 20 10 100 SW 8 8 2 1 NW53 202 SW 9 1547 P 02/12-06 90 20 11 97 SW 8 1 253 SW 8 1871 P 02/12-07 90 20 12 89 SW 8 1 304 SW 8 2195 P 02/12-08 90 20 15 81 SW 7 7 2 1 NW47 355 SW 8 2519 P 02/12-09 90 20 18 78 SW 9 1 1153 SW 12 17368 P 02/12-10 90 20 21 71 SW 10 1 1950 W 16 32217 P 02/12-11 90 20 24 64 W 12 12 2 1 NW44 2748 W 20 47066 F 02/12-12 90 20 26 60 W 12 1 3293 W 22 62584 G 02/12-13 90 20 28 57 W 13 1 3838 W 23 78103 G 02/12-14 90 20 29 57 W 13 13 2 1 NW39 4384 W 24 93622 G 02/12-15 90 20 29 58 W 13 1 4037 W 24 86448 G 02/12-16 90 20 28 60 W 13 1 3689 W 25 79274 G 02/12-17 84 10 27 63 W 13 13 2 1 NW32 3342 W 25 72100 G 02/12-18 84 10 25 67 W 12 1 2852 W 23 58121 F 02/12-19 84 10 24 70 W 10 1 2362 W 21 44143 F 02/12-20 84 10 23 73 W 10 10 2 1 NW37 1872 W 18 30164 P 02/12-21 84 10 22 74 W 9 1 1696 W 16 24934 P 02/12-22 84 10 21 73 SW 8 1 1519 W 15 19704 P 02/12-23 84 10 21 72 SW 7 7 2 1 NW59 1342 W 13 14474 P 02/13-00 84 10 20 72 SW 7 1 1366 W 12 13497 P 02/13-01 84 10 19 71 SW 6 1 1390 SW 10 12521 P 02/13-02 84 10 19 71 SW 5 5 2 1 NW56 1414 SW 9 11544 P 02/13-03 84 10 19 70 SW 5 1 1473 SW 10 12571 P 02/13-04 84 10 19 70 SW 5 1 1531 SW 10 13599 P 02/13-05 90 30 19 71 SW 5 5 3 1 W55 1589 SW 10 14627 P 02/13-06 90 30 19 71 SW 5 1 1767 SW 10 16545 P 02/13-07 90 30 19 72 SW 5 1 1944 W 10 18463 P 02/13-08 90 30 21 70 SW 6 6 2 1 NW53 2121 W 12 20381 P 02/13-09 90 30 23 66 SW 7 1 2804 W 14 36536 P 02/13-10 90 30 24 63 SW 8 1 3487 W 16 52692 F 02/13-11 90 30 26 60 W 9 9 2 1 NW47 4170 W 20 68847 G 02/13-12 90 30 27 59 W 9 1 4484 W 20 78556 G 02/13-13 90 30 28 58 W 10 1 4799 W 21 88265 G 02/13-14 90 30 28 59 W 10 10 3 1 NW46 5113 W 22 97973 G 02/13-15 90 30 28 60 W 10 1 4055 W 21 74844 G 02/13-16 90 30 26 62 W 9 1 2998 W 18 51715 F 02/13-17 90 30 24 70 W 9 9 3 1 NW46 1940 W 17 28585 P 02/13-18 90 30 22 77 W 9 1 1385 W 15 19847 P 02/13-19 90 30 20 85 W 9 1 830 W 13 11109 P 02/13-20 90 30 18 91 W 9 9 2 1 NW35 274 W 10 2371 P 02/13-21 90 30 16 92 W 9 1 254 W 10 2167 P 02/13-22 90 30 15 90 W 9 1 233 W 9 1962 P 02/13-23 90 30 14 88 W 9 9 2 1 NW31 213 W 9 1757 P 02/14-00 90 30 13 90 W 8 1 207 W 9 1649 P 02/14-01 90 30 13 91 W 8 1 201 W 9 1540 P 02/14-02 90 30 12 92 W 8 8 2 1 NW40 195 W 8 1432 P 02/14-03 90 30 12 93 W 7 1 201 W 8 1372 P 02/14-04 90 30 11 94 W 7 1 207 W 7 1312 P 02/14-05 81 20 12 92 W 6 6 2 1 NW51 213 W 7 1252 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...MICHAEL ST MARTIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100211.MCQUE.01/BOU