FNUS75 KBOU 200035 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 534 PM MST FRI FEB 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH THE DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL 0500...THEN SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14. MAX HUMIDITY........79%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....24. MIN HUMIDITY........68%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 8-13 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW UNTIL 0500...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....10. MAX HUMIDITY........100%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5-12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....21. MIN HUMIDITY........86%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JAMES CREEK. +++ 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 02/19-17 95 59 27 57 SE 2 2 3 1 W52 4386 W 18 70984 G 02/19-18 95 59 25 62 CALM 1 3641 W 16 53296 F 02/19-19 95 59 23 68 CALM 1 2895 W 13 35608 P 02/19-20 95 59 21 73 CALM 1 2 1 W59 2150 W 9 17921 P 02/19-21 95 59 20 75 CALM 1 2008 W 9 16824 P 02/19-22 95 59 20 76 CALM 1 1867 W 9 15728 P 02/19-23 97 56 20 74 CALM 1 2 1 W60 1725 W 9 14631 P 02/20-00 97 56 19 71 CALM 1 1647 SW 9 13433 P 02/20-01 97 56 19 70 CALM 1 1570 SW 9 12234 P 02/20-02 97 56 18 70 CALM 1 2 1 W56 1492 SW 8 11035 P 02/20-03 97 56 18 70 SW 2 1 1311 SW 8 8864 P 02/20-04 97 56 17 72 W 2 1 1130 SW 7 6693 P 02/20-05 95 76 16 68 W 2 2 2 1 W51 949 SW 6 4523 P 02/20-06 95 76 16 71 CALM 1 912 SW 6 4284 P 02/20-07 95 76 16 72 CALM 1 876 S 6 4045 P 02/20-08 95 76 16 79 SE 2 2 2 1 SW39 839 S 6 3806 P 02/20-09 95 76 17 85 SE 3 1 1223 S 6 7073 P 02/20-10 95 76 18 91 SE 6 1 1607 S 7 10339 P 02/20-11 95 85 20 95 E 7 7 2 1 SW39 1991 S 8 13605 P 02/20-12 95 85 21 97 E 7 1 2188 S 9 17062 P 02/20-13 95 85 21 98 E 8 1 2386 S 9 20519 P 02/20-14 95 85 22 97 E 8 8 2 1 SW30 2583 S 10 23975 P 02/20-15 95 85 22 94 E 7 1 2539 S 9 21303 P 02/20-16 95 85 21 90 E 6 1 2495 S 8 18630 P 02/20-17 100 97 20 87 E 6 6 2 1 SW37 2451 S 8 15958 P 02/20-18 100 97 19 86 E 6 1 2332 S 7 15089 P 02/20-19 100 97 18 84 E 5 1 2213 S 7 14221 P 02/20-20 100 97 17 85 NE 5 5 3 1 SW32 2094 S 7 13352 P 02/20-21 100 97 17 85 NE 5 1 2010 S 7 12847 P 02/20-22 100 97 16 87 N 5 1 1927 S 7 12342 P 02/20-23 100 97 15 89 N 5 5 3 1 SW33 1844 S 7 11837 P 02/21-00 100 97 14 89 N 5 1 1756 SW 7 10483 P 02/21-01 100 97 14 88 NE 6 1 1668 W 6 9128 P 02/21-02 100 97 13 88 NE 6 6 3 1 W23 1580 W 6 7773 P 02/21-03 100 97 13 87 NE 5 1 1446 W 6 7281 P 02/21-04 100 97 12 86 NE 5 1 1312 W 6 6788 P 02/21-05 99 40 12 87 NE 3 3 3 1 SW38 1178 W 6 6295 P 02/21-06 99 40 11 90 NE 3 1 1100 W 7 6204 P 02/21-07 99 40 11 95 NE 3 1 1022 W 7 6112 P 02/21-08 99 40 11 100 NE 5 5 3 1 W46 943 W 7 6020 P 02/21-09 99 40 12 100 NE 6 1 1362 W 9 12573 P 02/21-10 99 40 14 100 E 7 1 1781 W 12 19127 P 02/21-11 99 50 16 100 E 8 8 3 1 W52 2200 W 14 25680 P 02/21-12 99 50 17 100 E 8 1 2375 W 14 29643 P 02/21-13 99 50 18 100 E 7 1 2550 W 15 33607 P 02/21-14 99 50 19 100 E 7 7 3 1 W44 2725 W 16 37570 P 02/21-15 99 50 19 100 E 7 1 2698 W 14 31730 P 02/21-16 99 50 18 100 E 8 1 2672 W 12 25889 P 02/21-17 100 51 17 100 E 8 8 3 1 W53 2646 W 9 20049 P 02/21-18 100 51 17 96 E 8 1 2573 SW 8 17112 P 02/21-19 100 51 16 96 E 7 1 2501 SW 7 14175 P 02/21-20 100 51 15 96 E 6 6 3 1 W45 2429 SW 6 11238 P 02/21-21 100 51 14 97 SE 5 1 2372 SW 6 11855 P 02/21-22 100 51 14 96 SE 5 1 2315 SW 6 12471 P 02/21-23 100 51 14 96 SE 3 3 3 1 W40 2259 SW 7 13088 P 02/22-00 100 51 13 97 SE 3 1 2014 W 8 13022 P 02/22-01 100 51 13 95 S 3 1 1769 W 9 12957 P 02/22-02 100 51 13 92 SW 3 3 3 1 W32 1524 W 9 12891 P 02/22-03 100 51 12 94 SW 3 1 1227 W 12 11150 P 02/22-04 100 51 12 94 W 5 1 930 W 13 9410 P 02/22-05 64 19 11 95 W 5 5 3 1 W30 632 W 14 7669 P 02/22-06 64 19 11 95 W 5 1 635 W 14 7526 P 02/22-07 64 19 11 96 W 5 1 638 W 14 7383 P 02/22-08 64 19 11 100 W 5 5 2 1 W37 641 W 13 7240 P 02/22-09 64 19 13 100 W 5 1 1477 W 14 19949 P 02/22-10 64 19 15 96 W 5 1 2312 W 15 32658 P 02/22-11 64 19 18 87 W 5 5 2 1 NW39 3147 NW 16 45367 F 02/22-12 64 19 20 82 W 5 1 3775 NW 16 50134 F 02/22-13 64 19 21 80 SW 3 1 4403 NW 15 54902 F 02/22-14 64 19 22 79 SW 3 3 2 1 NW24 5031 NW 14 59670 F 02/22-15 64 19 22 80 S 2 1 4921 NW 13 56075 F 02/22-16 64 19 21 82 S 2 1 4811 NW 13 52480 F 02/22-17 44 0 21 85 S 2 2 2 1 NW20 4701 NW 12 48885 F 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100220.JAMES.01/BOU