FNUS75 KBOU 221709 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK SURVEY...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1008 AM MST MON FEB 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND GOOD VISIBILITY TO THE ELK SURVEY SITE BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SLIGHTLY WARMER TUESDAY...AND WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....20. MIN HUMIDITY........47%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTH 7-8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-1. MAX HUMIDITY........66%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-15 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31. MIN HUMIDITY........27%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR ELK SURVEY. +++ 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 02/22-10 38 0 13 57 W 5 1 3758 NW 8 32922 P 02/22-11 38 0 15 54 NW 5 5 2 1 W16 5156 NW 10 47746 F 02/22-12 38 0 17 52 NW 5 1 5333 NW 10 49428 F 02/22-13 38 0 19 50 N 5 1 5510 NW 10 51110 F 02/22-14 42 0 20 48 NE 5 5 2 1 N15 5687 NW 10 52792 F 02/22-15 42 0 18 47 NE 5 1 5390 N 12 53302 F 02/22-16 42 0 16 48 NE 5 1 5092 N 13 53813 F 02/22-17 42 0 14 54 NE 5 5 2 1 NE30 4795 N 13 54324 F 02/22-18 39 0 10 58 N 6 1 3632 N 12 39230 P 02/22-19 33 0 8 61 NW 6 1 2469 N 9 24136 P 02/22-20 20 0 7 60 W 7 7 2 1 NE29 1306 NW 8 9042 P 02/22-21 20 0 6 58 W 7 1 954 NW 8 6519 P 02/22-22 20 0 4 56 W 7 1 601 NW 7 3997 P 02/22-23 20 0 2 56 W 7 7 2 1 N31 248 W 7 1474 P 02/23-00 20 0 1 56 W 8 1 229 W 8 1555 P 02/23-01 20 0 1 56 W 9 1 210 W 9 1636 P 02/23-02 20 0 1 56 W 10 16 2 1 N31 191 W 10 1717 P 02/23-03 20 0 1 55 W 12 1 188 W 12 1811 P 02/23-04 20 0 0 55 W 13 1 184 W 12 1904 P 02/23-05 31 0 1 53 W 13 20 2 1 N37 181 W 13 1998 P 02/23-06 31 0 1 66 W 10 1 259 W 12 2599 P 02/23-07 31 0 4 61 W 10 1 347 W 12 3580 P 02/23-08 31 0 8 52 W 10 10 2 1 N30 434 W 13 4562 P 02/23-09 31 0 14 44 W 9 1 1986 NW 15 35936 P 02/23-10 31 0 18 38 W 9 1 3538 NW 18 67310 G 02/23-11 31 0 23 33 W 8 8 2 1 N36 5090 N 22 98685 G 02/23-12 31 0 26 30 W 7 1 5215 NW 24 109531 V 02/23-13 31 0 28 28 W 7 1 5341 NW 25 120377 V 02/23-14 31 0 29 27 W 6 6 2 1 N38 5467 NW 28 131224 V 02/23-15 31 0 29 28 W 6 1 5207 NW 29 129596 V 02/23-16 31 0 27 29 W 6 1 4947 NW 30 127968 V 02/23-17 26 0 24 33 W 6 6 2 1 N41 4688 NW 31 126340 V 02/23-18 26 0 22 37 W 6 1 3599 NW 28 93148 G 02/23-19 26 0 19 43 W 7 1 2511 NW 25 59956 F 02/23-20 26 0 17 48 W 7 7 2 1 N41 1422 NW 22 26763 P 02/23-21 26 0 14 52 W 8 1 1162 NW 20 20732 P 02/23-22 26 0 13 54 W 8 1 902 W 17 14701 P 02/23-23 26 0 11 54 W 9 9 2 1 N41 643 W 15 8671 P 02/24-00 26 0 10 56 W 10 1 537 W 15 7062 P 02/24-01 26 0 9 55 W 12 1 431 W 14 5453 P 02/24-02 26 0 8 55 W 12 12 2 1 N39 325 W 14 3845 P 02/24-03 26 0 8 54 W 13 1 305 W 14 3709 P 02/24-04 26 0 8 52 W 14 1 285 W 15 3573 P 02/24-05 53 0 8 50 W 14 22 3 1 N38 265 W 15 3438 P 02/24-06 53 0 8 50 W 14 1 473 W 15 6551 P 02/24-07 53 0 10 48 W 14 1 681 W 16 9664 P 02/24-08 53 0 13 44 W 13 13 3 1 NW39 889 W 16 12778 P 02/24-09 53 0 18 39 W 13 1 2249 W 18 42789 F 02/24-10 53 0 21 36 W 12 1 3608 NW 22 72799 G 02/24-11 52 0 25 34 W 12 12 3 1 N37 4968 NW 24 102810 V 02/24-12 52 0 27 32 W 12 1 5111 NW 23 103291 V 02/24-13 52 0 29 30 W 12 1 5254 NW 23 103771 V 02/24-14 52 0 30 30 W 12 12 3 1 NW31 5397 NW 22 104252 V 02/24-15 52 0 30 31 W 12 1 5326 NW 22 100087 V 02/24-16 52 0 29 32 W 10 1 5256 NW 21 95922 G 02/24-17 69 5 27 35 W 10 10 3 1 NW32 5186 NW 21 91757 G 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...ROMO DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100222.ELKSU.01/BOU