FNUS75 KBOU 081444 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTER RANCH 5...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 744 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH 1200 AND THEN FAIR AFTER 1200. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-43. MIN HUMIDITY........49-55%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 8-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 4400-5400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........76%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 11-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 1600-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1700. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1100 UNTIL 1700...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34. MIN HUMIDITY........52%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 30. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR PORTER RANCH 5. +++ 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 03/08-06 72 52 28 66 W 3 1 438 NW 3 1633 P 03/08-07 72 52 29 65 W 3 1 637 NE 5 2916 P 03/08-08 72 52 30 62 NW 3 3 3 1 S10 836 E 6 4199 P 03/08-09 72 52 32 59 NW 3 1 2251 NE 6 10929 P 03/08-10 72 52 34 56 N 3 1 3666 N 6 17659 P 03/08-11 89 54 36 54 N 3 5 2 1 E 8 5081 N 6 24389 P 03/08-12 89 54 37 52 N 3 1 5167 N 9 39837 P 03/08-13 89 54 38 50 N 5 1 5253 N 12 55285 F 03/08-14 89 54 39 49 N 6 12 2 1 NE13 5339 N 15 70733 G 03/08-15 89 54 38 49 N 7 1 5272 N 17 77102 G 03/08-16 89 54 38 50 N 8 1 5205 N 18 83471 G 03/08-17 72 29 35 54 N 9 9 2 1 N17 5137 N 20 89840 G 03/08-18 72 29 32 62 NW 10 1 4279 N 21 75274 G 03/08-19 72 29 30 67 NW 13 1 3421 NW 21 60708 G 03/08-20 72 29 30 70 NW 14 22 2 1 N17 2563 NW 21 46142 F 03/08-21 72 29 29 72 NW 16 1 2221 NW 21 40265 F 03/08-22 72 29 29 75 NW 17 1 1878 NW 21 34388 P 03/08-23 72 21 28 76 W 20 31 2 1 NW21 1536 NW 22 28512 P 03/09-00 72 21 28 75 W 18 1 1802 NW 20 28888 P 03/09-01 72 21 29 73 W 17 1 2068 NW 17 29264 P 03/09-02 72 21 29 69 W 15 24 2 1 NW22 2335 NW 15 29639 P 03/09-03 72 21 29 68 W 14 1 2360 NW 14 29010 P 03/09-04 72 21 29 69 W 13 1 2385 NW 14 28381 P 03/09-05 69 10 29 69 W 12 12 2 1 NW21 2411 NW 14 27752 P 03/09-06 69 10 29 67 W 12 1 2705 NW 14 32763 P 03/09-07 69 10 29 64 W 13 1 3000 NW 14 37775 P 03/09-08 69 10 30 60 W 13 13 2 1 NW14 3295 W 15 42786 F 03/09-09 69 10 31 57 W 12 1 3873 W 14 46052 F 03/09-10 69 10 32 54 W 12 1 4452 W 13 49319 F 03/09-11 69 20 32 52 W 12 12 2 1 W 7 5031 W 12 52585 F 03/09-12 69 20 33 52 W 12 1 5134 W 13 54912 F 03/09-13 77 20 33 52 W 10 1 5237 W 13 57239 F 03/09-14 77 20 33 53 W 10 10 2 1 SW12 5340 W 13 59566 F 03/09-15 77 20 33 54 NW 9 1 5267 W 12 51468 F 03/09-16 77 20 33 56 NW 7 1 5194 W 9 43370 F 03/09-17 77 30 31 60 NW 6 6 2 1 W16 5121 W 8 35271 P 03/09-18 77 30 30 62 NW 5 1 4737 W 7 29419 P 03/09-19 77 30 29 66 W 3 1 4353 W 6 23567 P 03/09-20 89 30 27 71 W 2 2 3 1 W12 3970 W 5 17714 P 03/09-21 89 30 26 77 W 2 1 3459 W 6 15978 P 03/09-22 89 30 26 81 W 2 1 2949 W 6 14241 P 03/09-23 89 30 25 85 W 3 3 3 1 W10 2439 W 6 12504 P 03/10-00 89 30 24 87 W 3 1 2312 W 6 12283 P 03/10-01 89 30 24 86 W 5 1 2184 NW 7 12062 P 03/10-02 89 30 24 83 W 5 5 3 1 W14 2056 NW 7 11841 P 03/10-03 89 30 24 77 W 6 1 2247 NW 8 15281 P 03/10-04 89 30 24 70 W 6 1 2437 NW 9 18722 P 03/10-05 91 30 24 66 W 6 6 3 1 W14 2628 NW 9 22163 P 03/10-06 91 30 24 64 W 6 1 3032 NW 12 30144 P 03/10-07 91 30 24 63 W 7 1 3437 NW 13 38126 P 03/10-08 91 30 26 60 W 7 7 3 1 W12 3841 NW 14 46107 F 03/10-09 91 30 27 56 W 7 1 4274 NW 14 50271 F 03/10-10 91 30 29 52 W 8 1 4707 NW 14 54435 F 03/10-11 91 30 30 50 W 8 8 3 1 W12 5140 NW 13 58599 F 03/10-12 91 30 31 50 W 7 1 5223 NW 13 56827 F 03/10-13 91 30 31 50 NW 7 1 5307 W 12 55055 F 03/10-14 91 30 32 51 NW 7 7 3 1 SW14 5391 W 12 53283 F 03/10-15 91 30 31 51 NW 6 1 5323 W 10 49838 F 03/10-16 91 30 30 52 NW 5 1 5256 NW 10 46394 F 03/10-17 91 30 29 54 NW 5 5 3 1 SW14 5189 NW 9 42949 F 03/10-18 91 30 28 56 NW 5 1 4664 NW 8 34240 P 03/10-19 91 30 26 59 NW 3 1 4140 NW 7 25531 P 03/10-20 91 30 24 63 NW 3 3 3 1 SW 8 3616 NW 6 16822 P 03/10-21 91 30 23 66 NW 3 1 2963 NW 6 13652 P 03/10-22 91 30 22 68 NW 3 1 2311 NW 5 10482 P 03/10-23 91 30 21 69 NW 3 3 3 1 SE 2 1658 NW 5 7312 P 03/11-00 91 30 20 69 N 3 1 1581 NW 6 7208 P 03/11-01 91 30 20 68 N 3 1 1503 N 6 7103 P 03/11-02 91 30 19 66 NE 3 3 3 1 E 8 1426 N 6 6999 P 03/11-03 91 30 19 65 N 5 1 1816 N 8 13688 P 03/11-04 91 30 19 63 N 5 1 2206 N 10 20376 P 03/11-05 65 20 19 62 N 6 6 3 1 NE15 2596 N 12 27065 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ED LEBLANC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.PORTE.01/BOU