FNUS75 KBOU 171028 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR CEMEX- DOWE FLATS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 428 AM MDT WED MAR 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE AREA WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM...TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT CAUSING SMOKE DISPERSAL TO BE FAIR. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-13 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHEAST 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6600-7600 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 CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........48-58%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 6-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-7600 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 400-1400 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........16-22%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4200-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR CEMEX- DOWE FLATS. +++ 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 03/17-04 0 0 42 36 W 7 1 183 W 5 797 P 03/17-05 0 0 41 36 W 6 1 179 W 5 779 P 03/17-06 5 0 41 37 W 6 6 3 1 N21 174 W 5 760 P 03/17-07 5 0 40 39 W 9 1 405 W 6 2190 P 03/17-08 5 0 40 40 W 8 1 637 W 6 3619 P 03/17-09 5 0 46 33 W 7 7 3 1 N15 868 NW 7 5049 P 03/17-10 5 0 49 28 SW 6 1 2560 NW 7 17500 P 03/17-11 5 0 53 24 SW 5 1 4253 NW 8 29950 P 03/17-12 18 0 57 21 S 3 3 3 1 N 9 5945 NW 8 42401 F 03/17-13 18 0 59 18 SE 3 1 6548 NW 8 45960 F 03/17-14 18 0 61 17 SE 5 1 7151 NW 8 49519 F 03/17-15 18 0 63 16 SE 5 5 3 1 NW 8 7754 NW 8 53079 F 03/17-16 18 0 64 16 SE 5 1 7686 NW 7 48899 F 03/17-17 18 0 64 16 SE 6 1 7619 W 7 44719 F 03/17-18 23 0 62 18 SW 3 3 3 1 NW 8 7551 W 6 40539 F 03/17-19 23 0 57 24 SW 6 1 6391 W 6 34826 P 03/17-20 23 0 53 29 W 8 1 5231 W 7 29114 P 03/17-21 23 0 51 33 NW 9 9 3 1 W13 4070 W 7 23402 P 03/17-22 23 0 49 36 NW 10 1 3158 W 7 18701 P 03/17-23 23 0 47 39 NW 9 1 2246 NW 8 14001 P 03/18-00 26 0 47 40 NW 9 9 3 1 W16 1333 NW 8 9301 P 03/18-01 26 0 45 43 NW 8 1 1061 NW 8 7302 P 03/18-02 26 0 42 47 NW 8 1 789 NW 8 5303 P 03/18-03 26 0 42 48 W 7 7 3 1 W16 517 NW 7 3305 P 03/18-04 26 0 40 50 NW 7 1 412 NW 8 2766 P 03/18-05 26 0 38 53 NW 6 1 307 W 9 2227 P 03/18-06 35 0 38 53 W 10 10 3 1 W16 202 W 9 1688 P 03/18-07 35 0 39 53 W 9 1 438 NW 5 1549 P 03/18-08 35 0 41 52 W 8 1 711 N 5 2426 P 03/18-09 35 0 45 47 W 8 8 4 1 W15 984 N 3 3302 P 03/18-10 35 0 49 41 W 6 1 2072 N 5 11683 P 03/18-11 35 0 53 36 W 3 1 3160 W 7 20063 P 03/18-12 38 5 56 32 W 2 2 4 1 W22 4249 W 8 28443 P 03/18-13 38 5 59 28 W 2 1 4620 W 9 36199 P 03/18-14 38 5 61 24 W 3 1 4991 W 10 43955 F 03/18-15 38 5 62 23 W 5 5 3 1 W28 5362 W 12 51711 F 03/18-16 38 5 61 23 W 5 1 5020 W 9 40755 F 03/18-17 38 5 59 25 W 6 1 4677 W 7 29800 P 03/18-18 70 9 55 30 NW 7 7 3 1 W32 4334 W 5 18845 P 03/18-19 70 9 52 34 NW 7 1 2979 W 5 12750 P 03/18-20 70 9 48 41 NW 7 1 1624 N 3 6654 P 03/18-21 70 9 44 48 N 6 6 3 1 W26 269 NE 2 558 P 03/18-22 70 9 41 54 N 6 1 248 NE 2 563 P 03/18-23 70 9 39 59 N 5 1 226 NE 3 568 P 03/19-00 98 44 38 63 NE 3 3 2 1 W30 204 NE 3 573 P 03/19-01 98 44 36 66 NE 5 1 204 NE 3 659 P 03/19-02 98 44 34 70 NE 6 1 203 N 5 744 P 03/19-03 98 44 33 74 NE 6 6 2 1 W30 203 N 5 829 P 03/19-04 98 44 30 81 NE 9 1 297 N 8 2480 P 03/19-05 98 44 28 89 NE 13 1 392 N 10 4130 P 03/19-06 100 73 29 87 NE 16 23 2 1 NW28 487 NE 14 5780 P 03/19-07 100 73 29 85 NE 17 1 822 NE 14 10587 P 03/19-08 100 73 30 83 NE 17 1 1157 N 15 15394 P 03/19-09 100 73 30 82 N 18 25 2 1 NW22 1492 N 16 20201 P 03/19-10 100 73 30 81 N 18 1 2117 N 16 29083 P 03/19-11 100 73 30 80 N 18 1 2742 NE 16 37965 P 03/19-12 99 67 29 79 N 18 25 2 1 W21 3366 NE 16 46847 F 03/19-13 99 67 29 78 N 17 1 3805 NE 15 47815 F 03/19-14 99 67 28 78 N 16 1 4243 NE 14 48782 F 03/19-15 99 67 27 79 N 14 20 2 1 W23 4681 NE 13 49749 F 03/19-16 99 67 26 82 N 14 1 4543 NE 14 56197 F 03/19-17 99 67 25 86 NE 13 1 4405 NE 16 62644 G 03/19-18 90 49 24 90 NE 12 12 2 1 W22 4266 NE 18 69091 G 03/19-19 90 49 23 89 NE 12 1 03/19-20 90 49 21 88 NE 13 1 03/19-21 90 49 20 89 N 14 20 1 03/19-22 90 49 19 91 N 13 1 03/19-23 90 49 18 93 N 12 1 03/20-00 74 28 17 98 N 10 10 1 03/20-01 74 28 15 100 N 10 1 03/20-02 74 28 14 100 N 9 1 03/20-03 74 28 13 100 N 8 8 1 03/20-04 74 28 13 94 NW 9 1 03/20-05 74 28 12 82 NW 10 1 03/20-06 32 6 12 74 NW 12 12 1 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...BOULDER COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.CEMEX.01/BOU