FNUS75 KBOU 171048 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER MOUNTAIN PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 448 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 TODAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MAX HUMIDITY........40-47%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58. MIN HUMIDITY........17-24%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 20-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4800-5800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1500. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR DEER MOUNTAIN 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 03/17-04 0 0 28 44 W 10 1 151 W 9 1283 P 03/17-05 0 0 28 46 W 10 1 148 W 10 1277 P 03/17-06 5 0 27 46 W 10 10 5 1 N13 145 W 10 1272 P 03/17-07 5 0 27 47 W 10 1 162 W 10 1389 P 03/17-08 5 0 27 47 W 10 1 180 W 9 1506 P 03/17-09 5 0 29 44 W 9 9 5 1 N 9 197 W 9 1623 P 03/17-10 5 0 36 37 W 8 1 1108 W 10 10621 P 03/17-11 5 0 42 25 W 7 1 2019 W 10 19618 P 03/17-12 19 0 50 18 W 6 6 5 1 NW 6 2930 W 12 28615 P 03/17-13 19 0 55 15 W 6 1 3617 W 12 36485 P 03/17-14 19 0 56 13 W 7 1 4304 W 12 44354 F 03/17-15 19 0 58 12 W 7 7 5 1 NW 8 4991 W 12 52224 F 03/17-16 19 0 60 11 W 7 1 4431 W 12 45313 F 03/17-17 19 0 58 14 W 7 1 3871 W 12 38403 P 03/17-18 27 0 50 20 W 6 6 5 1 NW10 3312 W 12 31492 P 03/17-19 27 0 44 28 W 7 1 2487 W 12 23665 P 03/17-20 27 0 37 34 W 8 1 1662 W 12 15838 P 03/17-21 27 0 34 37 W 8 8 5 1 W16 838 W 12 8011 P 03/17-22 27 0 33 38 W 8 1 713 W 10 6585 P 03/17-23 27 0 32 37 W 7 1 587 W 10 5159 P 03/18-00 30 0 31 38 W 7 7 5 1 W21 462 W 9 3733 P 03/18-01 30 0 30 37 W 7 1 382 W 9 2978 P 03/18-02 30 0 29 39 W 7 1 302 W 8 2223 P 03/18-03 30 0 28 40 W 7 7 5 1 W22 223 W 8 1469 P 03/18-04 30 0 27 42 W 7 1 207 W 8 1411 P 03/18-05 30 0 26 43 W 7 1 192 W 8 1353 P 03/18-06 33 1 27 40 W 8 8 5 1 W23 176 W 8 1296 P 03/18-07 33 1 28 42 W 8 1 258 W 6 1268 P 03/18-08 33 1 30 41 W 7 1 358 SW 6 1759 P 03/18-09 33 1 33 39 W 7 7 4 1 W17 458 SW 6 2251 P 03/18-10 33 1 37 36 W 7 1 2060 SW 9 28911 P 03/18-11 33 1 40 33 W 7 1 3662 W 14 55571 F 03/18-12 40 10 43 32 W 6 6 3 1 W25 5265 W 18 82231 G 03/18-13 40 10 45 30 W 7 1 5517 W 20 94780 G 03/18-14 40 10 46 28 W 8 1 5769 W 21 107330 V 03/18-15 40 10 47 28 W 9 9 2 1 W35 6021 W 23 119879 V 03/18-16 40 10 47 29 W 9 1 5857 W 22 113258 V 03/18-17 40 10 45 31 W 8 1 5692 W 22 106636 V 03/18-18 88 47 42 36 W 8 8 2 1 W36 5528 W 21 100015 V 03/18-19 88 47 39 42 W 7 1 4550 W 17 74590 G 03/18-20 88 47 35 52 W 6 1 3573 W 14 49165 F 03/18-21 88 47 32 59 W 5 5 2 1 W37 2595 W 10 23740 P 03/18-22 88 47 30 60 W 3 1 1848 W 9 16344 P 03/18-23 88 47 28 57 SW 3 1 1101 SW 7 8948 P 03/19-00 98 61 27 55 S 2 2 2 1 W36 353 SW 5 1552 P 03/19-01 98 61 25 58 S 2 1 311 SW 6 1490 P 03/19-02 98 61 24 63 SW 2 1 269 W 6 1428 P 03/19-03 98 61 22 68 CALM 1 2 1 W33 226 W 7 1366 P 03/19-04 98 61 21 69 W 3 1 292 W 6 1447 P 03/19-05 98 61 19 69 N 6 1 357 NW 6 1527 P 03/19-06 100 75 22 60 NE 7 7 2 1 W30 422 N 5 1608 P 03/19-07 100 75 24 56 NE 9 1 979 N 8 9794 P 03/19-08 100 75 26 54 NE 10 1 1536 N 12 17981 P 03/19-09 100 75 28 53 NE 12 12 2 1 W28 2094 N 14 26168 P 03/19-10 100 75 28 55 NE 12 1 3043 N 10 21773 P 03/19-11 100 75 28 57 NE 12 1 3992 N 7 17378 P 03/19-12 99 70 28 58 NE 12 12 2 1 W31 4941 N 3 12983 P 03/19-13 99 70 28 58 NE 12 1 5012 NW 3 14612 P 03/19-14 99 70 27 60 NE 10 1 5083 SW 3 16240 P 03/19-15 99 70 25 62 NE 10 10 2 1 W33 5154 SW 3 17869 P 03/19-16 99 70 23 68 NE 9 1 5270 S 5 21386 P 03/19-17 99 70 21 74 NE 9 1 5386 E 6 24904 P 03/19-18 92 59 19 80 NE 8 8 2 1 W30 5502 NE 6 28421 P 03/19-19 92 59 17 83 NE 8 1 03/19-20 92 59 14 86 NE 8 1 03/19-21 92 59 13 86 NE 8 8 1 03/19-22 92 59 11 85 NE 7 1 03/19-23 92 59 10 82 N 7 1 03/20-00 73 36 9 83 N 7 7 1 03/20-01 73 36 8 85 N 7 1 03/20-02 73 36 7 87 N 7 1 03/20-03 73 36 6 89 NW 7 7 1 03/20-04 73 36 5 88 NW 8 1 03/20-05 73 36 5 86 NW 8 1 03/20-06 49 13 5 85 NW 8 8 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...ROMO DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.DEERM.01/BOU