FNUS75 KBOU 170406 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOPES...NORTH METRO FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1006 PM MDT TUE MAR 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE STATE ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL LIMIT GOOD DISPERSION TO THE POOR CATEGORY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN WEAK. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM TOMORROW BY ABOUT 7-10 DEGREES FROM TODAY...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID TO LOW TEENS WITH LITTLE TO NO CLOUD COVER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........54%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 200 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........14%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST UP TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 4000-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 6800-7800 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36. MAX HUMIDITY........52%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 8-13 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 400-1400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........17%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 6000-7000 FT AGL AFTER 1500. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR HOOPES. +++ 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 03/16-21 0 0 45 39 W 10 10 2 1 N36 297 W 8 2196 P 03/16-22 0 0 43 43 SW 10 1 256 W 8 1853 P 03/16-23 0 0 41 46 SW 9 1 216 SW 8 1510 P 03/17-00 4 0 39 48 SW 8 8 2 1 N37 176 SW 8 1167 P 03/17-01 4 0 38 50 SW 9 1 168 SW 8 1187 P 03/17-02 4 0 37 51 SW 10 1 161 SW 9 1207 P 03/17-03 0 0 36 53 SW 10 10 2 1 N31 153 SW 9 1227 P 03/17-04 0 0 35 54 SW 9 1 156 SW 8 1128 P 03/17-05 0 0 36 53 SW 8 1 159 SW 8 1029 P 03/17-06 0 0 36 50 SW 7 7 3 1 N25 162 SW 7 930 P 03/17-07 0 0 36 49 W 7 1 272 SW 6 1303 P 03/17-08 0 0 40 43 W 6 1 383 W 6 1676 P 03/17-09 4 0 44 35 W 6 6 5 1 N14 494 W 5 2048 P 03/17-10 4 0 50 29 SW 5 1 1818 W 3 3538 P 03/17-11 4 0 55 23 SW 3 1 3142 W 2 5028 P 03/17-12 4 0 59 20 S 2 2 5 1 N 7 4466 CALM 6518 P 03/17-13 4 0 62 17 S 2 1 5638 W 2 11910 P 03/17-14 4 0 65 15 S 3 1 6810 W 2 17301 P 03/17-15 4 0 66 14 S 3 3 5 1 NW 8 7982 W 3 22692 P 03/17-16 4 0 65 14 S 5 1 6621 W 3 20465 P 03/17-17 4 0 63 16 SW 5 1 5260 SW 5 18239 P 03/17-18 0 0 60 19 S 5 5 3 1 NW12 3898 SW 5 16012 P 03/17-19 0 0 58 21 SW 6 1 2679 SW 6 11158 P 03/17-20 0 0 53 26 W 6 1 1460 W 6 6303 P 03/17-21 0 0 49 31 W 7 7 3 1 NW 8 241 W 7 1448 P 03/17-22 0 0 45 37 W 8 1 220 W 7 1338 P 03/17-23 0 0 43 40 W 8 1 199 W 7 1228 P 03/18-00 0 0 41 42 W 8 8 3 1 W 9 178 W 7 1118 P 03/18-01 0 0 39 46 W 8 1 178 W 7 1025 P 03/18-02 0 0 39 49 W 7 1 178 W 6 932 P 03/18-03 4 0 38 51 W 6 6 3 1 SW15 179 W 6 839 P 03/18-04 4 0 37 52 W 6 1 180 W 5 803 P 03/18-05 4 0 37 50 W 5 1 182 W 5 768 P 03/18-06 4 2 38 50 W 5 5 3 1 W16 184 W 5 733 P 03/18-07 4 2 38 51 W 5 1 492 W 6 2841 P 03/18-08 4 2 41 50 NW 5 1 801 N 7 4950 P 03/18-09 4 2 45 45 N 5 5 3 1 W14 1110 N 7 7059 P 03/18-10 4 2 50 39 N 5 1 2274 N 6 9904 P 03/18-11 4 2 55 33 N 6 1 3438 NW 5 12749 P 03/18-12 35 8 58 28 N 6 6 3 1 W22 4602 NW 3 15594 P 03/18-13 35 8 61 23 NE 5 1 5604 W 7 37119 P 03/18-14 35 8 63 19 NE 5 1 6607 W 9 58644 F 03/18-15 35 8 64 17 NE 3 3 3 1 W30 7610 W 13 80169 G 03/18-16 35 8 64 17 NE 3 1 6537 W 8 54382 F 03/18-17 35 8 61 19 NE 5 1 5465 NW 5 28595 P 03/18-18 87 10 59 22 NE 5 5 3 1 W30 4393 CALM 2809 P 03/18-19 87 10 57 25 N 5 1 2988 NW 2 2120 P 03/18-20 87 10 54 28 N 5 1 1584 N 3 1432 P 03/18-21 87 10 52 31 NW 5 5 3 1 W21 179 N 5 743 P 03/18-22 87 10 50 34 N 5 1 165 N 5 708 P 03/18-23 87 10 47 38 N 6 1 150 N 6 674 P 03/19-00 74 15 45 42 N 6 6 3 1 W26 136 N 6 639 P 03/19-01 74 15 43 46 N 6 1 137 N 6 664 P 03/19-02 74 15 40 51 N 6 1 138 N 6 689 P 03/19-03 74 15 38 56 N 6 6 3 1 W28 139 N 6 715 P 03/19-04 74 15 36 61 N 8 1 172 N 8 1407 P 03/19-05 74 15 35 67 N 10 1 205 N 12 2099 P 03/19-06 100 40 33 72 N 13 17 2 1 W15 238 N 14 2791 P 03/19-07 100 40 31 77 N 12 1 325 N 13 3679 P 03/19-08 100 40 30 82 N 10 1 411 N 13 4566 P 03/19-09 100 40 29 85 N 9 9 2 1 NW14 498 N 13 5453 P 03/19-10 100 40 29 85 N 9 1 1080 N 14 14896 P 03/19-11 100 40 30 84 N 9 1 1662 N 16 24339 P 03/19-12 98 53 30 83 N 10 10 2 1 NW21 2245 NE 17 33782 P 03/19-13 98 53 28 85 N 12 1 2865 NE 18 45010 F 03/19-14 98 53 26 88 N 13 1 3485 NE 18 56237 F 03/19-15 98 53 25 89 N 14 20 2 1 W24 4105 NE 18 67465 G 03/19-16 98 53 25 88 N 13 1 3725 NE 18 60357 G 03/19-17 98 53 25 87 N 10 1 3345 NE 18 53248 F 03/19-18 87 48 25 85 N 9 9 2 1 W18 2964 N 18 46140 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 $$ FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...JOHN PAWLIK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.HOOPE.02/BOU