FNUS75 KBOU 091543 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR PHANTOM CANYON UNIT 3 BLACKLINING...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 940 AM MDT FRI APR 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK SURGE OF EASTERLY WINDS HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND THIS WILL ENHANCE THE SOUTHEAST FLOW TODAY. OTHERWISE WARM AND FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........22%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH INCREASING BY 1100 TO 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5400-6400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........64%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........31%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH 11-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL AFTER 0700. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1800. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR PHANTOM CANYON UNIT 3 BLACKLINING. +++ 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 04/09-09 18 1 44 41 S 3 3 3 1 W29 2588 SW 10 24249 P 04/09-10 18 1 48 36 S 7 1 3636 SW 13 45612 F 04/09-11 18 1 50 32 S 12 1 4685 SW 15 66974 G 04/09-12 22 1 52 30 S 15 24 3 1 W36 5733 SW 17 88336 G 04/09-13 22 1 51 32 S 15 1 5964 SW 18 98373 G 04/09-14 22 9 52 32 S 15 1 6195 SW 20 108410 V 04/09-15 22 9 53 31 S 14 22 3 1 SW38 6426 SW 21 118446 V 04/09-16 22 9 53 31 S 15 1 6055 SW 21 111679 V 04/09-17 22 9 54 29 S 15 1 5683 SW 21 104911 V 04/09-18 41 10 52 31 S 15 24 3 1 W41 5312 SW 21 98143 G 04/09-19 41 10 47 40 S 14 1 3757 S 18 68070 G 04/09-20 41 10 45 47 S 12 1 2202 S 16 37997 P 04/09-21 41 10 42 54 S 9 9 3 1 W43 648 S 14 7924 P 04/09-22 41 10 42 56 S 8 1 559 S 12 6141 P 04/09-23 41 10 40 58 W 7 1 470 SW 10 4358 P 04/10-00 47 10 40 57 W 7 7 3 1 W39 380 W 8 2575 P 04/10-01 47 10 39 58 W 8 1 391 W 10 3489 P 04/10-02 47 10 39 57 NW 10 1 402 W 13 4403 P 04/10-03 47 10 37 60 NW 12 12 3 1 W46 412 NW 15 5317 P 04/10-04 47 10 37 60 NW 12 1 447 NW 16 6140 P 04/10-05 47 10 37 60 NW 9 1 482 NW 16 6962 P 04/10-06 69 0 36 64 NW 8 8 3 1 W46 742 NW 13 8044 P 04/10-07 69 0 36 62 W 7 1 1387 NW 9 6759 P 04/10-08 69 0 38 56 W 6 1 2032 SW 6 5475 P 04/10-09 69 0 41 49 W 6 6 3 1 W45 2677 S 2 4191 P 04/10-10 69 0 45 43 SW 8 1 3329 S 5 17571 P 04/10-11 69 0 48 38 S 13 1 3980 S 8 30951 P 04/10-12 64 19 50 34 S 15 24 3 3 W40 4632 S 12 44331 F 04/10-13 64 19 52 32 S 15 3 4892 SW 12 49109 F 04/10-14 64 19 53 31 S 14 3 5152 SW 12 53888 F 04/10-15 64 19 54 31 S 13 13 3 3 W36 5412 SW 13 58666 F 04/10-16 64 19 54 31 S 12 3 5357 SW 12 54134 F 04/10-17 64 19 53 32 S 12 3 5302 SW 10 49602 F 04/10-18 57 19 51 35 S 10 10 3 3 SW33 5246 S 10 45071 F 04/10-19 57 19 50 37 S 9 3 3959 S 12 35913 P 04/10-20 57 19 47 41 S 9 3 2672 S 13 26755 P 04/10-21 53 15 44 46 S 8 8 2 1 W36 1384 SE 15 17597 P 04/10-22 53 15 41 50 S 7 1 1335 SE 15 17495 P 04/10-23 53 15 40 53 SE 7 1 1286 S 16 17393 P 04/11-00 41 2 39 55 SE 6 6 2 1 SW31 1237 S 16 17291 P 04/11-01 41 2 38 57 S 6 1 1074 S 15 13934 P 04/11-02 41 2 37 58 SW 6 1 911 S 13 10577 P 04/11-03 41 2 37 59 SW 6 6 3 1 W35 748 S 12 7220 P 04/11-04 41 2 37 60 W 6 1 719 S 9 6056 P 04/11-05 41 2 37 59 W 6 1 689 SW 8 4893 P 04/11-06 29 0 37 59 NW 6 6 3 1 W41 659 SW 7 3729 P 04/11-07 29 0 38 58 W 6 1 931 SW 7 5896 P 04/11-08 29 0 41 53 W 7 1 1203 SW 8 8063 P 04/11-09 29 0 44 46 W 7 7 3 1 W37 1475 SW 8 10230 P 04/11-10 29 0 48 39 SW 7 1 2698 SW 10 28370 P 04/11-11 29 0 52 33 SW 8 1 3920 SW 13 46510 F 04/11-12 10 0 55 29 SW 8 8 3 1 W31 5143 SW 15 64650 G 04/11-13 10 0 57 27 SW 8 1 6643 SW 15 92278 G 04/11-14 10 0 59 26 SW 9 1 8143 SW 16 119905 V 04/11-15 10 0 60 25 SW 9 9 3 1 W31 9644 SW 17 147533 V 04/11-16 10 0 60 25 SW 9 1 8207 SW 17 122537 V 04/11-17 10 0 59 26 SW 9 1 6771 SW 16 97541 G 04/11-18 19 6 57 28 SW 9 9 3 1 W29 5335 SW 16 72545 G 04/11-19 19 6 55 30 SW 9 1 3662 SW 14 49291 F 04/11-20 19 6 52 35 SW 9 1 1988 SW 12 26037 P 04/11-21 19 6 49 41 SW 8 8 3 1 W26 315 SW 10 2783 P 04/11-22 19 6 46 44 SW 7 1 281 SW 8 2128 P 04/11-23 19 6 45 46 W 6 1 247 SW 6 1472 P 04/12-00 25 6 44 47 W 5 5 4 1 W24 213 SW 5 816 P 04/12-01 25 6 43 49 W 5 1 231 SW 5 934 P 04/12-02 25 6 42 51 W 5 1 250 SW 5 1052 P 04/12-03 25 6 41 52 W 6 6 4 1 SW24 268 SW 5 1171 P 04/12-04 25 6 41 52 W 6 1 241 W 6 1099 P 04/12-05 25 6 41 52 W 7 1 214 W 6 1028 P 04/12-06 27 6 42 50 W 7 7 5 1 SW15 186 W 6 956 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 $$ FORECASTER SZOKE...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ERICK STAHLIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.PHANT.01/BOU