FNUS75 KBOU 231054 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR HEIL PA 7...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 455 AM MDT FRI APR 23 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SPRING STORM IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING MUCH OF COLORADO AT THIS TIME. DEEP MOISTURE AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE RULE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND THE BURN AREA. EARLY ON SATURDAY THE STORM WILL EXIT THE AREA...WITH DECREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........60-70%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20-30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16-20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 28-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1600. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 21-31 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN NORTH 10-16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 40-52 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 0400...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 0900...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. SNOW UNTIL 0900...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN AROUND 13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28-36 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHWEST 17-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 3800-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 2000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR HEIL PA 7. +++ 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 04/23-04 100 100 38 74 NE 9 3 2898 N 16 40425 F 04/23-05 100 100 39 71 N 13 3 2986 N 16 41196 F 04/23-06 100 100 39 69 N 15 23 2 1 NE22 3074 N 16 41966 F 04/23-07 100 100 39 68 N 16 1 3512 N 17 52766 F 04/23-08 100 100 40 68 N 16 1 3951 N 18 63566 G 04/23-09 100 100 41 67 N 17 29 2 1 NE24 4389 N 20 74366 G 04/23-10 100 100 42 65 N 21 1 4526 N 21 80888 G 04/23-11 100 100 43 64 N 24 1 4662 N 22 87409 G 04/23-12 100 100 44 64 N 26 41 2 1 NE26 4799 N 23 93931 G 04/23-13 100 100 45 64 N 24 1 4773 N 24 101573 V 04/23-14 100 100 45 65 N 22 1 4747 N 26 109214 V 04/23-15 100 100 44 67 N 21 33 2 1 N26 4722 N 29 116855 V 04/23-16 100 100 44 69 N 25 1 4427 N 35 130225 V 04/23-17 100 100 42 71 N 30 1 4133 N 41 143594 V 04/23-18 100 100 41 72 N 31 49 2 1 N49 3838 N 47 156964 E 04/23-19 100 100 41 74 N 24 1 3674 N 46 146851 V 04/23-20 100 100 40 74 NW 15 1 3510 N 45 136739 V 04/23-21 100 100 39 73 NW 7 7 2 1 N52 3346 N 44 126626 V 04/23-22 100 100 39 71 NW 5 1 3262 N 45 127771 V 04/23-23 100 100 39 67 N 6 1 3178 N 47 128916 V 04/24-00 100 100 38 64 N 7 7 2 1 N49 3094 N 48 130061 V 04/24-01 100 100 38 61 N 7 1 2998 N 47 122697 V 04/24-02 100 100 38 59 N 7 1 2903 N 46 115334 V 04/24-03 100 100 37 59 N 8 8 2 1 N36 2808 N 44 107970 V 04/24-04 100 100 37 63 N 12 1 2488 N 43 92442 G 04/24-05 100 100 36 70 N 16 1 2168 N 40 76915 G 04/24-06 95 87 36 75 NW 20 31 2 1 N20 1848 N 38 61387 G 04/24-07 95 87 37 75 NW 21 1 2219 N 36 67968 G 04/24-08 95 87 38 70 NW 21 1 2590 N 33 74550 G 04/24-09 52 20 40 63 NW 20 31 2 1 N25 2961 N 31 81131 G 04/24-10 52 20 42 59 NW 18 1 4506 N 31 118867 V 04/24-11 52 20 44 58 N 17 1 4800 N 29 118023 V 04/24-12 52 0 45 57 N 16 16 2 1 N30 5094 N 26 117179 V 04/24-13 28 0 46 57 NW 15 1 5069 N 23 103679 V 04/24-14 28 0 46 57 NW 14 1 5044 NW 21 90180 G 04/24-15 28 0 47 57 NW 13 13 3 1 N29 5019 NW 17 76680 G 04/24-16 28 0 47 56 NW 13 1 3549 NW 17 53940 F 04/24-17 28 0 46 56 NW 13 1 2079 NW 16 31200 P 04/24-18 52 0 45 57 NW 13 13 4 1 N24 609 NW 16 8460 P 04/24-19 52 0 44 57 NW 13 1 490 NW 15 6711 P 04/24-20 52 0 42 59 W 12 1 372 NW 15 4962 P 04/24-21 52 0 40 63 W 12 12 4 1 N24 254 W 15 3213 P 04/24-22 52 0 39 68 W 12 1 225 W 15 2821 P 04/24-23 52 0 38 74 W 13 1 195 W 14 2428 P 04/25-00 52 0 37 78 W 13 13 3 1 NW21 166 W 14 2035 P 04/25-01 52 0 36 80 W 13 1 163 W 14 1932 P 04/25-02 52 0 36 80 W 12 1 159 W 13 1829 P 04/25-03 52 0 35 80 W 12 12 3 1 NW21 156 W 13 1726 P 04/25-04 52 0 35 79 W 12 1 163 W 13 1784 P 04/25-05 52 0 35 77 W 10 1 170 W 13 1842 P 04/25-06 52 0 35 75 W 10 10 3 1 NW24 176 W 13 1901 P 04/25-07 52 0 36 74 W 10 1 303 W 13 3535 P 04/25-08 52 0 39 66 W 10 1 429 W 14 5169 P 04/25-09 79 0 42 59 W 10 10 3 1 NW20 556 W 14 6803 P 04/25-10 79 0 46 52 W 10 1 2119 W 16 34682 P 04/25-11 79 0 49 48 W 10 1 3682 W 18 62561 G 04/25-12 79 0 51 44 W 10 10 3 1 W21 5245 W 20 90439 G 04/25-13 79 0 53 42 W 10 1 5969 W 22 114835 V 04/25-14 79 20 54 41 W 12 1 6692 W 23 139232 V 04/25-15 79 20 55 39 W 12 12 3 1 NW33 7415 W 25 163628 E 04/25-16 79 20 55 38 W 12 1 6925 W 25 155184 E 04/25-17 79 20 54 39 W 10 1 6434 W 26 146740 V 04/25-18 79 20 53 40 W 10 10 3 1 NW24 5944 W 26 138297 V 04/25-19 79 20 51 43 NW 12 1 5485 NW 21 105408 V 04/25-20 79 20 49 48 N 13 1 5027 NW 16 72520 G 04/25-21 79 20 46 55 NE 13 13 3 1 W39 4569 NW 10 39632 P 04/25-22 79 20 44 60 NE 12 1 4499 NW 10 38462 P 04/25-23 79 20 42 65 NE 9 1 4429 NW 9 37292 P 04/26-00 76 20 41 68 NE 7 7 2 1 W35 4360 NW 9 36122 P 04/26-01 76 20 40 68 E 6 1 4519 NW 10 39090 P 04/26-02 76 20 39 67 SE 5 1 4678 NW 10 42059 F 04/26-03 76 20 39 66 SE 3 3 2 1 W47 4837 NW 10 45028 F 04/26-04 76 20 38 65 S 3 1 4849 NW 12 49894 F 04/26-05 76 20 38 65 S 3 1 4861 NW 13 54761 F 04/26-06 76 0 39 65 SW 3 3 2 1 W51 4873 NW 14 59627 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...BOULDER COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.HEILP.01/BOU