FNUS75 KBOU 262304 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP MTN RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 504 PM MDT MON APR 26 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE STATE THROUGH WEDENDSDAY EVENING WITH LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW BY WEDNESDSAY AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRYING AND WARMING THROUGH THE DAY. DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS AND EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-26. MAX HUMIDITY........86-94%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2400. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58. MIN HUMIDITY........22-30%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN 22-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD. BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-34. MAX HUMIDITY........56-66%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21-32 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 1500...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-58. MIN HUMIDITY........26-34%. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28-36 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4800-5800 FT AGL AFTER 0800. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR SHEEP MTN RX. +++ 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 04/26-16 28 7 41 41 W 10 1 7542 NW 22 144113 V 04/26-17 28 7 41 42 W 10 1 7214 NW 23 143422 V 04/26-18 46 0 39 45 W 9 9 2 1 NW54 6886 NW 24 142731 V 04/26-19 46 0 38 49 NW 8 1 5893 NW 22 116194 V 04/26-20 46 0 35 57 NW 6 1 4900 W 21 89658 G 04/26-21 43 0 32 67 NW 5 5 2 1 NW54 3907 W 18 63122 G 04/26-22 43 0 30 73 W 3 1 2711 W 15 42721 F 04/26-23 43 0 29 76 W 3 1 1515 W 10 22320 P 04/27-00 15 0 28 79 SW 3 3 2 1 NW51 319 W 7 1919 P 04/27-01 15 0 27 82 W 3 1 280 W 7 1682 P 04/27-02 15 0 26 84 W 3 1 240 W 7 1444 P 04/27-03 13 0 26 85 W 3 3 2 1 NW48 200 W 7 1206 P 04/27-04 13 0 25 87 W 3 1 203 W 7 1166 P 04/27-05 13 0 25 87 SW 3 1 205 W 7 1126 P 04/27-06 21 0 25 86 SW 3 3 2 1 NW40 207 W 6 1085 P 04/27-07 21 0 26 84 SW 5 1 912 W 9 10473 P 04/27-08 21 0 32 68 SW 6 1 1617 W 12 19860 P 04/27-09 24 0 36 56 SW 8 8 3 1 NW37 2322 W 15 29247 P 04/27-10 24 0 42 44 SW 9 1 3750 W 17 61287 G 04/27-11 24 0 46 36 SW 12 1 5179 W 20 93327 G 04/27-12 10 0 49 30 SW 13 13 3 1 W37 6607 W 22 125367 V 04/27-13 10 0 52 27 SW 14 1 7200 W 24 153269 E 04/27-14 10 0 53 26 SW 15 1 7794 W 26 181172 E 04/27-15 21 0 54 25 SW 15 24 2 1 W38 8387 W 29 209075 E 04/27-16 21 0 55 24 SW 15 1 7723 W 30 198968 E 04/27-17 21 0 54 25 SW 16 1 7059 W 31 188861 E 04/27-18 22 0 52 27 SW 15 24 2 1 W48 6395 W 32 178754 E 04/27-19 22 0 50 30 SW 13 1 4816 W 30 131409 V 04/27-20 22 0 47 35 SW 10 1 3236 SW 28 84064 G 04/27-21 22 0 43 41 SW 9 9 2 1 W51 1656 SW 25 36718 P 04/27-22 22 0 41 46 SW 8 1 1196 SW 23 25792 P 04/27-23 22 0 39 49 S 9 1 736 SW 20 14864 P 04/28-00 22 0 38 51 S 9 9 2 1 W62 277 S 16 3936 P 04/28-01 22 0 37 53 S 10 1 259 SW 17 3864 P 04/28-02 22 0 35 55 SW 10 1 242 SW 18 3793 P 04/28-03 22 0 35 57 SW 12 12 2 1 W62 224 SW 20 3722 P 04/28-04 22 0 34 58 SW 13 1 243 SW 21 4323 P 04/28-05 22 0 34 58 SW 13 1 262 SW 22 4924 P 04/28-06 34 0 34 57 SW 14 22 2 1 SW48 280 SW 23 5525 P 04/28-07 34 0 36 55 SW 15 1 1083 SW 29 34654 P 04/28-08 34 0 38 51 SW 17 1 1885 SW 35 63783 G 04/28-09 34 0 41 45 SW 18 30 2 1 SW60 2687 SW 40 92913 G 04/28-10 34 0 44 41 SW 20 1 3510 SW 38 114099 V 04/28-11 34 0 47 37 SW 21 1 4332 SW 37 135285 V 04/28-12 34 0 49 34 SW 21 33 2 1 SW64 5155 SW 35 156472 E 04/28-13 34 0 51 32 SW 22 1 5455 SW 36 169491 E 04/28-14 79 10 52 30 SW 22 2 5755 SW 37 182510 E 04/28-15 79 10 53 29 SW 22 35 2 2 SW60 6055 SW 37 195528 E 04/28-16 79 10 53 29 SW 21 2 5818 SW 38 189959 E 04/28-17 79 10 52 30 SW 18 2 5581 SW 38 184389 E 04/28-18 79 10 49 32 SW 16 25 2 2 SW63 5344 SW 38 178820 E 04/28-19 79 10 47 35 SW 13 2 4601 SW 33 140422 V 04/28-20 79 10 43 42 SW 8 2 3857 SW 29 102024 V 04/28-21 79 10 39 51 SW 6 6 2 2 SW52 3114 SW 23 63626 G 04/28-22 79 20 36 58 SW 6 2 2979 SW 17 46643 F 04/28-23 79 20 34 64 W 7 2 2844 SW 12 29659 P 04/29-00 76 20 32 69 NW 8 8 2 2 SW49 2708 W 6 12675 P 04/29-01 76 20 31 74 NW 9 2 3005 W 9 24221 P 04/29-02 76 20 29 77 NW 10 2 3301 W 12 35767 P 04/29-03 76 20 28 79 NW 12 12 2 2 S52 3598 NW 15 47313 F 04/29-04 76 20 28 79 NW 12 2 4043 NW 15 53428 F 04/29-05 76 20 28 77 NW 13 2 4489 NW 15 59542 F 04/29-06 80 30 28 75 NW 13 13 2 2 SW30 4935 NW 15 65657 G 04/29-07 80 30 30 70 NW 14 2 5104 NW 16 71787 G 04/29-08 80 30 29 71 NW 14 2 5274 NW 17 77918 G 04/29-09 80 30 31 66 W 15 24 2 2 SW14 5443 NW 17 84048 G 04/29-10 80 30 32 61 W 15 2 6728 NW 20 116675 V 04/29-11 80 30 34 57 W 15 2 8013 W 21 149302 V 04/29-12 80 30 35 54 W 15 24 2 2 W23 9298 W 23 181929 E 04/29-13 80 30 36 52 W 16 2 9649 W 25 212765 E 04/29-14 80 30 36 50 W 18 2 10000 W 28 243600 E 04/29-15 80 30 37 48 W 20 31 2 2 W33 10351 W 31 274436 E 04/29-16 80 30 37 47 W 20 2 10585 W 32 296915 E 04/29-17 80 30 36 47 W 20 2 10820 W 33 319394 E 04/29-18 80 20 35 48 W 18 30 2 1 W38 11054 W 36 341873 E 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 $$ DANKERS...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN KINCAID REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.SHEEP.01/BOU