FNUS75 KBOU 282342 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKOTA FIRE...COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 542 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND LESS WINDS ON THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-32. MAX HUMIDITY........78-84%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32-40 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-8000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 3000-3500 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1000-1500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-48. MIN HUMIDITY........35-43%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHEAST 8-14 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 7000-8000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. VERY GOOD AFTER 1600. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-30. MAX HUMIDITY........54-60%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800-8800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 2800-3400 FT AGL AFTER 0200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 2300...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0400...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-46. MIN HUMIDITY........32-40%. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. RISING TO 11000-12000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1800...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR LAKOTA FIRE. +++ 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 04/28-17 32 5 66 17 SW 26 1 8225 SW 49 349232 E 04/28-18 40 10 63 20 SW 24 39 2 2 W62 7390 SW 49 318668 E 04/28-19 40 10 59 25 SW 22 2 5538 SW 46 232826 E 04/28-20 40 10 54 34 SW 18 2 3687 SW 43 146983 V 04/28-21 40 10 47 46 SW 16 25 3 2 SW53 1835 SW 38 61140 G 04/28-22 40 10 43 54 SW 15 2 1275 SW 32 41602 F 04/28-23 40 10 40 59 W 15 2 716 SW 25 22063 P 04/29-00 77 20 38 61 W 14 22 3 2 SW41 156 SW 18 2525 P 04/29-01 77 20 35 66 SW 12 2 565 SW 16 5472 P 04/29-02 77 20 33 70 SE 8 2 975 S 13 8419 P 04/29-03 77 20 32 74 E 6 6 3 2 SW58 1384 S 9 11366 P 04/29-04 77 20 31 79 E 5 2 1466 S 12 14695 P 04/29-05 77 20 31 81 E 6 2 1548 SW 13 18025 P 04/29-06 91 60 32 81 E 6 6 3 3 SW61 1630 SW 15 21354 P 04/29-07 91 60 34 72 E 6 3 2166 SW 15 29608 P 04/29-08 91 60 33 72 E 7 3 2702 SW 16 37862 P 04/29-09 91 60 36 62 E 7 7 3 3 SW62 3238 SW 16 46117 F 04/29-10 91 60 38 54 E 8 3 3893 SW 15 49859 F 04/29-11 91 60 41 48 E 9 3 4548 SW 14 53602 F 04/29-12 74 50 42 43 NE 9 9 3 2 SW53 5203 SW 13 57345 F 04/29-13 74 50 44 40 NE 8 2 6094 SW 13 65532 G 04/29-14 74 50 45 39 NE 6 2 6984 SW 13 73719 G 04/29-15 74 50 45 38 NE 5 5 3 2 SW35 7875 W 12 81905 G 04/29-16 74 50 45 37 N 5 2 8196 W 14 100238 V 04/29-17 74 50 44 38 NW 6 2 8517 W 16 118570 V 04/29-18 73 17 43 40 NW 7 7 3 1 SW38 8837 SW 17 136902 V 04/29-19 73 17 41 41 NW 8 1 7593 W 17 115293 V 04/29-20 73 17 39 45 W 10 1 6349 W 17 93684 G 04/29-21 73 17 36 48 W 12 12 3 1 SW45 5105 W 16 72076 G 04/29-22 73 17 34 50 W 13 1 4568 W 15 60467 G 04/29-23 73 17 32 51 W 13 1 4051 W 14 49083 F 04/30-00 39 8 31 52 W 13 21 3 1 SW44 3535 W 13 37699 P 04/30-01 39 8 30 53 W 13 1 3301 W 15 41598 F 04/30-02 39 8 29 55 W 14 1 3067 W 17 45496 F 04/30-03 39 8 29 56 W 14 22 3 1 SW33 2833 W 20 49395 F 04/30-04 39 8 28 57 W 15 1 3116 W 23 61997 G 04/30-05 39 8 28 56 W 16 1 3400 W 25 74599 G 04/30-06 53 9 29 55 W 17 28 4 1 SW25 3683 W 28 87200 G 04/30-07 53 9 30 52 W 20 1 4503 W 24 89885 G 04/30-08 53 9 32 47 W 22 1 5323 NW 21 92570 G 04/30-09 53 9 34 42 NW 23 37 3 1 SW17 6143 NW 18 95254 G 04/30-10 53 9 37 37 NW 22 1 7837 NW 15 98308 G 04/30-11 53 9 40 35 NW 21 1 9532 NW 13 101362 V 04/30-12 64 10 41 34 NW 18 30 3 1 W10 11227 NW 10 104416 V 04/30-13 64 10 43 34 NW 17 1 11364 NW 12 110583 V 04/30-14 64 10 43 34 NW 17 1 11500 NW 12 116749 V 04/30-15 64 10 44 36 NW 17 28 3 1 NW 7 11637 NW 13 122915 V 04/30-16 64 10 44 37 NW 17 1 11727 NW 14 136280 V 04/30-17 64 10 44 38 NW 17 1 11816 NW 15 149645 V 04/30-18 64 10 42 41 NW 17 28 3 1 NW17 11905 NW 16 163010 E 04/30-19 64 10 41 43 NW 16 1 9921 NW 14 126285 V 04/30-20 64 10 39 47 W 15 1 7937 NW 12 89561 G 04/30-21 64 10 37 51 W 14 22 3 1 NW20 5953 NW 10 52837 F 04/30-22 64 10 35 56 W 13 1 5542 NW 8 42551 F 04/30-23 64 10 34 60 W 12 1 5131 W 7 32265 P 05/01-00 64 10 33 64 W 10 16 3 1 NW10 4720 W 6 21979 P 05/01-01 64 10 32 66 W 9 1 4142 W 6 20782 P 05/01-02 64 10 31 67 W 9 1 3565 W 7 19585 P 05/01-03 64 10 31 68 W 9 9 3 1 W 7 2987 W 7 18388 P 05/01-04 64 10 30 68 W 9 1 3015 W 8 19860 P 05/01-05 64 10 30 67 W 10 1 3042 W 8 21332 P 05/01-06 64 10 30 67 W 10 16 3 1 W12 3070 W 8 22804 P 05/01-07 64 10 31 66 W 10 1 4285 W 9 33154 P 05/01-08 64 10 34 62 NW 9 1 5501 W 9 43504 F 05/01-09 64 10 36 59 NW 8 8 3 1 W10 6717 NW 9 53854 F 05/01-10 64 10 39 55 NW 8 1 8299 NW 8 55497 F 05/01-11 64 10 42 54 N 7 1 9882 NW 7 57141 F 05/01-12 81 30 43 53 N 7 7 3 1 SW10 11464 NW 6 58784 F 05/01-13 81 30 45 52 N 7 1 11412 NW 6 62614 G 05/01-14 81 30 45 53 N 6 1 11361 NW 7 66443 G 05/01-15 81 30 45 54 N 6 6 3 1 W13 11310 NW 7 70273 G 05/01-16 81 30 45 54 N 6 1 11159 NW 7 66101 G 05/01-17 81 30 45 54 N 6 1 11007 NW 7 61929 G 05/01-18 81 30 45 54 N 6 6 2 1 SW 8 10856 NW 6 57757 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 $$ DANKERS...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ROCCO SNART REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100428.LAKOT.01/BOU