FNUS75 KBOU 130019 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR JAMES CREEK PFBF1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 607 PM MDT WED MAY 12 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING UPPER LOW OVER WYOMING WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN OVERNIGHT ACCUMLATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE SLIGHTLY WARMER ON THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2400...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23. MAX HUMIDITY........100%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1000-1200 FT AGL AFTER 0300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........54%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6200-7200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........78%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2200...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........52%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5800 FT AGL AFTER 0700. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR JAMES CREEK PFBF1. +++ 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 05/12-18 94 70 32 100 N 6 6 2 1 SW41 4854 W 10 45179 F 05/12-19 94 70 31 100 NW 6 1 3973 W 10 36396 P 05/12-20 94 70 29 100 W 6 1 3093 W 10 27614 P 05/12-21 94 70 28 100 W 6 6 2 1 W38 2212 W 10 18832 P 05/12-22 94 70 27 100 W 5 1 2216 W 9 17569 P 05/12-23 94 70 27 100 W 2 1 2220 W 8 16306 P 05/13-00 76 39 26 100 CALM 1 2 1 W35 2224 W 8 15043 P 05/13-01 76 39 25 100 W 2 1 1905 W 8 13500 P 05/13-02 76 39 25 100 W 2 1 1586 W 9 11956 P 05/13-03 76 39 24 100 W 3 3 2 1 W32 1266 W 9 10412 P 05/13-04 76 39 24 100 W 3 1 1176 W 9 9476 P 05/13-05 76 39 23 100 W 5 1 1086 W 9 8540 P 05/13-06 69 10 24 100 W 5 5 2 1 W26 996 W 9 7604 P 05/13-07 69 10 24 94 W 5 1 1746 W 10 19089 P 05/13-08 69 10 26 80 W 3 1 2495 W 13 30574 P 05/13-09 69 10 29 69 W 3 3 2 1 W23 3245 W 15 42059 F 05/13-10 69 10 31 63 W 2 1 4206 W 16 58806 F 05/13-11 69 10 34 60 NW 2 1 5167 W 16 75552 G 05/13-12 69 20 36 59 N 3 3 2 1 W21 6128 W 17 92299 G 05/13-13 69 20 38 60 N 2 1 6592 W 16 94332 G 05/13-14 69 20 39 62 NE 2 1 7056 W 16 96366 G 05/13-15 69 20 40 63 NE 2 2 2 1 W25 7520 W 15 98399 G 05/13-16 69 20 40 60 NE 3 1 7278 W 13 81081 G 05/13-17 69 20 40 56 E 3 1 7036 W 10 63763 G 05/13-18 69 10 40 54 E 5 5 2 1 W31 6794 W 8 46445 F 05/13-19 69 10 39 56 SE 5 1 6205 W 8 43865 F 05/13-20 69 10 37 63 S 5 1 5615 SW 8 41285 F 05/13-21 69 10 37 68 SW 5 5 2 1 W28 5026 SW 9 38706 P 05/13-22 69 10 36 72 SW 5 1 2691 S 7 15272 P 05/13-23 69 10 35 75 SW 6 1 2269 S 7 13319 P 05/14-00 83 5 34 77 SW 7 7 3 1 SW40 1847 S 7 11365 P 05/14-01 83 5 34 78 SW 7 1 1565 S 7 9490 P 05/14-02 83 5 33 77 W 7 1 1283 S 7 7614 P 05/14-03 83 5 33 76 W 6 6 2 1 SW41 1001 S 7 5739 P 05/14-04 83 5 32 74 W 7 1 912 SW 7 5607 P 05/14-05 83 5 32 73 W 8 1 822 SW 8 5474 P 05/14-06 69 10 32 71 W 8 8 2 1 SW41 733 SW 8 5342 P 05/14-07 69 10 33 71 SW 7 1 1529 SW 8 11383 P 05/14-08 69 10 36 64 SW 3 1 2324 S 8 17424 P 05/14-09 69 10 39 60 S 2 2 2 1 SW43 3120 S 9 23465 P 05/14-10 69 10 42 56 S 2 1 3968 S 9 34771 P 05/14-11 69 10 44 54 SW 3 1 4816 S 10 46078 F 05/14-12 78 30 45 52 SW 5 5 2 4 SW45 5665 S 12 57385 F 05/14-13 78 30 46 52 S 3 4 5713 S 10 49773 F 05/14-14 78 30 47 52 SE 2 4 5762 S 8 42161 F 05/14-15 78 30 47 52 E 2 2 2 4 SW41 5811 S 7 34549 P 05/14-16 78 30 47 52 NE 2 4 5420 SW 6 27694 P 05/14-17 78 30 47 53 N 3 4 5028 W 5 20840 P 05/14-18 78 30 46 55 N 5 5 2 4 SW37 4637 W 3 13985 P 05/14-19 78 30 45 56 N 5 4 3774 W 5 12878 P 05/14-20 78 30 43 60 NW 5 4 2911 NW 5 11771 P 05/14-21 78 30 41 63 NW 5 5 3 4 SW33 2048 NW 6 10664 P 05/14-22 78 30 39 64 W 3 4 1666 NW 6 8485 P 05/14-23 78 30 38 65 W 2 4 1284 NW 6 6306 P 05/15-00 55 20 37 67 CALM 1 3 1 SW29 903 NW 6 4128 P 05/15-01 55 20 36 68 W 2 1 744 NW 6 3608 P 05/15-02 55 20 35 70 W 5 1 586 W 7 3088 P 05/15-03 55 20 34 72 W 6 6 3 1 SW28 428 W 7 2569 P 05/15-04 55 20 34 73 W 7 1 437 W 8 3054 P 05/15-05 55 20 34 74 W 8 1 446 W 9 3539 P 05/15-06 55 20 34 74 W 9 9 3 1 W26 456 W 10 4024 P 05/15-07 55 20 35 73 W 9 1 1026 W 9 7360 P 05/15-08 55 20 39 65 N 9 1 1597 W 8 10696 P 05/15-09 55 20 42 60 N 9 9 3 1 W25 2167 NW 7 14031 P 05/15-10 55 20 45 54 N 8 1 4024 W 8 32861 P 05/15-11 55 20 47 51 NE 7 1 5881 W 9 51690 F 05/15-12 59 20 49 48 E 6 6 3 3 W23 7737 W 10 70520 G 05/15-13 59 20 50 47 SE 5 3 7920 W 10 75030 G 05/15-14 59 20 51 46 S 3 3 8103 W 12 79540 G 05/15-15 59 20 51 45 SW 3 3 3 3 W24 8286 W 12 84051 G 05/15-16 59 20 51 43 SW 3 3 7733 W 10 72922 G 05/15-17 59 20 51 43 SW 3 3 7181 W 9 61794 G 05/15-18 59 20 50 44 SW 3 3 3 3 W25 6628 W 9 50666 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/ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...BILL ALAKAI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100513.JAMES.01/BOU