FNUS75 KBOU 130026 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RMA SLASH PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 623 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 RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER ON THURSDAY. THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN STABLE ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL THROUGH THE DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 2400...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31. MAX HUMIDITY........100%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8-11 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........46%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6600 FT AGL AFTER 0700. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........94%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN 4400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 2400 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 1200-2200 FT AGL AFTER 2200 UNTIL 0200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........42%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6200 FT AGL AFTER 1100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RMA SLASH PILES. +++ 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 05/12-18 100 60 41 76 N 9 14 2 1 W21 2900 N 9 23603 P 05/12-19 100 60 39 81 N 9 1 2013 N 8 16175 P 05/12-20 100 60 37 87 NE 8 1 1126 NE 7 8747 P 05/12-21 100 60 35 92 E 7 7 2 1 W30 239 NE 7 1319 P 05/12-22 100 60 35 93 E 7 1 272 NE 7 1600 P 05/12-23 100 60 34 93 E 6 1 306 NE 7 1881 P 05/13-00 82 17 34 93 NE 6 6 2 1 W29 340 NE 7 2163 P 05/13-01 82 17 34 93 E 5 1 377 NE 6 1978 P 05/13-02 82 17 33 94 E 5 1 413 E 6 1793 P 05/13-03 82 17 33 94 E 5 5 2 1 W30 450 E 5 1608 P 05/13-04 82 17 32 96 E 3 1 428 E 3 1394 P 05/13-05 82 17 32 98 SE 3 1 406 E 3 1180 P 05/13-06 73 10 32 100 SE 3 3 2 1 W25 384 E 3 966 P 05/13-07 73 10 33 100 SE 2 1 1200 E 3 4632 P 05/13-08 73 10 35 100 E 2 1 2016 NE 5 8298 P 05/13-09 73 10 37 96 NE 2 2 2 1 W24 2831 N 5 11964 P 05/13-10 73 10 40 86 NE 2 1 3588 N 6 19321 P 05/13-11 73 10 43 75 NE 3 1 4344 NW 7 26679 P 05/13-12 59 10 45 65 NE 5 5 2 1 W26 5101 NW 8 34037 P 05/13-13 59 10 47 59 NE 6 1 5587 NW 7 33198 P 05/13-14 59 10 49 54 NE 6 1 6073 N 6 32360 P 05/13-15 59 10 50 51 NE 7 7 2 1 W31 6559 N 6 31521 P 05/13-16 59 10 50 48 NE 7 1 6576 N 5 24310 P 05/13-17 59 10 51 46 NE 7 1 6593 NE 3 17099 P 05/13-18 63 10 51 47 NE 7 7 3 1 W24 6610 CALM 9888 P 05/13-19 63 10 49 50 E 7 1 4485 E 3 7060 P 05/13-20 63 10 46 57 E 7 1 2359 E 5 4231 P 05/13-21 63 10 44 64 E 7 7 2 1 W22 234 E 7 1402 P 05/13-22 63 10 43 69 E 7 1 2482 SE 6 13468 P 05/13-23 63 10 42 74 S 7 1 1928 SE 6 9696 P 05/14-00 73 5 41 78 S 7 7 2 1 SW33 1374 SE 5 5924 P 05/14-01 73 5 40 83 S 7 1 1079 SE 6 4812 P 05/14-02 73 5 39 87 S 6 1 784 S 6 3699 P 05/14-03 73 5 38 90 S 6 6 2 1 SW31 489 S 6 2586 P 05/14-04 73 5 38 92 S 6 1 449 S 7 2466 P 05/14-05 73 5 38 94 S 5 1 408 S 7 2346 P 05/14-06 65 5 38 94 S 5 5 2 1 SW29 367 S 7 2226 P 05/14-07 65 5 39 91 SW 5 1 1223 S 9 11638 P 05/14-08 65 5 44 76 SW 5 1 2078 S 10 21050 P 05/14-09 65 5 48 66 SW 5 5 2 1 SW30 2933 S 12 30462 P 05/14-10 65 5 52 58 S 6 1 3922 S 13 44900 F 05/14-11 65 5 54 52 S 7 1 4911 S 14 59339 F 05/14-12 70 30 57 48 SE 8 8 2 4 SW32 5900 S 15 73777 G 05/14-13 70 30 58 45 SE 9 4 5998 S 14 71321 G 05/14-14 70 30 59 44 SE 9 4 6096 S 13 68865 G 05/14-15 70 30 60 43 SE 9 9 2 4 SW29 6194 S 13 66409 G 05/14-16 70 30 60 42 SE 9 4 6093 S 12 61293 G 05/14-17 70 30 60 42 SE 8 4 5992 S 10 56178 F 05/14-18 70 30 59 44 SE 7 7 2 4 SW25 5891 S 10 51062 F 05/14-19 70 30 57 46 SE 7 4 4953 S 9 40740 F 05/14-20 70 30 54 51 SE 6 4 4015 S 8 30418 P 05/14-21 70 30 52 56 SE 6 6 2 4 SW24 3077 S 8 20096 P 05/14-22 70 30 50 60 SE 6 4 2650 S 7 15551 P 05/14-23 70 30 48 64 SE 5 4 2223 SW 6 11005 P 05/15-00 55 20 47 67 E 5 5 2 1 W23 1796 SW 5 6460 P 05/15-01 55 20 46 70 E 5 1 1403 SW 3 4818 P 05/15-02 55 20 45 73 NE 3 1 1009 W 3 3177 P 05/15-03 55 20 44 76 NE 2 2 2 1 W23 616 W 2 1535 P 05/15-04 55 20 43 77 CALM 1 589 W 3 1555 P 05/15-05 55 20 43 78 CALM 1 562 W 3 1576 P 05/15-06 55 20 43 78 CALM 1 2 1 W24 534 W 3 1597 P 05/15-07 55 20 45 73 CALM 1 1114 NW 3 4071 P 05/15-08 55 20 48 64 N 2 1 1693 NW 5 6546 P 05/15-09 55 20 52 56 N 3 3 2 1 W23 2272 NW 5 9020 P 05/15-10 55 20 55 49 N 3 1 4075 NW 5 18237 P 05/15-11 55 20 58 45 NE 5 1 5878 W 6 27453 P 05/15-12 53 20 60 41 NE 5 5 2 3 W22 7680 W 6 36669 P 05/15-13 53 20 61 40 NE 5 3 7937 W 6 38522 P 05/15-14 53 20 62 39 E 6 3 8193 W 6 40374 F 05/15-15 53 20 63 38 SE 6 6 2 3 W23 8449 NW 6 42226 F 05/15-16 53 20 63 37 SE 6 3 7683 NW 6 35489 P 05/15-17 53 20 62 37 SE 6 3 6917 N 5 28752 P 05/15-18 53 20 61 38 SE 6 6 2 3 W25 6151 N 5 22014 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...WFO BOULDER/ENTREKIN REQUESTED BY...WILL BRIGGS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100513.RMASL.01/BOU