FNUS75 KBOU 132203 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RMA SLASH PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 400 PM MDT THU MAY 13 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST AIRMASS WILL MAINTAIN CLOUD COVER AND LIMIT HEATING ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL LIMIT THE DEPTH OF MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL. WITH SOME MIXING AND INCREASING WINDS THERE SHOULD BE FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. MOST OF THE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT DURING THE DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2400...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 2100 AND 1000 FT AGL BY 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57. MIN HUMIDITY........50-60%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH BY 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1000 AND 4000 FT AGL BY 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN FAIR. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTH 5-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 2200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900...THEN POOR. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL BY 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. 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 MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 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 05/13-15 60 20 51 49 NE 7 7 2 1 W20 5787 S 6 29692 P 05/13-16 60 20 50 49 NE 7 1 3954 S 6 20170 P 05/13-17 60 20 49 50 NE 7 1 2122 E 5 10649 P 05/13-18 96 30 47 52 NE 7 7 3 1 SW18 289 E 5 1127 P 05/13-19 96 30 45 59 NE 7 1 264 E 6 1200 P 05/13-20 96 30 42 67 E 7 1 238 E 7 1274 P 05/13-21 88 30 40 74 E 7 7 2 1 SW15 212 E 7 1347 P 05/13-22 88 30 40 78 E 7 1 219 SE 7 1416 P 05/13-23 88 30 39 81 S 7 1 227 SE 8 1484 P 05/14-00 88 10 39 83 S 7 7 2 1 SW22 234 S 8 1553 P 05/14-01 88 10 39 86 S 7 1 231 S 7 1480 P 05/14-02 88 10 39 88 S 6 1 227 S 7 1408 P 05/14-03 85 10 38 90 S 6 6 2 1 SW36 223 S 7 1335 P 05/14-04 85 10 38 92 S 5 1 220 S 7 1226 P 05/14-05 85 10 37 95 S 3 1 217 S 6 1117 P 05/14-06 75 10 38 95 S 3 3 2 1 SW28 213 S 6 1007 P 05/14-07 75 10 39 91 S 3 1 257 S 6 1266 P 05/14-08 75 10 42 82 S 5 1 301 S 6 1525 P 05/14-09 75 10 45 74 S 6 6 2 1 SW33 345 S 6 1784 P 05/14-10 75 10 47 68 S 7 1 1199 SE 7 7900 P 05/14-11 75 10 49 63 SE 9 1 2052 SE 7 14015 P 05/14-12 70 40 51 59 SE 10 16 2 4 SW26 2905 SE 8 20131 P 05/14-13 70 40 52 57 SE 13 4 3002 SE 12 29286 P 05/14-14 70 40 53 55 SE 14 4 3099 SE 14 38441 P 05/14-15 70 40 53 56 SE 15 23 2 4 S22 3196 SE 17 47596 F 05/14-16 70 40 52 58 SE 16 4 2391 SE 18 36097 P 05/14-17 70 40 50 62 SE 16 4 1585 SE 18 24597 P 05/14-18 70 50 53 56 SE 16 23 2 2 S14 4916 SE 16 67774 G 05/14-19 70 50 52 59 SE 15 2 4477 S 15 59362 F 05/14-20 70 50 46 74 S 14 2 4036 S 14 50948 F 05/14-21 70 50 48 69 S 12 12 2 2 SW17 3596 S 14 42535 F 05/14-22 70 50 47 72 S 10 2 3355 S 13 37541 P 05/14-23 70 50 46 76 S 10 2 3114 S 12 32547 P 05/15-00 70 25 45 78 S 9 9 2 1 SW21 2873 S 12 27552 P 05/15-01 70 25 45 80 S 8 1 2552 S 9 22199 P 05/15-02 70 25 44 81 S 7 1 2231 S 8 16845 P 05/15-03 70 25 43 81 S 5 5 2 1 SW20 1910 S 7 11491 P 05/15-04 70 25 43 81 S 3 1 1832 S 6 9871 P 05/15-05 70 25 43 80 S 3 1 1753 S 6 8251 P 05/15-06 55 30 43 79 SW 2 2 2 1 SW18 1676 SW 5 6632 P 05/15-07 55 30 44 77 SW 2 1 2359 SW 5 8462 P 05/15-08 55 30 47 68 SW 2 1 3042 S 5 10292 P 05/15-09 55 30 51 61 SW 2 2 2 1 SW20 3726 S 3 12122 P 05/15-10 55 30 54 56 S 3 1 4495 S 3 14232 P 05/15-11 55 30 56 53 SE 3 1 5264 S 3 16341 P 05/15-12 53 40 58 50 E 5 5 2 4 SW20 6034 SW 3 18451 P 05/15-13 53 40 59 49 E 6 4 6222 SW 3 18927 P 05/15-14 53 40 59 48 E 7 4 6411 SW 3 19404 P 05/15-15 53 40 60 47 NE 8 8 2 4 SW24 6600 SW 3 19881 P 05/15-16 53 40 60 47 NE 8 4 6391 SW 3 19681 P 05/15-17 53 40 60 48 N 8 4 6183 W 3 19481 P 05/15-18 53 30 59 50 N 8 8 2 4 W29 5974 W 3 19282 P 05/15-19 53 30 57 43 N 8 4 4662 SW 3 14765 P 05/15-20 53 30 55 48 NW 8 4 3350 S 3 10248 P 05/15-21 53 30 52 52 W 8 8 2 4 W23 2037 S 3 5732 P 05/15-22 53 30 50 56 SW 8 4 1613 S 5 5480 P 05/15-23 53 30 49 59 SW 8 4 1187 S 6 5229 P 05/16-00 34 10 48 62 S 8 8 2 1 W17 762 SW 8 4978 P 05/16-01 34 10 47 65 S 7 1 689 SW 7 4455 P 05/16-02 34 10 46 67 S 7 1 616 SW 7 3933 P 05/16-03 34 10 45 70 S 7 7 2 1 NW15 544 SW 7 3411 P 05/16-04 34 10 44 70 S 6 1 616 SW 7 3859 P 05/16-05 34 10 44 70 S 6 1 688 W 7 4307 P 05/16-06 34 10 44 70 S 6 6 2 1 NW13 761 W 7 4755 P 05/16-07 34 10 46 66 SW 6 1 2422 W 7 15610 P 05/16-08 34 10 51 54 W 6 1 4083 NW 7 26465 P 05/16-09 34 10 55 46 NW 6 6 2 1 NW13 5743 NW 8 37321 P 05/16-10 34 10 59 40 NW 6 1 6889 NW 8 45844 F 05/16-11 34 10 62 36 N 5 1 8035 NW 8 54366 F 05/16-12 33 5 65 32 N 5 5 2 1 NW14 9181 NW 8 62889 G 05/16-13 33 5 66 31 N 5 1 9608 NW 8 69918 G 05/16-14 33 5 67 30 N 5 1 10035 NW 9 76947 G 05/16-15 33 5 68 29 N 5 5 2 1 W20 10462 NW 9 83977 G 05/16-16 33 5 68 29 N 5 1 10164 NW 9 79236 G 05/16-17 33 5 67 30 N 6 1 9867 NW 9 74495 G 05/16-18 33 5 66 32 N 6 6 3 1 W24 9569 NW 8 69753 G 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...GIMMESTAD REQUESTED BY...WILL BRIGGS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100514.RMASL.01/BOU