FNUS75 KBOU 291605 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN FIRE...COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1005 AM MDT SAT MAY 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING WITH NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING BEHIND IT. FLOW ALOFT IS MODERATE AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...AND WILL BE COOLER AGAIN ON SUNDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%) UNTIL 1400...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS A FEW DRY AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-76. MIN HUMIDITY........18-26%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8-13 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN SOUTH 9-15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 7400-8400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%) UNTIL 0300...THEN CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-46. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13-19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-7400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1200-2200 FT AGL AFTER 2200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70. MIN HUMIDITY........24-32%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-7600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN 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 05/29-09 39 0 65 30 NE 12 17 5 1 S25 1122 SW 13 11849 P 05/29-10 39 0 68 25 NE 12 1 3059 SW 14 44169 F 05/29-11 39 0 70 22 E 10 1 4996 SW 16 76488 G 05/29-12 67 0 71 20 E 10 16 4 1 SW36 6932 SW 18 108808 V 05/29-13 67 0 72 19 E 9 1 7524 SW 18 124580 V 05/29-14 67 10 73 19 E 8 2 8116 SW 20 140353 V 05/29-15 67 10 73 19 SE 8 8 4 2 SW36 8708 SW 21 156125 E 05/29-16 67 10 73 20 S 12 2 8355 SW 20 143958 V 05/29-17 67 10 72 22 SW 15 2 8002 SW 18 131791 V 05/29-18 70 21 70 24 W 17 26 3 3 S29 7649 SW 18 119624 V 05/29-19 70 21 68 27 W 16 3 6265 W 17 96021 G 05/29-20 70 21 64 32 NW 14 3 4881 W 17 72418 G 05/29-21 70 21 59 37 NW 10 16 4 3 S33 3497 W 16 48815 F 05/29-22 70 21 56 42 W 8 3 2809 W 16 38905 P 05/29-23 70 21 54 46 S 7 3 2120 W 16 28995 P 05/30-00 37 0 52 50 SE 6 6 3 1 S33 1432 W 15 19085 P 05/30-01 37 0 50 53 SE 5 1 1282 W 13 14973 P 05/30-02 37 0 48 56 SE 5 1 1132 SW 10 10861 P 05/30-03 0 0 47 59 SE 5 5 3 1 SW33 982 SW 8 6749 P 05/30-04 0 0 46 59 SE 3 1 1586 SW 7 8227 P 05/30-05 0 0 46 60 E 2 1 2189 SW 6 9704 P 05/30-06 1 0 46 60 E 2 2 2 1 SW36 2793 SW 5 11182 P 05/30-07 1 0 48 55 E 2 1 3502 SW 8 26432 P 05/30-08 1 0 51 52 NE 2 1 4212 SW 10 41683 F 05/30-09 21 0 54 46 NE 3 3 2 1 SW36 4922 W 14 56934 F 05/30-10 21 0 58 40 NE 5 1 5576 W 13 62909 G 05/30-11 21 0 61 36 E 5 1 6231 SW 13 68884 G 05/30-12 44 9 63 33 SE 6 6 2 1 W37 6885 SW 13 74859 G 05/30-13 44 9 64 29 SE 6 1 6973 SW 10 65513 G 05/30-14 44 9 64 26 SE 6 1 7060 SW 9 56168 F 05/30-15 51 19 65 25 SE 6 6 2 3 SW31 7147 S 8 46822 F 05/30-16 51 19 65 27 S 5 3 7380 S 7 44828 F 05/30-17 51 19 65 31 SW 5 3 7613 SW 7 42835 F 05/30-18 56 21 64 36 W 3 3 2 3 W25 7847 SW 6 40841 F 05/30-19 56 21 62 40 W 3 3 5916 S 6 29495 P 05/30-20 56 21 59 45 W 3 3 3986 S 5 18150 P 05/30-21 42 10 57 51 W 5 5 3 2 W23 2055 S 3 6804 P 05/30-22 42 10 55 55 W 6 2 2729 SW 6 12498 P 05/30-23 42 10 53 57 W 7 2 1573 W 7 7616 P 05/31-00 25 0 51 58 W 8 8 2 1 W36 417 W 8 2733 P 05/31-01 25 0 50 56 W 9 1 364 W 8 2458 P 05/31-02 25 0 49 54 W 10 1 311 W 8 2182 P 05/31-03 7 0 48 52 W 10 10 3 1 W31 258 W 8 1907 P 05/31-04 7 0 48 49 W 12 1 242 W 8 1812 P 05/31-05 7 0 47 46 W 12 1 226 W 9 1717 P 05/31-06 7 0 48 43 W 10 10 3 1 W26 210 W 9 1622 P 05/31-07 7 0 50 42 SW 8 1 1439 W 9 13845 P 05/31-08 7 0 56 36 S 5 1 2668 W 10 26069 P 05/31-09 7 0 60 32 SE 2 2 4 1 W26 3897 W 12 38292 P 05/31-10 7 0 65 27 SE 2 1 5701 W 14 76341 G 05/31-11 7 0 68 24 SE 3 1 7504 W 16 114390 V 05/31-12 46 3 71 21 SE 5 5 2 1 W39 9308 W 18 152439 E 05/31-13 46 3 72 19 E 5 1 10243 W 17 155327 E 05/31-14 46 3 73 18 E 3 1 11179 W 16 158215 E 05/31-15 47 5 74 18 E 3 3 3 1 W24 12114 W 15 161103 E 05/31-16 47 5 74 18 E 3 1 10205 W 14 126069 V 05/31-17 47 5 74 19 NE 3 1 8296 W 12 91035 G 05/31-18 53 9 73 21 N 3 3 3 1 W23 6386 W 10 56001 F 05/31-19 53 9 71 24 N 3 1 05/31-20 53 9 67 29 NE 5 1 05/31-21 53 9 63 35 NE 5 5 1 05/31-22 53 9 60 38 NE 5 1 05/31-23 53 9 58 40 N 6 1 06/01-00 10 0 57 42 N 6 6 1 06/01-01 10 0 55 43 N 6 1 06/01-02 10 0 54 45 NW 7 1 06/01-03 10 0 52 46 NW 7 7 1 06/01-04 10 0 52 46 NW 7 1 06/01-05 10 0 52 46 W 7 1 06/01-06 9 0 52 46 W 7 7 1 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...DISPATCH EVANS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100529.BLUEM.01/BOU