FNUS75 KBOU 161418 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LONGS PEAK SAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 817 AM MDT FRI JUL 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES. AS THE WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 40S. ON SATURDAY...SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. ALTHOUGH HIGHS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 60 DEGREES...THE TEMPERATURES COULD DROP INTO THE 40S AS THE STORMS PASS THROUGH. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER 1100. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 10-16 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE STORMS. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0600 UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0600...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR LONGS PEAK SAR. +++ 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 07/16-07 0 0 40 45 W 12 1 299 W 9 2946 P 07/16-08 0 0 45 38 W 14 1 463 W 12 5019 P 07/16-09 0 0 49 33 W 16 25 6 1 NW23 627 W 13 7091 P 07/16-10 0 0 52 30 W 16 1 2822 W 14 34054 P 07/16-11 0 0 54 28 W 15 1 5016 W 14 61016 G 07/16-12 29 0 55 28 W 14 22 6 1 NW22 7211 NW 14 87978 G 07/16-13 29 0 56 28 W 13 1 7978 NW 14 94114 G 07/16-14 29 0 57 28 NW 13 1 8745 NW 14 100249 V 07/16-15 29 0 57 29 NW 12 18 4 1 NW20 9512 NW 13 106384 V 07/16-16 29 0 58 30 NW 10 1 9138 NW 12 90396 G 07/16-17 29 0 57 32 NW 10 1 8764 W 9 74407 G 07/16-18 29 0 56 34 NW 9 15 4 1 W20 8390 W 8 58419 F 07/16-19 29 0 54 35 NW 8 1 5661 W 7 39189 P 07/16-20 29 0 52 36 W 6 1 2931 W 6 19960 P 07/16-21 16 0 48 39 W 5 5 5 1 W21 201 W 5 730 P 07/16-22 16 0 46 41 W 5 1 203 W 5 770 P 07/16-23 16 0 45 41 W 5 1 206 SW 5 810 P 07/17-00 3 0 43 43 SW 5 5 5 1 W23 209 SW 5 849 P 07/17-01 3 0 42 45 W 6 1 201 SW 5 897 P 07/17-02 3 0 41 47 W 6 1 194 W 6 945 P 07/17-03 3 0 40 48 W 7 7 5 1 W26 186 W 6 993 P 07/17-04 3 0 39 46 W 7 1 187 W 6 920 P 07/17-05 3 0 39 43 W 6 1 188 W 6 847 P 07/17-06 25 0 39 40 W 6 6 5 1 W28 189 W 5 774 P 07/17-07 25 0 40 37 W 6 1 520 W 5 2447 P 07/17-08 25 0 44 32 W 6 1 851 W 6 4119 P 07/17-09 25 0 48 28 W 6 6 5 1 W26 1182 W 6 5792 P 07/17-10 25 0 50 27 W 6 1 4051 W 8 35715 P 07/17-11 25 0 53 27 W 7 1 6918 W 9 65632 G 07/17-12 33 16 55 27 W 8 13 5 3 W25 9785 W 12 95550 G 07/17-13 33 16 56 28 W 9 3 9938 W 13 109190 V 07/17-14 33 16 57 30 W 12 3 10091 W 14 122830 V 07/17-15 33 16 57 31 W 13 21 4 3 W24 10244 W 15 136470 V 07/17-16 33 16 57 33 W 14 3 9017 W 16 125024 V 07/17-17 33 16 56 34 W 15 3 7789 W 17 113578 V 07/17-18 42 16 55 35 W 15 24 4 3 NW24 6561 W 18 102132 V 07/17-19 42 16 54 37 W 15 3 4430 W 15 68604 G 07/17-20 42 16 51 40 W 14 3 2299 W 13 35077 P 07/17-21 42 4 49 42 W 13 21 4 1 W24 168 W 10 1549 P 07/17-22 42 4 47 44 W 12 1 184 W 9 1509 P 07/17-23 42 4 46 47 W 12 1 200 W 8 1469 P 07/18-00 38 0 44 49 W 10 16 4 1 W32 217 W 8 1430 P 07/18-01 38 0 43 50 W 10 1 205 W 8 1385 P 07/18-02 38 0 42 52 W 10 1 193 W 8 1340 P 07/18-03 38 0 42 53 W 10 16 4 1 W38 181 W 8 1296 P 07/18-04 38 0 41 54 W 12 1 170 W 8 1226 P 07/18-05 38 0 41 55 W 12 1 159 W 8 1156 P 07/18-06 12 0 40 55 NW 12 18 4 1 W39 148 W 8 1086 P 07/18-07 12 0 42 50 NW 9 1 783 W 8 4270 P 07/18-08 12 0 45 45 NW 7 1 1417 NW 7 7453 P 07/18-09 12 0 48 40 NW 6 6 4 1 W38 2052 NW 6 10637 P 07/18-10 12 0 51 37 NW 6 1 4350 NW 9 49628 F 07/18-11 12 0 53 35 NW 8 1 6648 W 13 88620 G 07/18-12 55 10 55 34 W 9 15 4 2 W51 8945 W 16 127612 V 07/18-13 55 10 56 34 W 10 2 9217 W 18 149036 V 07/18-14 55 17 57 34 W 10 3 9489 W 21 170460 E 07/18-15 55 17 57 34 W 10 16 4 3 W47 9761 W 23 191884 E 07/18-16 55 17 57 35 W 10 3 9426 W 22 180959 E 07/18-17 55 17 57 35 W 10 3 9091 W 22 170034 E 07/18-18 55 17 56 36 W 10 16 4 3 W45 8756 W 21 159108 E 07/18-19 55 17 55 38 W 10 3 07/18-20 55 17 52 42 W 9 3 07/18-21 55 17 49 46 SW 9 15 3 07/18-22 55 0 47 50 W 9 1 07/18-23 55 0 45 53 W 10 1 07/19-00 26 0 44 56 W 10 16 1 07/19-01 26 0 42 58 W 10 1 07/19-02 26 0 41 59 W 9 1 07/19-03 26 0 40 60 W 9 15 1 07/19-04 26 0 40 61 W 10 1 07/19-05 26 0 39 62 W 12 1 07/19-06 26 0 39 62 W 13 21 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 $$ FORECASTER...LESZCYNSKI...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...CRAIG BROUWER REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100716.LONGS.01/BOU