FNUS75 KBOU 301039 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 439 AM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE DISTRICT WITH WEAK WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY...WITH AFTERNOON STORMS DEVELOPING. HEAVY RAIN IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH 40 MPH. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71. MIN HUMIDITY........36-40%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-9000 FT AGL AFTER 0900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54. MAX HUMIDITY........67-73%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST 8-11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200-9200 FT AGL AFTER 0900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR CASTLE MOUNTAIN. +++ 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 07/30-09 58 0 65 59 N 5 5 2 1 W 6 5417 CALM 7789 P 07/30-10 58 0 70 50 NE 5 1 6408 N 2 9820 P 07/30-11 58 0 73 44 NE 6 1 7399 W 2 11850 P 07/30-12 82 40 75 41 E 7 7 2 4 W 8 8390 W 2 13880 P 07/30-13 82 40 77 39 E 6 4 8619 W 2 17181 P 07/30-14 82 40 77 40 E 6 4 8847 NW 2 20482 P 07/30-15 82 40 77 40 E 5 5 2 4 W12 9076 NW 3 23782 P 07/30-16 82 40 77 40 E 5 4 9047 NW 3 24313 P 07/30-17 82 40 77 40 E 6 4 9017 N 3 24844 P 07/30-18 82 40 77 39 E 6 6 2 4 NW13 8988 N 3 25376 P 07/30-19 82 40 75 41 SE 6 4 7831 N 2 18385 P 07/30-20 82 40 72 45 S 5 4 6673 CALM 11394 P 07/30-21 82 40 68 50 S 5 5 2 4 NW10 5516 CALM 4403 P 07/30-22 82 40 66 54 S 6 4 4527 E 2 6075 P 07/30-23 82 40 64 59 SW 6 4 3539 S 3 7748 P 07/31-00 68 0 61 64 W 7 7 2 1 NW 6 2550 S 5 9420 P 07/31-01 68 0 59 69 W 7 1 1907 SW 5 7011 P 07/31-02 68 0 57 71 W 7 1 1265 SW 5 4603 P 07/31-03 68 0 56 72 W 7 7 2 1 NW 5 623 SW 5 2195 P 07/31-04 68 0 55 73 W 7 1 564 SW 5 2088 P 07/31-05 68 0 55 73 W 7 1 505 W 5 1981 P 07/31-06 68 0 55 72 W 7 7 2 1 N 7 446 W 5 1874 P 07/31-07 68 0 57 72 SW 6 1 2076 W 5 8045 P 07/31-08 68 0 62 65 S 3 1 3707 NW 5 14216 P 07/31-09 68 0 66 58 SE 2 2 2 1 N 3 5337 N 5 20387 P 07/31-10 68 0 70 51 SE 3 1 6140 N 3 19689 P 07/31-11 68 0 73 46 E 5 1 6943 NE 3 18992 P 07/31-12 82 30 75 43 E 7 7 2 4 W 2 7746 NE 2 18294 P 07/31-13 82 30 76 41 E 8 4 8352 NE 3 23551 P 07/31-14 82 30 77 41 E 9 4 8958 E 3 28809 P 07/31-15 82 30 78 41 SE 10 16 2 4 W 5 9564 SE 5 34067 P 07/31-16 82 30 78 40 SE 10 4 9153 SE 6 43366 F 07/31-17 82 30 78 40 SE 10 4 8742 SE 7 52665 F 07/31-18 82 30 77 40 SE 10 16 2 4 NW 5 8331 SE 8 61964 G 07/31-19 82 30 74 43 SE 9 4 7163 SE 8 49975 F 07/31-20 82 30 71 48 S 7 4 5996 S 7 37987 P 07/31-21 82 30 67 54 S 6 6 2 4 CALM 4829 S 6 25998 P 07/31-22 82 30 65 59 S 6 4 3441 S 6 18600 P 07/31-23 82 30 63 62 SW 6 4 2053 SW 7 11203 P 08/01-00 65 20 61 67 W 7 7 2 3 SW 3 665 SW 7 3805 P 08/01-01 65 20 59 71 W 7 3 514 SW 7 2994 P 08/01-02 65 20 57 73 W 8 3 363 W 7 2183 P 08/01-03 65 20 56 74 W 8 13 2 3 SE 3 211 W 7 1373 P 08/01-04 65 20 55 74 W 9 3 210 W 8 1490 P 08/01-05 65 20 55 72 W 10 3 208 W 9 1607 P 08/01-06 65 20 55 71 W 10 16 2 3 S 6 207 W 9 1725 P 08/01-07 65 20 57 71 W 9 3 1825 W 8 9922 P 08/01-08 65 20 62 63 W 8 3 3444 NW 7 18120 P 08/01-09 65 20 67 56 W 6 6 2 3 S 5 5063 NW 6 26317 P 08/01-10 65 20 71 48 W 5 3 5993 NW 5 25605 P 08/01-11 65 20 74 42 NW 3 3 6923 NW 5 24893 P 08/01-12 71 30 76 39 NW 2 2 2 3 S 2 7854 NW 3 24181 P 08/01-13 71 30 77 36 NW 2 3 8657 N 3 28947 P 08/01-14 71 30 78 35 NW 2 3 9459 N 5 33713 P 08/01-15 71 30 79 34 W 3 3 2 3 NE 7 10262 N 5 38479 P 08/01-16 71 30 80 33 W 6 3 9947 N 3 30490 P 08/01-17 71 30 79 34 W 8 3 9631 N 2 22501 P 08/01-18 71 30 77 35 W 9 15 2 3 E12 9316 NE 2 14512 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 REQUESTED BY...FIRE OPERATIONS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100729.CASTL.01/BOU