FNUS75 KBOU 311013 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR RMEF FENCE PROJECT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 413 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...UP TO ONE INCH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIMALAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY OVER INTO SUNDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78. MIN HUMIDITY........32-35%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST 8-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600-9600 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2200. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........39%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST 8-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200-8200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100. FAIR AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR RMEF FENCE PROJECT. +++ 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 07/31-06 68 10 54 83 E 5 5 2 2 W 7 290 SE 5 1092 P 07/31-07 68 10 55 77 SE 3 2 1174 SE 3 2964 P 07/31-08 68 10 60 61 SE 2 2 2057 SE 3 4836 P 07/31-09 68 10 65 51 CALM 1 3 2 W 3 2940 S 2 6708 P 07/31-10 68 10 68 44 CALM 2 4713 S 2 11961 P 07/31-11 68 10 71 40 SW 2 2 6486 SW 3 17213 P 07/31-12 82 30 73 38 W 3 3 2 4 SE 2 8259 SW 3 22466 P 07/31-13 82 30 74 35 W 6 4 8787 SW 3 26087 P 07/31-14 82 30 75 34 W 7 4 9315 SW 3 29707 P 07/31-15 82 30 76 34 W 8 13 2 4 S 8 9844 SW 3 33328 P 07/31-16 82 30 76 35 W 8 4 9495 SW 5 37265 P 07/31-17 82 30 76 38 W 7 4 9146 SW 6 41202 F 07/31-18 82 30 74 42 W 6 6 2 4 SW10 8797 SW 6 45140 F 07/31-19 82 30 72 46 W 5 4 6986 SW 6 34898 P 07/31-20 82 30 69 52 SW 3 4 5176 S 6 24656 P 07/31-21 82 30 65 59 S 2 2 2 4 W17 3366 S 5 14414 P 07/31-22 82 18 56 81 S 2 3 191 S 2 410 P 07/31-23 82 18 55 83 SW 2 3 182 SW 2 376 P 08/01-00 56 18 54 85 SW 2 2 2 3 W10 173 SW 2 341 P 08/01-01 56 18 54 85 SW 2 3 186 SW 2 359 P 08/01-02 56 16 53 84 SW 2 3 198 SW 2 376 P 08/01-03 56 16 53 84 SW 2 2 2 3 SW12 210 SW 2 393 P 08/01-04 56 16 52 85 S 2 3 213 SW 2 391 P 08/01-05 56 16 51 87 S 2 3 215 S 2 388 P 08/01-06 56 16 51 88 S 2 2 2 3 SW12 218 S 2 386 P 08/01-07 56 16 52 90 S 2 3 248 S 2 592 P 08/01-08 56 16 53 90 SW 2 3 278 SW 3 799 P 08/01-09 56 16 55 86 W 3 3 2 3 SW 9 307 W 3 1005 P 08/01-10 56 18 60 71 W 5 3 2708 W 5 16894 P 08/01-11 56 18 67 55 W 6 3 5108 W 6 32784 P 08/01-12 72 18 72 45 W 7 7 2 3 SW 8 7509 W 7 48673 F 08/01-13 72 40 73 42 W 7 4 7844 W 7 44718 F 08/01-14 72 40 74 40 W 6 4 8179 W 6 40762 F 08/01-15 72 40 74 39 W 6 6 2 4 W 7 8514 W 5 36807 P 08/01-16 72 40 73 41 W 7 4 7519 W 7 39078 P 08/01-17 72 40 71 44 W 8 4 6524 W 8 41350 F 08/01-18 72 40 69 49 W 9 15 2 4 W 6 5530 W 9 43621 F 08/01-19 72 40 65 57 W 8 4 3781 W 8 29572 P 08/01-20 72 40 61 66 W 7 4 2033 W 7 15523 P 08/01-21 72 40 58 75 W 6 6 3 4 NW 6 284 W 6 1474 P 08/01-22 72 40 57 81 W 5 4 260 W 6 1236 P 08/01-23 72 40 55 84 W 3 4 235 W 5 998 P 08/02-00 63 15 55 86 W 3 3 2 3 NW 2 210 W 5 760 P 08/02-01 63 15 54 87 W 3 3 209 W 3 687 P 08/02-02 63 15 53 87 SW 3 3 207 SW 3 614 P 08/02-03 63 15 53 88 SW 3 3 2 3 W 5 206 SW 3 541 P 08/02-04 63 15 52 89 SW 3 3 209 SW 2 486 P 08/02-05 63 15 51 90 S 2 3 213 S 2 430 P 08/02-06 63 15 51 90 S 2 2 2 3 W 3 216 S 2 375 P 08/02-07 63 15 52 92 S 2 3 245 S 2 474 P 08/02-08 63 15 53 91 SW 2 3 274 SW 2 573 P 08/02-09 63 15 56 86 SW 2 2 2 3 SW 6 303 SW 2 672 P 08/02-10 63 15 60 72 W 2 3 2737 SW 2 8169 P 08/02-11 63 15 66 56 W 3 3 5171 SW 3 15666 P 08/02-12 71 33 70 47 W 3 3 2 4 S13 7606 SW 3 23164 P 08/02-13 71 33 72 44 W 5 4 8193 SW 5 37197 P 08/02-14 71 33 73 43 W 6 4 8781 SW 7 51231 F 08/02-15 71 33 73 43 W 6 6 2 4 SW23 9369 SW 8 65265 G 08/02-16 71 33 72 46 W 5 4 8650 SW 8 58313 F 08/02-17 71 33 70 52 W 2 4 7932 SW 7 51360 F 08/02-18 71 33 67 59 CALM 1 2 4 SW23 7213 SW 7 44407 F 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...B MCCORMICK REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100730.RMEFF.01/BOU