FNUS75 KBOU 031057 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR DAKOTA RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 457 AM MDT TUE AUG 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE MAY BE A LIGHT SHOWER THIS MORNING AS A DISTURBANCE MOVE NORTH OUT OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. WEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY NOON WITH A 2 TO 3 HOUR TRANSITION PERIOD LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........30-36%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE UP TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST 4-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-8400 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-88. MIN HUMIDITY........27-35%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......9200-10000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR DAKOTA RIDGE. +++ 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 08/03-04 68 40 64 68 W 6 4 177 SW 6 824 P 08/03-05 68 40 63 70 W 8 4 177 W 6 901 P 08/03-06 52 16 62 73 W 8 8 2 1 SW13 176 W 7 978 P 08/03-07 52 16 63 71 NW 7 1 1029 W 6 4555 P 08/03-08 52 16 68 60 N 6 1 1881 NW 6 8133 P 08/03-09 56 19 73 51 N 5 5 2 1 SW 8 2734 NW 5 11711 P 08/03-10 56 19 76 48 N 6 1 4644 NW 5 15798 P 08/03-11 56 19 78 47 N 7 1 6554 W 3 19885 P 08/03-12 64 36 81 44 NE 8 8 2 4 SW17 8465 W 3 23973 P 08/03-13 64 36 84 41 N 8 4 8630 W 3 26290 P 08/03-14 64 36 85 39 N 8 4 8795 SW 3 28607 P 08/03-15 64 36 84 40 N 8 8 2 4 SW22 8960 SW 3 30924 P 08/03-16 64 36 81 46 N 8 4 7732 W 5 30148 P 08/03-17 64 36 80 50 NW 9 4 6504 W 6 29372 P 08/03-18 71 41 78 54 NW 9 9 2 4 SW17 5275 W 6 28596 P 08/03-19 71 41 79 53 NW 9 4 3903 W 7 21258 P 08/03-20 71 41 76 56 W 8 4 2531 W 7 13921 P 08/03-21 71 41 72 60 SW 8 8 2 4 W13 1159 W 7 6583 P 08/03-22 71 41 69 62 W 8 4 939 W 7 5324 P 08/03-23 71 41 69 60 W 9 4 718 W 7 4065 P 08/04-00 50 10 70 56 W 9 9 2 2 NW 6 497 W 7 2805 P 08/04-01 50 10 69 55 W 9 2 469 W 7 2640 P 08/04-02 50 10 69 54 W 9 2 441 W 7 2475 P 08/04-03 50 10 68 54 W 8 8 2 2 N 3 413 W 7 2310 P 08/04-04 50 10 67 54 W 7 2 369 W 6 1961 P 08/04-05 50 10 66 55 W 7 2 325 W 6 1611 P 08/04-06 58 10 65 57 W 6 6 2 2 N 9 281 W 5 1262 P 08/04-07 58 10 65 57 W 3 2 1504 W 5 5253 P 08/04-08 58 10 70 52 N 2 2 2726 NW 5 9244 P 08/04-09 58 10 74 47 N 2 2 2 2 N 6 3949 N 3 13234 P 08/04-10 58 10 77 42 N 3 2 5882 N 3 17143 P 08/04-11 58 10 79 39 NE 7 2 7578 N 3 20197 P 08/04-12 78 35 81 36 NE 9 9 2 4 W 7 9275 N 3 23251 P 08/04-13 78 35 82 34 NE 10 4 9539 N 2 20876 P 08/04-14 78 35 83 32 NE 10 4 9802 NE 2 18500 P 08/04-15 78 35 84 31 NE 9 9 2 4 W 8 10066 NE 2 16125 P 08/04-16 78 35 84 30 E 7 4 9848 E 2 16866 P 08/04-17 78 35 84 30 S 5 4 9630 S 2 17607 P 08/04-18 78 35 83 31 SW 3 3 2 4 NW 8 9412 S 2 18348 P 08/04-19 78 35 81 34 SW 6 4 7658 S 5 23797 P 08/04-20 78 35 78 38 SW 8 4 5903 S 7 29246 P 08/04-21 78 35 74 44 SW 10 10 2 4 W 5 4149 S 9 34694 P 08/04-22 78 35 73 49 SW 10 4 2984 SW 9 24676 P 08/04-23 78 35 71 54 SW 9 4 1820 SW 9 14658 P 08/05-00 62 10 69 59 SW 8 8 2 2 W 5 655 SW 8 4640 P 08/05-01 62 10 66 65 SW 7 2 568 W 7 3622 P 08/05-02 62 10 65 68 W 7 2 480 W 6 2603 P 08/05-03 62 10 64 69 W 6 6 2 2 S 2 393 W 5 1585 P 08/05-04 62 10 63 70 W 5 2 623 W 5 2100 P 08/05-05 62 10 63 70 W 5 2 854 W 3 2615 P 08/05-06 62 10 63 68 W 3 3 2 2 NW 3 1084 W 3 3130 P 08/05-07 62 10 64 66 SW 3 2 1941 SW 5 8141 P 08/05-08 62 10 68 57 S 3 2 2799 SW 5 13151 P 08/05-09 62 10 72 50 SE 3 3 2 2 NW 8 3656 S 6 18161 P 08/05-10 62 10 76 45 SE 5 2 5255 SW 5 17036 P 08/05-11 62 10 78 42 E 6 2 6855 W 3 15911 P 08/05-12 73 24 80 40 E 6 6 2 3 NW 6 8455 W 2 14786 P 08/05-13 73 24 81 37 E 5 3 8832 W 2 17647 P 08/05-14 73 24 82 36 E 5 3 9210 NW 2 20508 P 08/05-15 73 24 83 35 E 3 3 2 3 NW10 9588 NW 2 23369 P 08/05-16 73 24 83 34 SE 3 3 9192 NW 3 30871 P 08/05-17 73 24 83 34 S 5 3 8796 W 5 38373 P 08/05-18 73 24 82 34 SW 5 5 2 3 NW12 8400 W 6 45875 F 08/05-19 73 24 80 37 SW 5 3 6976 W 6 35720 P 08/05-20 73 24 78 40 SW 6 3 5552 W 5 25565 P 08/05-21 73 24 75 44 SW 6 6 2 3 W 7 4129 SW 5 15410 P 08/05-22 73 24 73 46 S 6 3 2932 SW 5 11084 P 08/05-23 73 24 72 48 SW 6 3 1736 SW 5 6757 P 08/06-00 42 5 70 50 SW 6 6 2 1 SW 3 540 SW 6 2431 P 08/06-01 42 5 68 53 SW 6 1 457 SW 5 1978 P 08/06-02 42 5 66 54 SW 5 1 375 SW 5 1525 P 08/06-03 42 5 66 54 SW 5 5 2 1 SW 5 292 SW 5 1072 P 08/06-04 42 5 65 54 SW 5 1 298 SW 5 1056 P 08/06-05 42 5 65 53 SW 5 1 303 W 3 1040 P 08/06-06 42 5 65 52 SW 5 5 2 1 W 6 309 W 3 1024 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...ROCCO SNART REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100802.DAKOT.01/BOU