FNUS75 KBOU 041812 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LONGS PEAK SAR...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1211 PM MDT WED AUG 4 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH WETTING RAINS. THE CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH A FEW RAIN SHOWERS LINGERING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY UPSLOPE THROUGH THE EVENING THOUGH RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST. ON THURSDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL AS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WETTING RAINS. WINDS WILL AGAIN BE LIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE STORMS. A GRADUAL DRYING TREND WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON STORMS EACH DAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-57. MIN HUMIDITY........50-56%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 8-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE STORMS. RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST 10-20 MPH HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTHWEST. GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE STORMS. RIDGETOP WINDS.......WEST 10-20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1200...THEN CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........51-55%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 4-10 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 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 08/04-11 57 10 53 56 S 2 2 6027 W 2 11538 P 08/04-12 71 59 54 59 S 2 2 4 5 W16 8552 W 2 15850 P 08/04-13 71 59 42 97 SE 5 5 7230 SW 5 19640 P 08/04-14 79 59 42 100 SE 7 5 5908 SE 6 23430 P 08/04-15 79 59 52 71 E 9 9 4 5 W25 4585 SE 7 27220 P 08/04-16 79 59 52 73 SE 9 5 4025 SE 8 25746 P 08/04-17 79 59 50 100 SE 8 5 3464 SE 9 24273 P 08/04-18 78 55 49 76 SE 7 7 4 5 W22 2904 SE 9 22799 P 08/04-19 78 55 49 77 SE 7 5 2597 SE 9 21146 P 08/04-20 78 55 48 76 S 8 5 2289 S 10 19493 P 08/04-21 78 55 47 75 S 9 9 4 5 W30 1982 S 10 17840 P 08/04-22 78 55 47 73 S 8 5 1557 S 9 13081 P 08/04-23 78 55 47 70 S 7 5 1132 S 7 8321 P 08/05-00 55 16 47 67 S 6 6 4 1 W25 707 SW 6 3562 P 08/05-01 55 16 48 66 S 7 1 671 SW 7 3843 P 08/05-02 55 16 48 66 W 8 1 636 W 8 4123 P 08/05-03 55 16 48 65 NW 9 9 4 1 NW13 601 W 8 4404 P 08/05-04 55 16 48 64 NW 9 1 567 NW 8 4046 P 08/05-05 55 16 48 60 NW 9 1 533 NW 8 3689 P 08/05-06 57 6 48 55 NW 10 14 4 1 W12 500 NW 8 3331 P 08/05-07 57 6 49 55 NW 12 1 583 NW 8 3702 P 08/05-08 57 6 49 53 NW 12 1 667 NW 7 4073 P 08/05-09 57 6 46 62 NW 10 17 4 1 W15 750 NW 7 4444 P 08/05-10 57 6 48 60 N 9 1 1099 N 6 4631 P 08/05-11 57 6 50 62 NE 6 1 1447 NE 5 4817 P 08/05-12 94 31 51 64 NE 3 3 4 4 SW18 1796 NE 3 5004 P 08/05-13 94 31 52 66 E 3 4 2827 E 3 9451 P 08/05-14 94 31 52 67 S 3 4 3858 S 5 13897 P 08/05-15 94 31 53 67 S 3 3 4 4 W21 4890 SW 5 18344 P 08/05-16 94 31 53 67 SW 3 4 4333 SW 5 17416 P 08/05-17 94 31 53 66 SW 5 4 3777 SW 6 16487 P 08/05-18 81 31 53 64 SW 5 5 4 4 W21 3220 SW 6 15559 P 08/05-19 81 31 52 62 SW 5 4 2587 SW 6 12137 P 08/05-20 81 31 51 61 S 5 4 1955 S 5 8715 P 08/05-21 81 31 50 61 S 6 6 4 4 W17 1323 S 5 5293 P 08/05-22 81 31 49 60 S 7 4 1113 S 6 4767 P 08/05-23 81 31 49 60 S 8 4 903 S 6 4241 P 08/06-00 53 10 48 60 S 9 13 4 1 SW13 694 S 7 3715 P 08/06-01 53 10 47 62 SW 10 1 580 S 8 3369 P 08/06-02 53 10 47 63 SW 12 1 467 SW 8 3022 P 08/06-03 53 10 47 63 SW 13 16 4 1 W13 355 SW 9 2676 P 08/06-04 53 10 46 62 SW 13 1 359 SW 9 2706 P 08/06-05 53 10 46 60 W 13 1 363 W 9 2737 P 08/06-06 27 10 46 59 W 13 17 4 1 W16 367 W 9 2768 P 08/06-07 27 10 47 57 W 13 1 654 W 9 5541 P 08/06-08 27 10 48 53 W 13 1 941 W 10 8314 P 08/06-09 27 10 50 53 W 13 17 4 1 W16 1228 W 10 11087 P 08/06-10 27 10 51 58 W 12 1 1555 W 10 14523 P 08/06-11 27 10 52 64 W 12 1 1881 W 12 17959 P 08/06-12 59 20 52 69 W 12 15 4 3 W20 2208 W 12 21395 P 08/06-13 59 20 53 65 W 10 3 3762 W 13 41743 F 08/06-14 59 20 53 60 W 10 3 5316 W 14 62091 G 08/06-15 59 20 54 54 W 10 14 4 3 W26 6870 W 14 82438 G 08/06-16 59 20 54 54 W 10 3 5948 W 14 68621 G 08/06-17 59 20 54 56 W 10 3 5026 W 13 54803 F 08/06-18 70 20 53 58 W 10 10 4 3 W29 4105 W 12 40986 F 08/06-19 70 20 53 58 W 10 3 2928 W 10 28703 P 08/06-20 70 20 52 57 W 10 3 1752 W 9 16421 P 08/06-21 70 20 51 56 W 10 10 4 3 W30 577 W 8 4138 P 08/06-22 70 20 51 54 W 10 3 469 W 9 3506 P 08/06-23 70 20 50 52 W 10 3 362 W 9 2874 P 08/07-00 47 0 50 50 W 12 18 4 1 W31 255 W 10 2243 P 08/07-01 47 0 49 50 W 14 1 257 W 12 2612 P 08/07-02 47 0 49 49 W 16 1 259 W 14 2980 P 08/07-03 47 0 48 49 W 17 28 4 1 W24 261 W 15 3349 P 08/07-04 47 0 48 49 W 18 1 270 W 15 3538 P 08/07-05 47 0 48 49 W 20 1 278 W 16 3727 P 08/07-06 44 0 48 49 W 18 30 4 1 SW18 288 W 16 3916 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...LESZCYNSKI...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...MARK PITA REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100804.LONGS.01/BOU