FNUS75 KBOU 141653 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEELER CREEK WF...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1053 AM MDT SAT AUG 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEARBY RIDGES...BUT NO STORMS ARE EXPECTED. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 24-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10800-11800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...BECOMING EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12-16 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTH 6-12 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE STORMS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11800-12800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0600. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0600...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WHEELER CREEK. +++ 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 08/14-10 37 0 58 29 SW 9 1 3808 SW 16 87336 G 08/14-11 37 0 64 24 W 10 1 7209 SW 22 171125 E 08/14-12 36 0 68 22 W 10 16 3 1 W40 10610 W 28 254915 E 08/14-13 36 0 69 21 W 12 1 11065 W 28 260662 E 08/14-14 36 0 70 21 W 14 1 11521 W 26 266410 E 08/14-15 36 0 70 22 NW 15 24 3 1 W37 11976 W 26 272157 E 08/14-16 36 5 70 23 NW 15 1 11707 W 24 249029 E 08/14-17 36 5 69 25 N 13 1 11439 W 23 225901 E 08/14-18 39 5 70 25 N 12 18 3 1 W36 11171 W 21 202773 E 08/14-19 39 5 67 29 N 10 1 8692 W 16 140795 V 08/14-20 39 5 63 34 NE 9 1 6213 N 10 78817 G 08/14-21 39 5 60 41 NE 9 14 3 1 W39 3734 NE 6 16839 P 08/14-22 39 5 58 45 E 8 1 2870 NE 7 14243 P 08/14-23 39 5 55 51 E 7 1 2006 E 8 11648 P 08/15-00 36 3 52 59 E 7 7 3 1 W37 1143 E 9 9052 P 08/15-01 36 3 48 68 E 6 1 878 E 8 6730 P 08/15-02 36 3 46 74 SE 6 1 612 SE 8 4408 P 08/15-03 36 3 45 76 SE 6 6 3 1 W33 347 SE 7 2086 P 08/15-04 36 3 44 77 SE 5 1 374 SE 6 2014 P 08/15-05 36 3 44 79 S 5 1 400 SE 6 1943 P 08/15-06 27 5 44 78 S 5 5 3 1 W40 427 S 5 1871 P 08/15-07 27 5 45 77 S 5 1 1067 S 6 5155 P 08/15-08 27 5 52 60 S 5 1 1708 SW 6 8439 P 08/15-09 27 5 58 50 S 5 5 3 1 W39 2348 SW 6 11724 P 08/15-10 27 5 64 41 S 6 1 5053 W 10 71698 G 08/15-11 27 5 67 36 W 7 1 7758 W 16 131673 V 08/15-12 39 10 70 32 W 9 14 2 2 W36 10462 W 21 191647 E 08/15-13 39 10 73 29 W 12 2 11360 W 21 202049 E 08/15-14 39 10 74 28 W 13 2 12258 W 20 212451 E 08/15-15 39 10 76 26 NW 14 21 3 2 W29 13156 W 20 222853 E 08/15-16 39 10 76 26 NW 13 2 12780 W 18 207531 E 08/15-17 39 10 75 26 NW 12 2 12403 W 17 192208 E 08/15-18 45 8 74 28 NW 10 16 3 1 W26 12026 W 17 176885 E 08/15-19 45 8 70 32 NW 10 1 9055 W 14 125127 V 08/15-20 45 8 66 40 W 10 1 6084 W 12 73370 G 08/15-21 45 8 62 48 W 10 16 3 1 W29 3113 NW 8 21613 P 08/15-22 45 8 60 51 SW 9 1 2198 W 7 14961 P 08/15-23 45 8 57 56 SW 8 1 1282 W 6 8309 P 08/16-00 40 8 53 62 SW 7 7 3 1 W24 367 SW 6 1657 P 08/16-01 40 8 49 72 SW 6 1 298 SW 6 1420 P 08/16-02 40 8 47 78 SW 6 1 228 SW 6 1183 P 08/16-03 40 8 46 81 SW 6 6 3 1 W30 159 SW 7 946 P 08/16-04 40 8 45 82 SW 6 1 158 W 7 874 P 08/16-05 40 8 44 84 SW 6 1 156 W 6 802 P 08/16-06 35 15 45 82 SW 6 6 3 2 W33 155 W 6 731 P 08/16-07 35 15 46 79 W 7 2 400 W 5 1320 P 08/16-08 35 15 52 65 W 7 2 645 SW 3 1909 P 08/16-09 35 15 58 53 W 8 8 3 2 W30 890 SW 3 2499 P 08/16-10 35 15 62 44 W 9 2 4809 SW 7 59567 F 08/16-11 35 15 66 38 W 9 2 8728 W 12 116635 V 08/16-12 49 15 69 34 W 10 16 3 3 W26 12647 W 16 173703 E 08/16-13 49 15 71 31 NW 10 3 13341 W 17 203230 E 08/16-14 49 15 72 29 NW 10 3 14035 W 18 232757 E 08/16-15 49 15 74 28 NW 10 16 4 3 W25 14729 W 21 262284 E 08/16-16 49 15 74 28 NW 10 3 14160 W 20 239032 E 08/16-17 49 15 73 28 W 9 3 13591 W 18 215780 E 08/16-18 49 15 72 29 W 8 8 3 3 W23 13021 W 17 192528 E 08/16-19 49 15 69 32 SW 7 3 8821 NW 13 128945 V 08/16-20 49 15 65 37 SE 6 3 4620 N 9 65363 G 08/16-21 49 15 61 42 E 5 5 3 3 SW25 419 NE 5 1780 P 08/16-22 49 15 59 46 E 5 3 356 NE 5 1560 P 08/16-23 49 15 56 50 E 6 3 293 E 6 1341 P 08/17-00 41 15 53 57 E 6 6 3 3 W36 230 E 6 1121 P 08/17-01 41 15 49 65 E 6 3 209 E 6 984 P 08/17-02 41 15 47 69 E 6 3 187 E 5 847 P 08/17-03 41 15 46 71 E 6 6 3 3 W41 165 E 5 710 P 08/17-04 41 15 46 72 E 6 3 157 E 5 671 P 08/17-05 41 15 45 73 E 6 3 148 E 5 632 P 08/17-06 40 5 45 71 E 6 6 3 1 W38 140 E 5 593 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...CRAIG DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100814.WHEEL.01/BOU