FNUS75 KBOU 171652 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BOSWELL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1052 AM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER COLORADO TODAY AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HEATING MAY PRODUCE A HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY STORM THAT FORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......12400-13400 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 2400...THEN CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........55-65%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-14 MPH WITH TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 2-8 MPH BY 2400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........15-19%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10800-11800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BOSWELL. +++ 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 08/17-10 3 0 63 44 W 10 1 5889 W 16 98392 G 08/17-11 3 0 67 39 W 12 1 9156 W 18 167115 E 08/17-12 41 10 69 35 W 12 18 3 2 W29 12422 W 22 235838 E 08/17-13 41 10 72 32 W 13 2 12764 W 22 240826 E 08/17-14 41 10 73 29 W 13 2 13105 W 22 245814 E 08/17-15 41 10 73 28 W 14 22 3 2 W25 13446 W 22 250802 E 08/17-16 41 10 73 27 W 14 2 12895 W 22 241444 E 08/17-17 41 10 72 26 W 14 2 12345 W 22 232086 E 08/17-18 35 10 72 26 W 14 22 3 2 W29 11794 W 22 222728 E 08/17-19 35 10 69 28 W 13 2 7954 W 17 149239 V 08/17-20 35 10 64 34 W 12 2 4115 W 14 75750 G 08/17-21 26 2 58 41 SW 9 15 4 1 W32 275 W 9 2262 P 08/17-22 26 2 55 48 SW 7 1 248 SW 8 1809 P 08/17-23 26 2 52 53 S 6 1 221 SW 7 1356 P 08/18-00 7 0 49 58 S 5 5 4 1 W36 194 SW 6 903 P 08/18-01 7 0 48 61 S 5 1 184 SW 6 936 P 08/18-02 7 0 46 63 S 5 1 173 SW 7 969 P 08/18-03 7 0 45 64 S 6 6 2 1 W36 163 SW 7 1002 P 08/18-04 7 0 44 65 S 7 1 159 SW 8 1087 P 08/18-05 7 0 43 66 S 7 1 155 SW 9 1172 P 08/18-06 29 0 45 61 SW 8 13 2 1 NW24 151 SW 9 1257 P 08/18-07 29 0 46 57 SW 8 1 247 SW 10 2222 P 08/18-08 29 0 52 44 SW 9 1 343 SW 10 3187 P 08/18-09 29 0 58 34 SW 9 15 4 1 W21 439 SW 10 4152 P 08/18-10 29 0 64 28 SW 8 1 3431 SW 13 44507 F 08/18-11 29 0 67 24 W 8 1 6423 W 14 84861 G 08/18-12 46 25 70 22 W 8 13 3 4 W21 9416 W 15 125216 V 08/18-13 46 25 73 20 W 9 4 10419 W 15 134933 V 08/18-14 46 25 74 19 W 10 4 11423 W 15 144649 V 08/18-15 46 25 75 18 W 13 21 3 4 W20 12426 W 14 154365 E 08/18-16 69 25 75 18 W 14 4 11877 W 15 148946 V 08/18-17 69 25 75 19 SW 16 4 11327 SW 15 143528 V 08/18-18 69 30 73 20 SW 16 25 3 4 W10 10778 SW 15 138109 V 08/18-19 69 30 70 25 SW 15 4 7305 SW 16 93881 G 08/18-20 69 30 66 31 SW 14 4 3832 W 16 49654 F 08/18-21 69 30 62 38 W 13 21 3 4 S10 360 W 17 5426 P 08/18-22 69 30 59 45 SW 13 4 362 W 17 5262 P 08/18-23 69 30 56 55 SW 13 4 364 SW 16 5099 P 08/19-00 65 30 53 67 SW 13 21 2 4 S17 367 SW 15 4935 P 08/19-01 65 30 49 80 SW 12 4 343 SW 14 4317 P 08/19-02 65 30 46 89 SW 12 4 319 SW 13 3699 P 08/19-03 65 30 45 93 SW 10 16 2 4 SW33 295 SW 12 3081 P 08/19-04 65 30 45 95 SW 9 4 291 SW 12 2888 P 08/19-05 65 30 44 96 SW 9 4 287 SW 10 2696 P 08/19-06 50 20 45 92 SW 9 15 2 3 SW40 283 SW 10 2503 P 08/19-07 50 20 46 86 SW 12 3 1347 SW 15 26955 P 08/19-08 50 20 51 71 SW 15 3 2412 SW 20 51407 F 08/19-09 50 20 56 57 SW 17 28 2 3 W41 3476 SW 25 75859 G 08/19-10 50 20 60 47 SW 18 3 4531 W 24 92043 G 08/19-11 50 20 63 41 W 18 3 5585 W 23 108227 V 08/19-12 58 30 66 37 W 18 30 2 4 W23 6640 W 22 124412 V 08/19-13 58 30 68 34 W 18 4 7438 W 20 126449 V 08/19-14 58 30 69 32 W 18 4 8237 W 18 128486 V 08/19-15 58 30 70 31 W 17 28 2 4 W25 9035 W 16 130524 V 08/19-16 58 30 70 30 W 17 4 8819 W 17 135716 V 08/19-17 58 30 70 31 SW 16 4 8603 W 18 140908 V 08/19-18 58 30 68 33 SW 15 24 2 4 W24 8387 W 20 146100 V 08/19-19 58 30 65 37 SW 14 4 08/19-20 58 30 62 43 SW 12 4 08/19-21 58 30 59 50 W 10 16 4 08/19-22 58 30 57 54 SW 9 4 08/19-23 58 30 54 59 SW 8 4 08/20-00 26 0 51 66 SW 7 7 1 08/20-01 26 0 48 73 SW 7 1 08/20-02 26 0 46 77 SW 6 1 08/20-03 26 0 45 79 SW 6 6 1 08/20-04 26 0 44 78 SW 5 1 08/20-05 26 0 44 78 SW 5 1 08/20-06 26 0 44 78 SW 5 5 1 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...TACINCA DAVIS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100817.BOSWE.01/BOU