FNUS75 KBOU 291948 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 149 PM MDT WED SEP 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER COLORADO THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND. WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5-13 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-83. MIN HUMIDITY........20-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 5-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 5000-6000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR TEST BURN. +++ DATA IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE HAS BEEN SAMPLED DIRECTLY FROM THE FORECAST DATABASE. VALUES IN THE TABLE MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM INFORMATION IN THE NARRATIVE 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 09/29-13 3 0 79 21 NE 13 26 1 7053 NE 14 83064 G 09/29-14 3 0 79 20 NE 14 1 7888 NE 12 77581 G 09/29-15 3 0 80 20 NE 15 22 2 1 W21 8724 NE 9 72099 G 09/29-16 3 0 80 20 NE 14 1 8500 NE 9 66310 G 09/29-17 11 0 79 22 NE 12 1 8276 NE 8 60522 G 09/29-18 11 0 77 24 E 9 14 2 1 W28 8052 NE 8 54733 F 09/29-19 11 0 69 34 E 8 1 5411 E 8 36756 P 09/29-20 11 0 62 46 E 7 1 2770 E 7 18779 P 09/29-21 11 0 56 60 E 6 6 2 1 W17 129 E 7 802 P 09/29-22 11 0 54 66 SE 6 1 131 E 7 745 P 09/29-23 11 0 53 71 SE 5 1 133 SE 6 688 P 09/30-00 11 0 51 76 S 5 5 2 1 W16 134 SE 6 631 P 09/30-01 11 0 50 79 S 5 1 138 S 5 552 P 09/30-02 11 0 49 81 SW 3 1 141 SW 3 473 P 09/30-03 11 0 48 84 W 3 3 2 1 W13 145 SW 3 394 P 09/30-04 11 0 46 88 W 3 1 152 W 2 361 P 09/30-05 11 0 45 92 NW 3 1 158 NW 2 329 P 09/30-06 10 0 45 92 NW 3 3 2 1 W21 165 NW 2 297 P 09/30-07 10 0 46 88 N 3 1 917 CALM 275 P 09/30-08 10 0 54 65 NE 3 1 1670 CALM 253 P 09/30-09 10 0 63 48 NE 3 3 2 1 W23 2422 CALM 232 P 09/30-10 10 0 69 38 NE 3 1 3415 CALM 4427 P 09/30-11 10 0 72 34 E 5 1 4408 S 2 8622 P 09/30-12 11 0 75 30 E 5 5 2 1 W25 5401 SW 2 12816 P 09/30-13 11 0 77 28 E 5 1 5629 S 2 10087 P 09/30-14 11 0 78 26 E 6 1 5857 CALM 7357 P 09/30-15 11 0 79 24 E 6 6 2 1 W29 6085 CALM 4627 P 09/30-16 11 0 78 25 E 6 1 5918 NE 2 11994 P 09/30-17 11 0 76 26 E 6 1 5751 E 3 19361 P 09/30-18 12 0 75 27 E 6 6 2 1 W24 5612 E 6 26699 P 09/30-19 12 0 70 34 SE 6 1 3817 SE 6 18202 P 09/30-20 12 0 65 42 S 5 1 2022 S 6 9704 P 09/30-21 12 0 63 46 SW 5 5 2 1 W21 227 S 6 1207 P 09/30-22 12 0 61 49 SW 3 1 217 S 6 1020 P 09/30-23 12 0 59 51 SW 2 1 207 S 5 834 P 10/01-00 12 0 57 53 SW 2 2 3 1 W18 197 S 3 647 P 10/01-01 12 0 55 54 SW 2 1 195 SW 3 680 P 10/01-02 12 0 54 55 W 3 1 192 W 5 712 P 10/01-03 12 0 52 55 W 5 5 4 1 NW18 190 W 5 744 P 10/01-04 12 0 52 58 W 6 1 191 W 5 792 P 10/01-05 12 0 51 60 W 6 1 191 W 5 840 P 10/01-06 17 0 51 63 W 6 6 5 1 NW20 192 W 6 888 P 10/01-07 17 0 53 59 W 5 1 483 W 5 1213 P 10/01-08 17 0 58 47 W 2 1 775 W 3 1539 P 10/01-09 17 0 66 35 CALM 1 5 1 NW18 1066 W 2 1864 P 10/01-10 17 0 73 26 SW 2 1 3208 NW 3 17103 P 10/01-11 17 0 77 23 SE 3 1 5350 NW 6 32342 P 10/01-12 23 0 80 20 E 5 5 5 1 NW22 7491 N 7 47581 F 10/01-13 23 0 81 19 E 6 1 8495 N 7 48799 F 10/01-14 23 0 82 19 E 7 1 9498 N 6 50017 F 10/01-15 23 0 83 18 E 7 7 4 1 NW22 10502 N 6 51235 F 10/01-16 23 0 82 19 E 7 1 7119 N 7 34961 P 10/01-17 23 0 80 21 E 7 1 3735 NE 7 18688 P 10/01-18 22 0 78 23 E 7 7 5 1 NW16 352 E 8 2415 P 10/01-19 22 0 72 29 NE 6 1 284 NE 6 1718 P 10/01-20 22 0 67 36 N 5 1 215 NE 5 1021 P 10/01-21 22 0 64 40 N 3 3 5 1 W12 146 NE 2 324 P 10/01-22 22 0 61 44 N 5 1 152 NE 3 536 P 10/01-23 22 0 60 47 NW 6 1 157 N 6 749 P 10/02-00 23 0 57 51 NW 7 7 4 1 W 7 163 NW 7 962 P 10/02-01 23 0 55 55 NW 7 1 168 NW 6 887 P 10/02-02 23 0 53 59 NW 6 1 172 NW 6 813 P 10/02-03 23 0 52 63 W 5 5 4 1 W 9 177 NW 5 738 P 10/02-04 23 0 51 64 W 5 1 180 NW 5 778 P 10/02-05 23 0 50 63 W 6 1 182 W 5 818 P 10/02-06 31 0 50 63 W 6 6 3 1 W 9 185 W 6 858 P 10/02-07 31 0 52 57 W 6 1 521 NW 5 2152 P 10/02-08 31 0 55 50 NW 6 1 857 NW 5 3445 P 10/02-09 31 0 61 40 N 6 6 3 1 W 7 1194 N 5 4738 P 10/02-10 31 0 67 32 N 6 1 2226 NE 5 11089 P 10/02-11 31 0 70 29 NE 6 1 3258 E 6 17440 P 10/02-12 53 5 72 26 E 6 6 3 1 W 7 4291 S 7 23791 P 10/02-13 53 5 73 26 E 6 1 4806 SE 7 26948 P 10/02-14 53 5 74 26 E 7 1 5321 SE 7 30106 P 10/02-15 53 5 75 26 E 7 7 3 1 W13 5837 SE 7 33263 P 10/02-16 53 5 74 27 E 7 1 3957 SE 7 22605 P 10/02-17 53 5 73 28 E 8 1 2078 SE 7 11947 P 10/02-18 40 5 71 29 SE 8 8 3 1 NW 9 199 E 7 1288 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...JOHN PAWLIK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100929.TESTB.02/BOU RJK