FNUS75 KBOU 011456 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG T...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 845 AM MDT MON NOV 1 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLEARING NOW UNDERWAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE LATE LAST NIGHT. DRIER DOWNSLOPE AIR WILL SPREAD OFF THE FOOTHILLS AND ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE DATE. THESE DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER...WE COULD SEE A PERIOD OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THAT COULD LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSAL. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHEAST 7-13 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7800-8800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36. MAX HUMIDITY........76%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST 5-6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN EAST 6-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 4 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTH 5-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1200-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4000-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 5200-6200 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN POOR. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BIG T. +++ 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 11/01-08 1 3 44 68 NW 3 1 984 NW 10 9414 P 11/01-09 1 3 49 56 NW 3 3 2 1 N28 1369 NW 12 13321 P 11/01-10 1 3 54 46 NW 6 1 3930 NW 13 53660 F 11/01-11 1 3 57 40 N 8 1 6490 NW 15 93998 G 11/01-12 1 1 60 36 N 10 16 2 1 N18 9050 N 17 134337 V 11/01-13 1 1 61 34 N 12 1 8982 N 17 131198 V 11/01-14 1 1 61 33 N 12 1 8914 N 16 128060 V 11/01-15 24 0 62 32 NE 12 17 2 1 N20 8847 N 16 124921 V 11/01-16 24 0 61 32 NE 9 1 8143 N 15 105935 V 11/01-17 24 0 59 34 E 7 1 7440 N 13 86948 G 11/01-18 16 0 58 36 E 5 5 2 1 NW20 6736 N 12 67962 G 11/01-19 16 0 55 39 SE 5 1 4596 NW 9 45614 F 11/01-20 16 0 52 44 SW 5 1 2456 SW 6 23267 P 11/01-21 0 0 49 51 SW 6 6 2 1 NW22 316 S 3 919 P 11/01-22 0 0 46 57 W 6 1 275 SW 3 879 P 11/01-23 0 0 44 64 W 6 1 234 W 5 839 P 11/02-00 0 0 42 69 W 6 6 2 1 N29 193 W 5 800 P 11/02-01 0 0 41 74 W 6 1 191 W 5 744 P 11/02-02 0 0 40 76 W 5 1 189 W 5 687 P 11/02-03 0 0 39 76 NW 5 5 2 1 N35 187 W 3 631 P 11/02-04 0 0 39 71 W 5 1 185 W 3 576 P 11/02-05 0 0 38 66 W 3 1 182 W 3 521 P 11/02-06 5 0 38 61 W 3 3 2 1 N39 180 W 3 466 P 11/02-07 5 0 38 62 W 5 1 202 W 3 643 P 11/02-08 5 0 38 64 W 5 1 225 W 5 819 P 11/02-09 5 0 41 60 W 6 6 2 1 N45 248 W 5 995 P 11/02-10 5 0 49 45 NW 6 1 942 W 5 2668 P 11/02-11 5 0 54 38 NE 5 1 1636 NW 3 4340 P 11/02-12 5 0 59 33 E 5 5 2 1 N39 2330 NW 3 6012 P 11/02-13 5 0 63 29 E 6 1 3804 N 7 34027 P 11/02-14 5 0 66 26 E 6 1 5278 N 12 62042 G 11/02-15 5 0 67 25 E 7 7 2 1 N32 6753 N 15 90057 G 11/02-16 5 0 67 25 E 7 1 4604 N 13 60562 G 11/02-17 5 0 66 26 E 7 1 2456 NE 9 31066 P 11/02-18 12 0 61 30 E 7 7 2 1 N33 4363 NE 8 28795 P 11/02-19 12 0 55 38 E 6 1 2972 NE 6 19367 P 11/02-20 12 0 52 43 SE 5 1 1581 E 5 9938 P 11/02-21 12 0 50 46 SE 3 3 2 1 N31 190 E 3 510 P 11/02-22 12 0 49 49 SE 2 1 190 E 2 421 P 11/02-23 12 0 47 54 CALM 1 190 NE 2 333 P 11/03-00 27 0 47 53 CALM 1 2 1 N29 190 CALM 244 P 11/03-01 27 0 45 58 CALM 1 177 NE 2 289 P 11/03-02 27 0 43 61 NE 2 1 164 N 2 334 P 11/03-03 27 0 42 62 NE 2 2 2 1 N30 150 N 3 380 P 11/03-04 27 0 41 62 NE 2 1 152 N 2 359 P 11/03-05 27 0 41 63 CALM 1 154 N 2 338 P 11/03-06 12 0 40 66 CALM 1 2 1 N31 156 N 2 318 P 11/03-07 12 0 39 68 CALM 1 163 N 2 291 P 11/03-08 12 0 39 69 CALM 1 170 N 2 264 P 11/03-09 12 0 43 63 W 2 2 2 1 N31 177 CALM 238 P 11/03-10 12 0 48 52 NW 3 1 1622 N 2 5211 P 11/03-11 12 0 52 47 NE 5 1 3066 N 3 10184 P 11/03-12 12 0 55 43 E 6 6 2 1 N30 4511 NE 3 15157 P 11/03-13 12 0 58 40 E 6 1 5020 NE 5 19779 P 11/03-14 12 0 60 39 NE 6 1 5529 N 5 24400 P 11/03-15 12 0 61 39 NE 6 6 2 1 N28 6038 N 6 29021 P 11/03-16 12 0 61 39 NE 6 1 5530 N 5 24554 P 11/03-17 12 0 60 41 E 5 1 5021 NE 5 20086 P 11/03-18 9 0 56 48 E 5 5 2 1 N24 4513 NE 3 15619 P 11/03-19 9 0 50 60 NE 3 1 3113 E 3 10718 P 11/03-20 9 0 47 65 NE 3 1 1713 E 3 5818 P 11/03-21 9 0 46 68 NE 2 2 2 1 N21 313 E 3 917 P 11/03-22 9 0 44 70 NE 2 1 329 E 2 746 P 11/03-23 9 0 43 74 CALM 1 346 E 2 575 P 11/04-00 9 0 43 72 CALM 1 2 1 N17 362 CALM 404 P 11/04-01 9 0 41 78 CALM 1 306 CALM 305 P 11/04-02 9 0 39 83 CALM 1 249 CALM 206 P 11/04-03 9 0 38 85 CALM 1 2 1 NW21 193 CALM 106 P 11/04-04 9 0 38 86 CALM 1 183 CALM 153 P 11/04-05 9 0 37 85 CALM 1 174 CALM 200 P 11/04-06 17 1 36 88 CALM 1 2 1 NW24 164 SW 2 247 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...BAKER WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...ERICK STAHLIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101101.BIGT_.01/BOU