FNUS75 KBOU 091258 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD BASIN PILES...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 549 AM MST WED FEB 9 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARMER AND MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL REPLACE THE SNOWY AND BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS. LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND A WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO RESULT IN A TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERN OVER THE AREA WITH EYE-LEVEL WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY UNDER 15 MPH. WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL STILL BE WELL BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....16. MIN HUMIDITY........41%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 2600-3600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 0500. MIN TEMPERATURE.....-2. MAX HUMIDITY........71%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 1700...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17. MIN HUMIDITY........45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 16-26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700...THEN 1800-2800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200. FAIR AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1800. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1800. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR WILD BASIN PILES. +++ 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 02/09-05 32 2 -9 68 W 8 13 2 1 NW23 470 W 10 4176 P 02/09-06 32 2 -8 65 W 8 1 677 W 10 6589 P 02/09-07 32 2 -7 60 W 8 1 885 W 12 9003 P 02/09-08 26 2 -3 53 W 8 13 2 1 N31 1092 W 12 11416 P 02/09-09 26 2 1 48 W 8 1 1945 NW 14 26718 P 02/09-10 26 2 5 47 W 8 1 2797 NW 16 42020 F 02/09-11 24 5 9 45 W 8 13 4 1 N38 3649 NW 18 57323 F 02/09-12 24 5 11 44 W 8 1 3772 NW 18 59464 F 02/09-13 24 5 13 44 W 9 1 3894 NW 18 61605 G 02/09-14 26 5 14 43 W 9 15 4 1 N38 4017 NW 18 63747 G 02/09-15 26 5 14 42 W 9 1 3432 NW 20 56384 F 02/09-16 26 5 13 41 W 10 1 2847 W 21 49021 F 02/09-17 44 8 10 42 W 10 16 4 1 N43 2262 W 21 41658 F 02/09-18 44 8 8 43 W 12 1 1954 W 22 36357 P 02/09-19 44 8 7 45 W 13 1 1646 W 22 31056 P 02/09-20 44 8 5 48 W 14 22 4 1 NW41 1338 W 22 25755 P 02/09-21 44 8 3 50 W 14 1 1167 W 21 21671 P 02/09-22 44 8 2 53 W 13 1 995 W 20 17587 P 02/09-23 57 10 1 55 W 12 18 3 1 NW32 823 W 18 13503 P 02/10-00 57 10 0 58 W 12 1 749 W 18 11877 P 02/10-01 57 10 0 60 W 13 1 676 W 17 10251 P 02/10-02 57 10 -1 63 W 13 21 2 1 NW22 602 W 16 8624 P 02/10-03 57 10 -1 64 W 13 1 569 W 17 8735 P 02/10-04 57 10 -2 65 W 14 1 536 W 20 8845 P 02/10-05 53 20 -1 65 W 17 28 2 1 NW30 536 W 20 9191 P 02/10-06 53 20 -1 69 W 16 1 755 W 20 12582 P 02/10-07 53 20 0 71 W 16 1 974 W 20 15973 P 02/10-08 53 20 3 66 W 16 25 2 1 NW33 1192 W 18 19364 P 02/10-09 53 20 6 60 W 16 1 1518 W 20 25475 P 02/10-10 53 20 9 56 W 17 1 1845 W 20 31586 P 02/10-11 52 20 11 51 W 18 30 2 1 NW40 2171 W 20 37697 P 02/10-12 52 20 14 48 W 20 1 2375 W 22 45632 F 02/10-13 52 20 15 45 W 20 1 2579 W 24 53568 F 02/10-14 52 20 16 45 W 21 33 3 1 N47 2784 W 25 61503 G 02/10-15 52 20 16 45 W 22 1 2517 W 26 57723 F 02/10-16 52 20 15 47 W 24 1 2251 W 28 53943 F 02/10-17 50 10 14 49 W 24 39 3 1 N49 1984 W 29 50162 F 02/10-18 50 10 13 51 W 23 1 1787 W 26 42459 F 02/10-19 50 10 13 53 W 21 1 1590 W 24 34756 P 02/10-20 50 10 12 55 W 18 30 2 1 NW44 1393 W 22 27053 P 02/10-21 50 10 11 57 W 18 1 1413 W 23 27580 P 02/10-22 50 10 11 59 W 20 1 1432 W 23 28107 P 02/10-23 50 10 10 60 W 21 33 2 1 NW44 1452 W 23 28634 P 02/11-00 50 10 10 62 W 21 1 1453 W 25 32103 P 02/11-01 50 10 9 64 W 22 1 1455 W 28 35572 P 02/11-02 50 10 9 66 W 22 35 3 1 NW47 1456 W 31 39041 P 02/11-03 50 10 9 67 W 23 1 1419 W 32 38984 P 02/11-04 50 10 9 69 W 24 1 1382 W 32 38927 P 02/11-05 40 10 9 72 W 24 39 3 1 NW41 1345 W 33 38870 P 02/11-06 40 10 9 75 W 23 1 1369 W 29 34560 P 02/11-07 40 10 10 76 W 21 1 1393 W 25 30250 P 02/11-08 40 10 12 73 W 18 30 2 1 NW46 1417 W 21 25940 P 02/11-09 40 10 15 70 W 18 1 1711 W 22 32108 P 02/11-10 40 10 17 67 W 18 1 2006 W 22 38277 P 02/11-11 40 10 19 63 W 18 30 2 1 N54 2301 W 22 44446 F 02/11-12 41 10 21 60 W 17 1 2335 W 21 42768 F 02/11-13 42 10 22 57 W 17 1 2369 W 20 41090 F 02/11-14 44 10 22 55 W 17 28 2 1 N48 2403 W 18 39412 P 02/11-15 45 10 22 54 W 18 1 2186 W 21 38735 P 02/11-16 46 10 21 54 W 21 1 1969 W 23 38057 P 02/11-17 47 0 20 55 W 22 35 2 1 NW43 1751 W 24 37379 P 02/11-18 48 0 19 56 W 21 1 1585 W 24 33648 P 02/11-19 48 0 18 57 W 20 1 1419 W 24 29917 P 02/11-20 49 0 18 58 W 18 30 3 1 NW48 1253 W 24 26185 P 02/11-21 49 0 17 59 W 18 1 1148 W 23 23606 P 02/11-22 50 0 16 60 W 20 1 1042 W 23 21026 P 02/11-23 50 0 16 60 W 20 31 2 1 NW47 936 W 23 18447 P 02/12-00 50 0 15 59 W 20 1 855 W 22 16322 P 02/12-01 50 0 15 58 W 20 1 774 W 21 14197 P 02/12-02 50 0 14 58 W 20 31 2 1 NW45 693 W 20 12073 P 02/12-03 50 0 14 58 W 20 1 638 W 21 11220 P 02/12-04 50 0 14 58 W 18 1 582 W 21 10367 P 02/12-05 54 0 14 60 W 18 30 2 1 NW45 527 W 21 9514 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...JAMES CHAMP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110209.WILDB.01/BOU