FNUS75 KBOU 291542 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR ARSENAL SEC 24...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 942 AM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...VERY STRONG NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA. THE AIRMASS WILL BE FAIRLY DRY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DOWNSLOPING NORTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-50%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE TO NORTHEAST AT 4-8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 10000-11000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........70-80%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-7 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8800-9800 FT AGL AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1400...THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1700...THEN VERY GOOD. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR ARSENAL SEC 24. +++ 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 03/29-09 65 10 36 49 W 10 16 3 1 NW16 5321 NW 13 60046 G 03/29-10 65 10 40 41 W 9 1 6831 NW 13 76190 G 03/29-11 65 10 44 35 NW 8 1 8341 NW 13 92333 G 03/29-12 44 4 46 30 NW 6 6 3 1 N21 9852 NW 13 108477 V 03/29-13 44 4 49 25 NW 5 1 10494 NW 12 104524 V 03/29-14 44 4 50 22 NW 3 1 11137 NW 10 100571 V 03/29-15 44 4 51 20 NW 2 2 3 1 W17 11779 NW 9 96618 G 03/29-16 44 4 51 18 NW 2 1 10757 NW 8 81947 G 03/29-17 44 4 49 18 NW 3 1 9736 W 8 67275 G 03/29-18 38 4 47 20 NW 5 5 3 1 W23 8714 W 7 52603 F 03/29-19 38 4 45 22 NW 6 1 5891 W 7 35663 P 03/29-20 38 0 41 26 NW 7 1 3069 NW 8 18723 P 03/29-21 38 0 37 33 NW 7 7 3 1 W26 247 NW 8 1783 P 03/29-22 38 0 34 40 NW 7 1 216 NW 7 1400 P 03/29-23 38 0 33 48 N 6 1 186 N 6 1018 P 03/30-00 69 7 31 55 N 5 5 3 1 W28 156 N 5 635 P 03/30-01 69 7 30 62 N 5 1 152 N 5 637 P 03/30-02 69 7 29 67 NW 5 1 149 NW 5 638 P 03/30-03 69 7 28 71 NW 5 5 3 1 W33 145 NW 5 639 P 03/30-04 69 7 28 75 W 5 1 146 NW 5 648 P 03/30-05 69 7 28 76 W 5 1 146 W 6 657 P 03/30-06 73 1 28 77 W 5 5 2 1 NW28 146 W 6 666 P 03/30-07 73 1 30 74 W 5 1 193 W 7 1155 P 03/30-08 73 1 32 67 W 6 1 240 W 7 1643 P 03/30-09 73 1 36 58 W 7 7 2 1 NW31 286 W 8 2131 P 03/30-10 73 1 42 47 W 8 1 3427 W 12 46030 F 03/30-11 73 1 48 37 NW 10 1 6568 NW 14 89930 G 03/30-12 74 7 52 31 NW 13 20 2 1 NW25 9709 NW 16 133829 V 03/30-13 74 7 54 27 NW 15 1 9859 NW 17 153169 E 03/30-14 74 7 54 24 NW 16 1 10010 NW 20 172509 E 03/30-15 74 7 55 22 NW 17 26 2 1 NW24 10161 NW 22 191850 E 03/30-16 74 7 55 21 NW 17 1 9272 NW 21 167708 E 03/30-17 74 7 54 21 NW 17 1 8383 NW 20 143566 V 03/30-18 76 6 54 21 NW 16 25 2 1 NW38 7681 NW 17 117342 V 03/30-19 76 6 52 25 W 14 1 03/30-20 76 6 48 30 W 12 1 03/30-21 76 6 46 35 W 9 9 2 1 NW37 1644 W 23 33424 P 03/30-22 76 6 44 40 W 8 1 03/30-23 76 6 43 44 W 7 1 03/31-00 74 6 42 48 W 6 6 2 1 NW38 267 W 10 2492 P 03/31-01 74 6 42 50 W 6 1 03/31-02 74 6 41 51 W 6 1 03/31-03 74 6 41 52 W 6 6 2 1 NW35 248 W 7 1599 P 03/31-04 74 6 41 54 W 6 1 03/31-05 74 6 40 55 W 6 1 03/31-06 66 1 40 57 W 6 6 2 1 NW45 210 W 7 1243 P 03/31-07 66 1 40 59 W 6 1 03/31-08 66 1 42 57 NW 7 1 03/31-09 66 1 44 53 N 8 8 2 1 NW45 280 NW 8 2077 P 03/31-10 66 1 49 45 NW 10 1 03/31-11 66 1 54 37 NW 14 1 03/31-12 49 1 57 31 NW 16 25 2 1 NW44 7650 NW 35 231463 E 03/31-13 49 1 59 27 NW 17 1 03/31-14 49 1 60 24 NW 18 1 03/31-15 49 1 61 21 NW 18 30 2 1 NW55 9434 NW 38 313879 E 03/31-16 49 1 61 20 NW 18 1 03/31-17 49 1 61 20 NW 17 1 03/31-18 43 2 60 20 NW 16 25 2 1 NW63 8328 NW 39 283055 E 03/31-19 43 2 57 23 NW 13 1 03/31-20 43 2 53 28 NW 10 1 03/31-21 43 2 49 35 NW 7 7 2 1 NW49 2007 NW 21 36167 P 03/31-22 43 2 47 41 W 6 1 03/31-23 43 2 45 47 W 5 1 04/01-00 43 0 44 53 W 5 5 2 1 NW39 329 W 6 1587 P 04/01-01 41 0 42 57 W 3 1 04/01-02 36 0 41 60 W 3 1 04/01-03 31 0 41 61 W 3 3 2 1 NW41 286 W 5 1152 P 04/01-04 26 0 40 62 W 3 1 04/01-05 21 0 39 63 W 5 1 04/01-06 19 1 38 64 SW 5 5 2 1 NW30 273 W 6 1328 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...JASON FALLON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.ARSEN.01/BOU