FNUS75 KBOU 021955 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR LEFTHAND CANYON FIRE...COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 155 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HUMIDITY REMAINING LOW. THE WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS ALOFT WEAKEN. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL ONLY BE FAIR OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY...A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE MORNING...WITH SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-22 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36-44 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......12800-13800 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 14600-15600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50. MAX HUMIDITY........43-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20-30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 32-40 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST 13-24 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......12600 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2400. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 7800-8800 FT AGL AFTER 1100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800...THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1000...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR LEFTHAND CANONFIRE. +++ 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 WR AT 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 06/02-13 35 0 0 81 15 S24 38 4 1 SW55 12437 SW38 417097 E 06/02-14 35 0 0 82 14 SW25 41 4 1 SW52 14286 SW40 504628 E 06/02-15 35 0 0 83 14 SW26 43 4 1 SW49 16135 SW43 592159 E 06/02-16 35 0 0 83 14 SW26 43 4 1 SW51 14944 SW43 548134 E 06/02-17 35 0 0 82 14 SW25 41 4 1 SW53 13753 SW43 504110 E 06/02-18 25 0 0 80 15 SW24 39 4 1 SW54 12561 SW43 460085 E 06/02-19 25 0 0 77 16 SW22 35 4 1 SW55 9165 SW39 329201 E 06/02-20 25 0 0 71 19 W18 30 4 1 SW54 5769 SW36 198317 E 06/02-21 25 0 0 65 23 W16 25 4 1 SW53 2373 SW32 67433 G 06/02-22 25 0 0 61 27 W15 23 4 1 SW48 1719 SW30 47731 F 06/02-23 25 0 0 58 30 W14 22 5 1 SW44 1065 W26 28029 P 06/03-00 13 0 0 56 33 W13 21 5 1 S41 411 W23 8327 P 06/03-01 13 0 0 53 36 W12 20 5 1 S44 380 W21 7080 P 06/03-02 13 0 0 51 40 W12 18 5 1 SW48 348 W18 5832 P 06/03-03 13 0 0 49 43 W12 18 5 1 SW54 317 W16 4584 P 06/03-04 13 0 0 48 46 W13 20 4 1 SW56 345 W15 4265 P 06/03-05 13 0 0 48 47 W14 22 4 1 SW59 372 SW13 3945 P 06/03-06 0 0 0 48 54 W13 21 3 1 SW60 399 SW10 3626 P 06/03-07 0 0 0 51 40 SW12 18 3 1 SW60 1910 SW13 25125 P 06/03-08 0 0 0 56 35 S10 16 3 1 SW59 3420 SW14 46624 F 06/03-09 0 0 0 60 29 S 9 15 3 1 SW56 4931 SW16 68123 G 06/03-10 0 0 0 64 25 S 9 15 3 1 SW49 6132 SW22 115924 V 06/03-11 0 0 0 65 24 SE10 16 3 1 SW46 7722 SW21 139996 V 06/03-12 28 0 0 65 23 SE10 16 2 1 SW44 9312 SW21 164068 E 06/03-13 28 0 0 69 22 SE 9 15 2 1 SW41 9295 SW18 151439 E 06/03-14 28 0 0 70 22 SE 8 13 3 1 SW38 9278 SW17 138809 V 06/03-15 28 0 0 71 22 SE 7 7 3 1 SW36 9261 SW16 126179 V 06/03-16 28 0 0 70 21 SE 6 6 3 1 SW33 8303 SW13 93425 G 06/03-17 28 0 0 71 21 E 5 5 3 1 SW31 7344 SW 8 60670 G 06/03-18 32 1 0 69 22 E 5 5 3 1 SW29 6386 SW 5 27915 P 06/03-19 32 1 0 67 25 E 5 5 3 1 SW28 4754 S 5 20455 P 06/03-20 32 1 0 61 31 NE 5 5 3 1 SW26 3123 E 5 12995 P 06/03-21 32 1 0 57 39 NE 5 5 3 1 SW28 1492 E 5 5535 P 06/03-22 23 0 0 53 46 NE 5 5 3 1 SW29 1104 NE 3 3939 P 06/03-23 23 0 0 52 54 N 5 5 3 1 SW32 717 NE 3 2344 P 06/04-00 23 0 0 52 61 N 5 5 3 1 SW35 329 N 2 749 P 06/04-01 23 0 0 51 63 N 5 5 3 1 SW37 318 NE 2 698 P 06/04-02 23 0 0 49 65 N 3 3 2 1 SW39 306 NE 2 648 P 06/04-03 23 0 0 48 65 N 3 3 2 1 SW40 295 NE 2 597 P 06/04-04 23 0 0 47 67 N 3 3 2 1 SW40 355 NE 2 783 P 06/04-05 23 0 0 46 68 NE 5 5 2 1 SW39 415 E 2 969 P 06/04-06 23 0 0 46 69 NE 5 5 2 1 SW38 475 E 2 1154 P 06/04-07 23 0 0 51 64 NE 5 5 2 1 SW38 1917 SE 7 20119 P 06/04-08 23 0 0 58 53 E 6 6 2 1 SW39 3358 S10 39084 P 06/04-09 23 0 0 63 44 E 6 6 2 1 SW38 4800 S14 58049 F 06/04-10 23 0 0 68 38 SE 7 7 2 1 SW37 5667 S15 72928 G 06/04-11 23 0 0 68 33 SE 8 8 3 1 SW35 6535 SW15 87807 G 06/04-12 43 9 2 69 30 SE 8 13 3 1 SW32 7403 SW16 102686 V 06/04-13 43 9 2 74 27 SE 7 7 3 1 SW31 7859 SW15 101781 V 06/04-14 43 9 2 74 25 SE 7 7 3 1 SW30 8315 SW14 100877 V 06/04-15 43 9 2 76 24 SE 6 6 3 1 SW30 8770 SW13 99972 G 06/04-16 43 9 2 75 24 SE 7 7 3 1 SW29 8112 SW13 88193 G 06/04-17 43 9 2 76 25 SE 7 7 3 1 W29 7454 SW12 76413 G 06/04-18 43 9 2 74 26 SE 8 13 3 1 W28 6796 SW12 64634 G 06/04-19 43 9 2 72 28 SE 8 8 3 1 W25 5368 SW10 48941 F 06/04-20 43 9 2 66 32 S 7 7 3 1 W23 3941 S 9 33247 P 06/04-21 43 9 2 62 35 S 6 6 3 1 W21 2513 S 8 17554 P 06/04-22 43 9 2 59 37 S 6 6 3 1 W22 1785 S 7 12195 P 06/04-23 43 9 2 58 39 S 6 6 3 1 SW25 1057 S 6 6835 P 06/05-00 19 6 1 58 40 SW 6 6 3 1 SW26 329 S 5 1475 P 06/05-01 19 6 1 57 42 SW 6 6 3 1 SW28 283 SW 6 1334 P 06/05-02 19 6 1 55 45 SW 7 7 3 1 W26 237 SW 6 1193 P 06/05-03 19 6 1 54 48 SW 7 7 3 1 W26 191 SW 6 1052 P 06/05-04 19 6 1 53 49 W 7 7 3 1 W26 184 SW 7 1020 P 06/05-05 19 6 1 52 51 W 7 7 4 1 W26 176 W 7 989 P 06/05-06 12 6 1 53 53 W 7 7 4 1 W26 169 W 7 957 P 06/05-07 12 6 1 57 50 W 7 7 1 06/05-08 12 6 1 65 41 SW 6 6 1 06/05-09 12 6 1 70 35 S 6 6 1 06/05-10 12 6 1 75 30 S 6 6 1 06/05-11 12 6 1 75 27 SE 5 5 1 06/05-12 50 13 3 76 24 SE 5 5 2 06/05-13 50 13 3 81 23 SE 5 5 2 06/05-14 50 13 3 82 22 SE 5 5 2 06/05-15 50 13 3 84 21 SE 5 5 2 06/05-16 50 13 3 82 20 SE 5 5 2 06/05-17 50 13 3 83 20 SE 6 6 2 06/05-18 51 9 2 81 21 SE 6 6 1 KEY: FORECAST - MONTH/DAY-HOUR OF FORECAST /24-HOUR CLOCK LOCAL TIME/ VALID AT SC - SKY COVER /PERCENT/ PP - PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 0.01 INCH /PERCENT/ WR - PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAIN 0.1 INCH /PERCENT/ AT - 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...LESZCYNSKI...WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...KENT SPERRY REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110602.LEFTH.01/BOU