FNUS75 KBOU 010056 FWSBOU SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER FIELD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 656 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BAND OS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 8 PM WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER 8 PM. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S BY THURSDAY MORNING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%) UNTIL 2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(30-40%). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........67%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 23-33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN WEST 17-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2100. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(50-60%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........39%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17-27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16-24 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST 28-32 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 2400-3400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1500...THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700...THEN FAIR. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........73%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 18-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-28 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900...THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........38%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 1400-2400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. FIRE WEATHER TABLE FOR BOULDER FIELD. +++ 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 08/31-18 65 27 7 52 36 W21 33 4 4 S33 7332 SW29 185530 E 08/31-19 65 27 7 50 39 W24 38 4 4 S35 4966 SW30 125747 V 08/31-20 51 27 7 47 45 W28 44 4 4 SW35 2601 SW30 65963 G 08/31-21 51 27 7 45 50 W30 48 4 4 SW35 236 W30 6180 P 08/31-22 51 27 7 43 51 W30 48 4 4 SW32 211 W30 5437 P 08/31-23 51 27 7 42 52 W29 47 4 4 SW29 185 SW29 4693 P 09/01-00 33 5 1 40 54 SW28 44 4 1 SW26 160 SW29 3950 P 09/01-01 33 5 1 38 58 SW26 41 4 1 SW28 191 SW28 4470 P 09/01-02 33 5 1 36 61 W24 38 4 1 SW31 223 SW26 4989 P 09/01-03 33 5 1 36 63 W22 35 4 1 SW35 254 SW25 5508 P 09/01-04 33 5 1 35 64 W20 31 4 1 SW37 210 W22 4271 P 09/01-05 33 5 1 35 65 W17 28 4 1 SW38 165 W20 3033 P 09/01-06 27 0 0 35 66 W16 25 4 1 SW39 121 W17 1796 P 09/01-07 27 0 0 36 67 W16 26 4 1 SW41 205 W17 3229 P 09/01-08 27 0 0 39 63 W18 29 4 1 SW43 290 W18 4663 P 09/01-09 27 0 0 43 57 W20 31 4 1 SW43 374 W18 6096 P 09/01-10 27 0 0 46 49 W21 33 4 1 SW44 817 W22 17922 P 09/01-11 27 0 0 48 43 W22 36 5 1 SW44 1260 W25 29749 P 09/01-12 54 20 4 49 39 SW23 37 5 3 SW43 1703 SW28 41575 F 09/01-13 54 20 4 51 39 SW23 37 5 3 SW40 2529 SW29 65450 G 09/01-14 54 20 4 51 41 W22 36 4 3 SW37 3354 W30 89325 G 09/01-15 54 20 4 52 42 W22 35 4 3 SW35 4180 W31 113200 V 09/01-16 54 20 4 52 41 W23 37 4 3 SW36 3136 W30 83878 G 09/01-17 54 20 4 51 40 W25 40 4 3 SW37 2092 W29 54556 F 09/01-18 44 24 5 49 43 W26 43 4 3 SW40 1048 W28 25234 P 09/01-19 44 24 5 46 51 W25 40 4 3 SW44 769 W26 18216 P 09/01-20 44 24 5 44 59 W24 39 4 3 SW48 489 W24 11198 P 09/01-21 44 24 5 42 65 W24 39 4 3 SW52 210 W23 4180 P 09/01-22 44 24 5 41 65 W24 38 4 3 SW55 195 W23 3920 P 09/01-23 44 24 5 39 63 W24 38 4 3 SW59 180 W23 3660 P 09/02-00 12 0 0 37 64 W24 39 4 1 SW61 165 W24 3400 P 09/02-01 12 0 0 36 67 W24 39 4 1 SW62 162 W23 3249 P 09/02-02 12 0 0 34 69 W25 39 4 1 SW62 158 W23 3098 P 09/02-03 12 0 0 34 71 W24 39 4 1 W62 154 W22 2947 P 09/02-04 12 0 0 33 70 W22 35 4 1 W63 157 W18 2467 P 09/02-05 12 0 0 33 70 W18 30 4 1 W62 160 W15 1986 P 09/02-06 15 0 0 33 70 W16 25 4 1 W59 164 W10 1505 P 09/02-07 15 0 0 34 73 W15 24 4 1 W48 286 W10 2709 P 09/02-08 15 0 0 36 72 W15 25 5 1 W36 409 W10 3912 P 09/02-09 15 0 0 40 67 W16 25 5 1 W26 532 W12 5115 P 09/02-10 15 0 0 42 57 W17 26 5 1 W23 1092 W15 17115 P 09/02-11 15 0 0 44 49 W17 29 5 1 W23 1652 W18 29114 P 09/02-12 38 10 2 45 43 W18 30 5 2 W23 2211 W22 41114 F 09/02-13 38 10 2 46 40 W18 30 5 2 W22 2265 W21 40544 F 09/02-14 38 10 2 47 39 W18 29 4 2 W21 2318 W20 39975 P 09/02-15 38 10 2 48 38 W17 28 4 2 W20 2371 W20 39406 P 09/02-16 38 10 2 47 39 W16 25 4 2 W18 1917 W17 29953 P 09/02-17 38 10 2 47 41 W14 23 4 2 W18 1462 W15 20500 P 09/02-18 34 6 1 47 42 W13 21 4 1 W17 1008 W13 11047 P 09/02-19 34 6 1 45 45 W12 18 4 1 W17 827 W12 8512 P 09/02-20 34 6 1 43 47 W10 17 4 1 W16 647 W10 5976 P 09/02-21 34 6 1 42 49 W10 16 4 1 W16 466 W 8 3440 P 09/02-22 34 6 1 41 50 W10 16 4 1 W16 399 W 9 2980 P 09/02-23 34 6 1 40 51 W10 17 5 1 W16 331 W 9 2520 P 09/03-00 15 0 0 38 53 W12 18 5 1 W16 264 W 9 2061 P 09/03-01 15 0 0 37 54 W13 20 5 1 W16 241 W 9 1902 P 09/03-02 15 0 0 36 54 W14 22 5 1 W16 218 W 9 1743 P 09/03-03 15 0 0 35 54 W14 22 5 1 W16 195 W 9 1584 P 09/03-04 15 0 0 35 53 W14 22 5 1 W17 196 W 9 1504 P 09/03-05 15 0 0 35 52 W13 21 5 1 W18 196 W 8 1424 P 09/03-06 15 0 0 35 53 W12 18 5 1 W20 197 W 8 1344 P 09/03-07 15 0 0 36 54 W10 17 5 1 W20 392 W 7 2162 P 09/03-08 15 0 0 38 52 W 9 15 6 1 W20 587 W 7 2980 P 09/03-09 15 0 0 41 50 W 8 13 6 1 W21 782 W 6 3798 P 09/03-10 15 0 0 44 47 W 7 7 5 1 W21 1477 W 5 5642 P 09/03-11 15 0 0 46 47 W 6 6 5 1 W22 2173 W 5 7486 P 09/03-12 54 10 2 47 46 W 5 5 4 2 W24 2868 W 3 9331 P 09/03-13 54 10 2 48 47 W 3 3 4 2 W26 4448 W 6 28739 P 09/03-14 54 10 2 49 47 NW 3 3 4 2 W29 6029 W 8 48146 F 09/03-15 54 10 2 49 48 NW 3 3 4 2 W32 7610 W10 67554 G 09/03-16 54 10 2 49 49 NW 3 3 4 2 W33 6944 W 8 53597 F 09/03-17 54 10 2 48 51 NW 5 5 4 2 W35 6279 SW 7 39640 P 09/03-18 50 17 3 48 52 N 5 5 4 3 W36 5614 SW 6 25682 P 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 $$ WFO BOULDER REQUESTED BY...MIKE HARDIN REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110831.BOULD.01/BOU