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FNUS55 KBOU 312131  
FWFBOU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL  
COLORADO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
..NOTE  
THIS IS THE LAST ISSUANCE OF THE ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER  
PLANNING FORECAST. UNLESS WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS WARRANT...THE  
NEXT ROUTINE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST WILL BE  
ON APRIL 1ST 2010.  
   
DISCUSSION...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY  
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN  
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN ACROSS  
COLORADO. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE AROUND SEASONAL  
NORMALS.  
 
LONG TERM DISCUSSION...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WEST-  
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE  
PERIOD. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS AND FOOTHILLS  
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ACCOMPANIED BY WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW.  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE MINIMAL. TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND  
MONDAY LOOK BELOW NORMAL. THEY WARM TO NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY  
ABOVE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  
 
...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...  
...ALL SURFACE WINDS ARE 20-FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGED WINDS...  
 
COZ238>240-011300-  
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND  
JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH  
DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE  
COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-  
INCLUDING FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE  
GRASSLANDS...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...  
AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL  
AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-78%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH INCREASING TO 35-45 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH BECOMING WEST 20-30 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 2400.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85-93%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 20-30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 25-35  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1000.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49-57%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS  
GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60. WINDS  
GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ241-011300-  
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-  
INCLUDING CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67-77%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH INCREASING TO 30-40 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31-41%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 30-40  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 2400.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78-86%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1000.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-52%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST UP  
TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH DECREASING TO 30-40 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS  
12-14 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ242>245-011300-  
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-  
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-  
INCLUDING BRIGGSDALE...EAST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...GROVER...PAWNEE  
BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...  
ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT...  
BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79-89%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE LESS THAN 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH INCREASING TO 35-45 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41-51%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE LESS THAN 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH BECOMING WEST 25-35 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2400...THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 2400.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84-92%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 25-35 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1000.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54-62%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH DECREASING TO 30-40 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS  
GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ248>251-011300-  
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST  
CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...  
HOLYOKE  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82-92%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35-45  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41-51%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH BECOMING WEST 25-35 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2400...THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 2400.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-95%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 30-40 MPH DECREASING TO 25-35 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1000.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-56%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH DECREASING TO 30-40 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ246-247-011300-  
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN  
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN  
COUNTY-  
INCLUDING AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...  
KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE LESS THAN 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 2400.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83-91%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 25-35 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1000.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-55%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 6-12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH DECREASING TO 25-35 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS  
GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 60. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ215-216-011300-  
LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON  
AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/  
NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-  
INCLUDING ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY...  
NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...  
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART  
RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62-72%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH INCREASING TO 40-50 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-38%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 11-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 30-40 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 2400.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76-84%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-14 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 25-35 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 35-45  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43-51%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS  
12-14 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST  
WINDS 12-16 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ211-213-011300-  
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW  
9000 FEET-  
INCLUDING GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...WALDEN...DILLON...  
FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR...HOT  
SULPHUR SPRINGS...KREMMLING...MIDDLE PARK...WILLIAMS FORK  
RESERVOIR  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-84%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 45-55 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-49%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 35-45 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55%).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79-87%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 4-8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 45-55 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46-54%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 4-8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 40-50 MPH.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. TYPICAL  
SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. HIGHS AROUND 50. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN  
12 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
TYPICAL SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ214-011300-  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-  
INCLUDING ELEVEN MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...  
HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........53-63%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY(35-45%).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-34%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 35-45 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 40-50  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-78%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 40-50 MPH INCREASING TO 45-55 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31-39%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
4-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 50-60 MPH.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 12 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 12-14 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.  
 
 
 
COZ212-217-218-011300-  
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/  
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000  
FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH  
AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST  
BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-  
INCLUDING BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO  
RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...  
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...PUMA HILLS...  
TARRYALL MOUNTAINS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...EAST  
SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS  
PASS...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT  
EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS  
331 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(40-50%).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-22.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66-76%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-13 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 50-60 MPH DECREASING TO 40-50 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45%).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-44.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36-46%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 9-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 40-50 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73-81%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-14 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...WEST 45-55 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 50-60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-41.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-55%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
LAL.................1.  
10K FT FREE WINDS...NORTHWEST 55-65 MPH DECREASING TO 50-60 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 12-14 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 THROUGH TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10  
 
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
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