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FNUS75 KBOU 082300
FWSBOU
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGHORN SHEEP BACK COUNTRY...WEST METRO FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
500 PM MDT TUE SEP 8 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AS OF 1645, A THUNDERSTORM HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE
LAST 30 MINUTES. THE STORM HAS NOW MOVED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO ABOUT 30 MPH AS WELL AS LIGHTNING IN
THE VICINITY OF THE LOCATION REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 1715.
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH 2100 THIS EVENING, BUT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ONCE THE
SUN SETS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SHOWERS IN PARK COUNTY THAT COULD
REACH THE LOCATION IN THE NEXT 45 MINUTES TO 75 MINUTES (1730 TO
1845) IF THEY MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT TRACK AND STRENGTH.
ASIDE FROM ANY GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS, WINDS WILL TURN
TO THE SOUTH AND THEN TO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS
WITH GUSTS REACHING AROUND 10-15 MPH (HIGHER GUSTS WOULD BE AROUND
2400). WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND TURN TO THE WEST BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL CLEAR LATER THIS EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........65
WEATHER COV.....DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........DEF
CHC OF PCPN (%).90
TEMP............75
RH..............45
APARNT TMP (F)..75
SURFACE WND DIR.E
SURFACE WND SPD.6
SURFACE WND GST.9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) UNTIL 2100, THEN
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-9 MPH UNTIL 0200.
WEST AFTER 0200.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........64 55 54 37 33 19 18 16 15 12 12 11
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 71 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 56 56
RH..............49 53 63 63 65 65 65 65 62 62 66 64
APARNT TMP (F)..73 71 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 56 56
SURFACE WND DIR.SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 9 12 15 15 12 9 9
FORECASTER...VARELA
REQUESTED BY...BC 3
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 09/08/26
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