466  
FNUS75 KBOU 051210  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CABIN RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
510 AM MST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL  
DROP DOWN TO 27 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WEST  
7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL  
WILL BE POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500. AFTER 1500 BACK TO  
POOR.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 4700 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1600, THEN 2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN  
BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH UNTIL 1300. AROUND 8 MPH  
AFTER 1700.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 16 11 11 11 9 8 8 14 10 9 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 35 36 42 46 50 51 53 54 52 51 47  
RH..............44 46 45 38 34 30 30 28 27 30 32 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.4 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 2.2 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 18 16 15 12 12 12 12 10 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 12 10 24 34 43 40 47 53 37 19 3  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P F F F F P P P  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 0100. VARIABLE UP  
TO 5 MPH AFTER 0500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 10 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 41 39 39 37 36 36 36 36 36 35 35  
RH..............42 43 44 42 43 44 42 42 42 42 44 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) UNTIL 1600, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN VARIABLE UP TO 5  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 2800 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1700, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN AROUND 8 MPH  
UNTIL 1000, THEN LIGHT UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTH 8  
TO 11 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10  
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN 8 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1700,  
THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 9 6 5 5 4 5 6 7 17 28 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 35 36 42 46 50 52 54 54 52 50 47  
RH..............47 45 45 38 34 30 29 27 28 32 34 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 13 10 9 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.9 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 5 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 2 5 12 19 20 19 20 12 8 2  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
 

 
FORECASTER...RPK  
REQUESTED BY...ALEX DOUD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601775.0/BOU  
.DELDT 02/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALEXANDER.DOUD@USDA.GOV  
 
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