166  
FNUS75 KBOU 131027  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRIS PARK RX - UNIT O...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
427 AM MDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND COOLER AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE  
NEXT TWO DAYS. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST TODAY,  
WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 20MPH THIS  
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET, TURNING MORE  
EASTERLY OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM RHS TODAY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 40%.  
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF AROUND THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE GOOD OR BETTER FOR  
MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, PEAKING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY  
WILL LIKELY BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX STARTING LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY  
WEDNESDAY, TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY  
MORNING. RHS WILL BE MUCH HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY, WITH VALUES  
REMAINING ABOVE 80% ALL DAY. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN POOR ON  
WEDNESDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 1500, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 1500, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...16 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800.  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 1700. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 5500 FT AGL AFTER  
1100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN SOUTH 13  
TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300, THEN  
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700,  
THEN FAIR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 37 35 33 34 33 48 48 50 57 60 62  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............40 38 38 41 46 49 50 51 52 51 50 49  
RH..............73 79 82 79 60 52 48 46 43 42 48 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 7 9 10 10 10 9 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 9 12 15 16 17 17 17 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 1.8 2.9 4.6 5.4 5.8 6.6 6.0 5.1 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 13 16 17 21 22 20 15 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 5 14 32 65 81 104 125 102 67 42  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P G G VG VG VG G F  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
UNTIL 2400, THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
CWR.................12 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...16 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN  
VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL  
UNTIL 2200, THEN 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300, THEN  
BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0200, THEN 1200 FT AGL  
UNTIL 0300, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0500,  
THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 2100, THEN SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH UNTIL  
2300, THEN 8 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN 8 TO 11  
MPH UNTIL 0500, THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 60 62 60 60 60 80 80 80 80 83 90  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RS RS  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 70 70 70 70 70 70  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............46 42 40 40 39 38 38 37 37 37 37 36  
RH..............60 79 82 85 89 92 89 92 92 92 92 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E SE E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 7 5 4 6 3 3 4 8 5 6 13  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
UNTIL 1200. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200.  
CWR.................51 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN EAST 5 TO  
8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700, THEN 1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........95 95 91 92 95 96 91 94 95 90 94 84  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RS RW RS SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 60 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............36 35 34 35 37 38 37 37 37 38 37 36  
RH..............96 96 96 100 96 92 92 92 92 85 89 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 12 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 10 9 10 10 10 9 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 17 16 14 11 9 11 11 11 10 9 8  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
 

 
FORECASTER...PETTETT  
REQUESTED BY...FUELS AFMO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623464.7/BOU  
.DELDT 10/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JARRED.GORDON@USDA.GOV,JPAPENFUS@ELKCREEKFIRE.ORG  
 
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