974  
FNUS75 KBOU 061221  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CABIN RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
521 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY UNTIL 1600, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800,  
THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1700. AFTER 1700, WINDS WILL BE  
VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AROUND 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR  
ALL DAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
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........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN SOUTH  
TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN  
VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 3000 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1700, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN SOUTHWEST 11  
TO 16 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 1 1 2 3 4 12 21 21 23 35 33  
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............37 38 38 43 48 51 52 53 54 52 52 47  
RH..............43 42 44 38 35 30 30 30 29 31 32 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S SE E E SE SE SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 9 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 2.4 1.7 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 9 10 10 12 14 14 12 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 5 11 16 25 27 32 40 29 17 4  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 0200, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN 5  
TO 13 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0100, THEN 1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 2200. 27 TO 32 MPH AFTER  
0100.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........35 36 38 39 40 41 44 48 52 61 70 79  
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............42 41 38 38 37 38 38 39 38 38 37 37  
RH..............43 43 49 45 41 36 35 33 35 36 36 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 8 9 10 13 14 15 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 9 10 10 13 13 14 16 18 18 18 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 13 18 23 24 28 30 31 31 30  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 7 8 9 14 18 19 25 30 35 38 38  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) UNTIL 1000, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 38  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 39 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700, THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1000, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200,  
THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1500, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL  
1700, THEN GOOD.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 68 63 51 39 27 31 36 40 33 26 19  
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............36 37 38 41 43 46 48 49 49 48 46 44  
RH..............40 38 37 34 32 30 27 28 28 29 31 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 26 30 32 33 33 36 38 38 36 33 30  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.0 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 31 31 35 36 37 38 38 39 36 33 30  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 49 58 88 111 135 150 161 178 144 117 89  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P F F G VG VG E E E VG VG G  
 

 
FORECASTER...RPK  
REQUESTED BY...ALEX DOUD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601775.1/BOU  
.DELDT 02/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALEXANDER.DOUD@USDA.GOV  
 
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