317  
FNUS75 KBOU 040704  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRIS PARK - UNIT LM...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
104 AM MDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
HI-RES GUIDANCE IS STARTING TO COME INTO PLAY FOR  
TUESDAY, AND SHOW SOME SHOWERS/STORMS MOVING INTO THE VICINITY OF  
THE BURN LOCATION BY 1400-1500. WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS  
BECOMING FAIR BY 1100, THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A FEW HOUR WINDOW TO  
BURN. STILL NOT EXPECTING HEAVY RAINFALL, BUT COULD SEE A FEW  
HUNDREDTHS TO AROUND A TENTH OF ON INCH IF A STORM MOVES OVERHEAD.  
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE  
20-25% RANGE, WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES REMAINING FAIR AT ABOUT  
55-60%, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR SOME SLIGHT DRYING TO PERSIST  
OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS  
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, BUT A LACK IN UPPER-LEVEL FORCINGS  
WILL KEEP LESS POTENTIAL THAN TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES  
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20-25% RANGE EACH DAY, WITH  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES REMAINING FAIR AS THEY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO  
INCREASE TO AROUND 60%.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 1200, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN  
NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN EAST  
UNTIL 1500, THEN AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 5000 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1200, THEN 8000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600, THEN  
4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTH 8  
TO 11 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........41 39 38 36 41 46 51 54 58 61 64 66  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............44 45 48 52 57 62 65 67 68 67 65 62  
RH..............49 49 46 41 34 27 25 22 24 26 30 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NE NE E E E NE N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13 14 14 13 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 3.3 5.7 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.8 4.8 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW W S SE S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 7 7 27 40 57 54 58 55 38 19  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P F F F F F P P  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2400.  
CWR.................14 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN  
WEST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN AROUND 5 MPH  
UNTIL 0500, THEN VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........69 68 66 65 56 50 37 34 32 29 26 24  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 55 52 49 47 47 46 45 45 44 43 42  
RH..............42 47 52 56 58 58 58 58 58 58 57 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 14 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) UNTIL 1100, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1200.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0700, THEN WEST 5 TO  
7 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH  
UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200,  
THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN EAST  
UNTIL 1700, THEN VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800, THEN 1300 FT AGL  
UNTIL 1000, THEN 4200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN  
7100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 9300 FT AGL UNTIL  
1600, THEN 4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN NORTHEAST  
UNTIL 1600, THEN EAST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1700,  
THEN SOUTH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 17 12 8 17 26 35 39 42 46 49 51  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............42 43 46 50 55 60 64 66 67 66 64 61  
RH..............60 60 56 50 40 32 27 25 25 27 30 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW S SE SE E E E S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 12 10 10 12 13 14 12 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 4.2 7.1 10 9.3 8.5 7.8 5.4 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W NW N NE E S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 7 8 11 34 57 80 74 68 63 43 24  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P F G G G G F P  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 9 MPH.  
 
 
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.TAG 2622979.0/BOU  
.DELDT 10/04/26  
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