438  
FNUS75 KBOU 111847  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRIS PARK RX - UNIT O...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
1247 PM MDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL BREEZY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS  
WILL BECOME SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES.  
 
ON MONDAY, EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO LINGER DURING THE FIRST HALF  
OF THE DAY, PARTICULARLY BEFORE 1400, WHEN 20-FT SUSTAINED SPEEDS ABOVE  
10 MPH AND GUSTS OF 22-25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE SPEEDS SHOULD  
WEAKEN MID-AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS FALLING CLOSER TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500.  
CLEAR SKIES AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL CAUSE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BY  
8-12 COMPARED TO TODAY, AND GIVEN RECENT FORECAST BIASES AND THE  
PREDOMINANTLY SOUTH-FACING ASPECT OF THE UNIT, ANTICIPATE RH VALUES  
TO FALL BELOW MODEL GUIDANCE, CLOSER TO 20% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TUESDAY WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER, COOLER TEMPERATURES,  
LIGHTER WINDS AND MODERATING HUMIDITY LEVELS IN ADVANCE OF A LOW  
PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WETTING RAIN TO  
THE UNITS ON WEDNESDAY (80% CHANCE).  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 18 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1400, THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL  
1700, THEN VERY GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 60 61 42 46  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 5  
TEMP............66 67 67 65 64  
RH..............30 29 28 30 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 23 25 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 7.0 7.3 7.5 6.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 26 26 26 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..141 161 167 173 139  
SMOKEDISPERSION.VG E E E VG  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS FROM 2000 UNTIL 2400.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN  
12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1200 FT AGL UNTIL  
2200, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300, THEN  
1000 FT AGL UNTIL 2400, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........47 42 40 45 35 36 28 11 14 13 12 13  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 15 20 15 15 5 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 55 52 50 48 47 46 45 44 44 43 43  
RH..............39 47 54 58 63 65 68 68 65 62 62 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 22 22 23 25 26 26 27 26 25 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 17 17 17 18 20 21 23 25 25 24 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 32 20 19 15 16 16 15 17 21 14 11  
SMOKEDISPERSION.G P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
COLUMBUS DAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 17 TO 23  
MPH, WEAKENING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 7600 FT AGL AFTER  
1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1200, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1500,  
THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL 1600, THEN VERY GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 13 12 10 8 8 10 8 7 5 6 5  
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 40 45 52 57 58 60 63 62 61 60  
RH..............60 62 64 50 37 30 27 23 20 20 22 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 23 23 22 20 19 15 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 2.1 3.1 4.2 5.0 6.2 7.0 7.9 7.6 6.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 22 21 23 23 24 23 23 20 18  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 10 13 39 56 84 101 131 141 158 129 109  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P F G VG VG VG E VG VG  
 
 
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