549
FNUS75 KBOU 181057
FWSBOU
SPOT FORECAST FOR GORE LAKES RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
357 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A BREAK IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY, THOUGH
A FEW FLURRIES, OR A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND LESS THAN AN INCH.
SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD THURSDAY WITH
WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH.
ON FRIDAY, POOR SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED. SNOW MOVES IN,
MOSTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STORM
SYSTEM THEN SHIFT TO WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 3800 FT AGL
UNTIL 1100, THEN 5800 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN
3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1500, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700,
THEN FAIR.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 58 58 63 67 67 69 70 72 67 67 58
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 50 50 0
TEMP............7 7 8 11 13 16 17 18 18 18 16 15
RH..............72 72 72 63 58 51 49 46 46 49 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 15 16 18 21 21 21 21 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.8 2.5 4.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.5 5.3 4.2 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 14 17 20 22 22 22 22 21 20 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 10 37 69 107 112 118 123 96 72 49
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P G VG VG VG VG G G F
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 0200, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER 2300.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 3 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2300 THEN TURNING
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 2400. EAST 8 TO 11
MPH AFTER 0400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 39 29 31 32 34 41 48 55 63 72 80
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 60
TEMP............13 11 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
RH..............55 60 63 63 63 66 66 72 76 79 79 83
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW S S SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 12 12 7 7 7 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW S S S SE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 14 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PERIODS OF SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW, MAINLY AFTER NOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 24 PERCENT LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 8 PERCENT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
TURNING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0700, THEN 8 TO 10 MPH
UNTIL 1000, THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL
1200, THEN WEST 11 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN
NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 79 79 84 89 94 94 94 94 94 94 74
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 90 90 90 90 90 90 60
TEMP............7 9 11 14 18 21 22 22 22 21 20 19
RH..............79 76 73 70 61 59 59 65 65 68 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 18 22 24 26 28 29 30 30 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE S SW W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 15 17 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 0 0 3 7 11 18 26 32 34 36 36
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P
FORECASTER...MEIER
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BOUFFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/18/26
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