023  
FNUS75 KBOU 290236  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAISE PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
736 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS  
COMING FROM THE EAST/NORTHEAST LEADING TO POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL  
CONDITIONS. A SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW STARTING  
TOMORROW LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 2-4 INCHES. POOR  
DISPERSAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALL DAY WEDNESDAY. FAIR TO GOOD  
SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY FROM 12 PM TO  
4 PM MST.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 2 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0200, THEN NORTHWEST UNTIL  
0400, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2200. NORTH AFTER 0400.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........12 14 17 15 15 14 14 14 16 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............18 15 13 12 10 8 8 6 4 4  
RH..............61 70 73 73 80 87 83 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE NE NE N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 1200, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER 1100 UNTIL 1200, THEN CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
CWR.................11 PERCENT INCREASING TO 18 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN  
VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN NORTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN EAST AROUND 6 MPH  
UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL  
1700, THEN EAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN LIGHT UNTIL  
1000, THEN SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1700,  
THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 33 38 37 44 50 56 60 73 76 77 86  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 30 40 40 50  
TEMP............3 2 4 12 21 29 33 33 32 30 28 27  
RH..............100 100 100 87 62 51 43 43 47 51 55 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W NW NW NE E SE SE SE SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 6 5 7 8 7 7 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.4 2.4 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.4 1.7 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 13 14 16 16 15 14 12 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 3 16 29 42 45 38 29 17 6  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P F F P P P P  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.  
CWR.................18 PERCENT INCREASING TO 28 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 2000. NORTHWEST 5  
TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL  
UNTIL 2200, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........83 81 78 79 80 81 79 77 74 75 76 77  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 20  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 40  
TEMP............24 22 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 15  
RH..............74 77 88 88 88 92 92 92 96 96 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 10 12 9 8 7 6 7 7 7 7 7  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 12 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...IDEKER  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES BUSCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2501349.2/BOU  
.DELDT 01/28/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.BUSCH@USDA.GOV  
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