915  
FNUS75 KBOU 291237  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER MOUNTAIN PILES...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
537 AM MST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
MILD AND CALM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY.  
TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S WITH LIGHT  
WINDS TURNING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL  
WILL REMAIN POOR TODAY, THOUGH THERE COULD BE MARGINALLY FAIR  
CONDITIONS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD  
COVER WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT, WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCES FOR SNOW  
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY, BUT ANY  
ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH.  
 
THERE SHOULD BE A SHIFT TO GUSTIER NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BY  
THURSDAY, WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 25-30 MPH. COUPLED WITH  
INCREASING MIXING HEIGHTS, SEVERAL HOURS OF GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL  
IS LIKELY FROM MID-MID MORNING TO MID-AFTERNOON.  
 
THE FLOW ALOFT SHOULD TURN WESTERLY THIS WEEKEND LEADING TO MILD  
AND GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH  
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION. SMOKE DISPERSAL LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST  
FAIR EACH DAY, WITH BETTER DISPERSAL POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS THIS  
WEEKEND.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN  
SOUTHWEST UNTIL 1000, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN  
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 5 16 14 15 15 15 16 16 21 23 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............14 17 20 28 33 35 37 36 36 35 32 28  
RH..............66 57 43 37 33 35 34 36 40 41 45 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 7 6 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.2 2.4 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 9 12 13 13 13 12 9 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 12 12 11 18 26 34 36 38 32 20 9  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) UNTIL 0300, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 2300 UNTIL 0500, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN NORTHWEST  
5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN NORTHWEST 8 TO  
10 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN LIGHT UNTIL 2300, THEN  
NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 0500, THEN AROUND 18  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 32 34 36 37 48 48 48 49 53 57 54  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............26 24 21 21 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22  
RH..............57 57 65 62 67 67 65 65 62 59 59 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NW NW N NW N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 13 15 17 18  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 9 9 9 10 10 13 16 19 22 24  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300, THEN  
MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW UNTIL 1100.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH UNTIL 1200. NORTHWEST 16 TO  
21 MPH AFTER 1600.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1200, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1300,  
THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 50 51 48 48 34 28 23 15 12 12 6  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............18 19 21 26 32 37 40 40 39 36 33 29  
RH..............70 67 59 50 39 32 30 31 34 35 38 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 12 14 13 10 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 16 16 16 28 26 25 23 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.2 2.3 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 21 23 26 29 31 29 25 22 20 16  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 25 27 42 63 84 104 97 89 61 39 20  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P F G G VG G G G P P  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 12 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...HIRIS  
REQUESTED BY...FOX KNAPP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2501567.1/BOU  
.DELDT 01/29/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FKNAPP.NPS@GMAIL.COM  
 
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