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FNUS75 KBOU 301251
FWSBOU
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAISE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
551 AM MST THU JAN 30 2025
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS, WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE DAY. DIFFICULT TO GET A SENSE OF HOW MUCH SNOW HAS
MADE IT SOUTH OF US-24, BUT IN GENERAL 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH MORE TO THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH TODAY WITH A FEW
GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH LIKELY. GOOD TO VERY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL IS
FORECAST TODAY. SKIES WILL QUICKLY CLEAR THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST OR WEST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) UNTIL 1400, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS UNTIL 1400, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS UNTIL 1700.
CWR.................45 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 31 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN 30 TO 37
MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000, THEN
GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600,
THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN POOR.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 74 70 64 54 54 28 28 28 15
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............60 50 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 0
CHC OF THDR (%).1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 25 28 31 33 34 33 32 29 26
RH..............81 71 63 53 47 45 45 45 48 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 22 22 24 24 24 22 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 31 36 37 37 36 36 36 30 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 53 78 103 113 112 107 103 65 16
SMOKEDISPERSION.P F G VG VG VG VG VG G P
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000. WEST 6 TO
11 MPH AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........14 11 9 9 8 10 9 7 5 4 5 6
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............22 19 17 15 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 11
RH..............59 62 64 67 67 67 73 73 69 66 60 60
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 13 13 14 14 15 14 15 15 15 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 10 9 9 9
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P
FORECASTER...HIRIS
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2501783.0/BOU
.DELDT 01/30/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MIKE.WICKS@USDA.GOV,KYLE.TOOGOOD@USDA.GOV
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