913  
FNUS75 KBOU 282048  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE IN RAWAH WILDERNESS...LCSO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
248 PM MDT MON JUL 28 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
UPPER RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.  
A SLIGHTLY COOLER, MORE MOIST AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.  
IN FACT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY EACH AFTERNOON AND  
EARLY EVENING FROM TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. THERE WILL  
ALSO CONTINUE TO BE QUITE A BIT OF ATMOSPHERIC SMOKE AROUND FROM FIRES  
IN NEIGHBORING STATES; UTAH AND ARIZONA. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ALL WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) UNTIL 1600, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
UNTIL 1700.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......14100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1600. VERY GOOD AFTER 1700.  
 
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 55 58  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10  
TEMP............80 78 78  
RH..............12 12 12  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...15 14 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..219 164 125  
SMOKEDISPERSION.E E VG  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) UNTIL 0100, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) UNTIL 0500, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
UNTIL 1900, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER 2000  
UNTIL 2200, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER 2400  
UNTIL 0200.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN  
VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN SOUTH 5  
TO 7 MPH UNTIL 0400, THEN AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 1100 FT AGL AFTER  
2000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN EAST 8 TO 10  
MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH  
UNTIL 0500, THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........66 68 70 75 64 62 54 39 30 32 43 55  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 75 71 65 62 60 58 56 55 54 53 52  
RH..............14 17 21 29 34 35 38 41 41 43 45 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 7.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 8 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 44 8 8 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 7  
SMOKEDISPERSION.G F P P P P P P P P P P  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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