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FXUS65 KBOU 062220
AFDBOU
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
320 PM MST THU NOV 6 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
- STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY.
- RECORD WARMTH POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS.
DISCUSSION /THROUGH THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 249 PM MST THU NOV 6 2025
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A TROUGH MOVING INTO NEBRASKA WITH
SUBSIDENT FLOW MOVING OVER COLORADO. THIS TROUGH HAS BEEN
RESPONSIBLE PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA.
MANY WIND GUSTS IN THE 50-55 MPH RANGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS MAINLY CLOSE TO THE
WYOMING BORDER. IN ADDITION, THIS TROUGH HAS BROUGHT SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE BULK OF THE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE
FORMED IN AND AROUND ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. RADAR SHOWS
THESE SNOW SHOWERS ARE DIMINISHING AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END.
BRIEF RIDGING ALOFT WILL BE OVER COLORADO ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL
LEAD TO HIGHS 5-10 F ABOVE NORMAL WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE
PLAINS.
A STRONG POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
ANOTHER WAVE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. 1-4"
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE PARK RANGE AND MEDICINE BOW
RANGE. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY, STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE PLAINS WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF
FORT MORGAN. THE COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN THE
COLDEST NIGHT OF THE SEASON SATURDAY NIGHT. PLENTY OF LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL SEE LOWS IN THE TEENS.
A STRONG AND BROAD RIDGE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER COLORADO MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH DRY CONDITIONS. ENSEMBLES
GUIDANCE SHOWS THIS PERIOD COULD SEE MULTIPLE RECORD HIGHS TIED OR
BROKEN AS HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 1156 AM MST THU NOV 6 2025
STRONG WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PERSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY. GUSTS COULD REACH 40 KNOTS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
BETWEEN 20-25 KNOTS AT ALL TERMINALS. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND
TURN MORE NORTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 23-00Z THIS EVENING AND THE GUSTS
WILL END AROUND 01Z.
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, THERE WILL BE LIGHT WINDS AND VFR CONDITIONS.
WINDS AT DEN AND APA WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ238-239.
DISCUSSION...DANIELSON
AVIATION...DANIELSON
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