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FNUS75 KBOU 282118
FWSBOU
SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY BLM PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
218 PM MST WED JAN 28 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH
NOON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BRING BREEZY WEST
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
UNTIL 1100, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
1400.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100, THEN GOOD
UNTIL 1700, THEN POOR.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 89 81 79 76 69 64 57 52 52
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............12 13 16 19 21 22 23 24 23 21
RH..............87 87 77 70 65 62 59 57 57 62
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 14 16 17 17 20 20 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 2.9 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 23 25 26 25 25 24 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 38 53 66 76 80 76 73 61 19
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P F G G G G G G P
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) UNTIL 1900, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER 0500.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 51 62 59 56 56 63 70 77 78 80 81
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
TEMP............18 16 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 10
RH..............67 73 80 80 84 84 84 84 84 87 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 10 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW UNTIL 1100, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL
1700.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 20
MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 83 84 80 75 71 70 69 68 70 71 73
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 10
TEMP............10 10 11 15 18 22 24 25 26 26 25 24
RH..............96 96 91 84 77 71 65 62 60 60 65 68
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 10 12 14 15 15 16 15 14 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 5 12 21 31 36 41 47 35 24 15
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P F F P P P
FORECASTER...MEIER
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY HUSBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601232.0/BOU
.DELDT 01/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BHUSBY@BLM.GOV,RBOUFFORD@BLM.GOV
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