750  
FNUS75 KBOU 162255  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOG TRAIL FIRE...COUNTY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
355 PM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE  
REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE ARE TWO WEATHER STATIONS VERY CLOSE  
TO THE SPOT LOCATION. WINDS ARE GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST TO  
SOUTHWEST WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10MPH, BUT A FEW GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH  
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET. CURRENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NEAR  
18% AND SHOULD NOT CHANGE DRASTICALLY THROUGH THE REST OF THE  
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS  
EVENING.  
 
WINDS MAY GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO  
INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY  
STEADY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST, AND A FEW GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL  
BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST  
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND  
15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 66  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0  
TEMP............56 54  
RH..............17 18  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..140 28  
SMOKEDISPERSION.VG P  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) UNTIL 1900, THEN  
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) UNTIL 0500, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER 0500.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL  
UNTIL 2400, THEN 1400 FT AGL UNTIL 0100, THEN  
BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0200, THEN 1100 FT AGL  
UNTIL 0300, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0400,  
THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN 23 TO  
32 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........51 31 12 5 7 16 16 16 16 17 21 59  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 45 43 41 41 41 40 40 39 37 36 35  
RH..............20 26 27 31 33 36 37 37 40 44 45 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 13 12 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 16 16 22 21 24 24 22 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 18 23 26 30 31 32 31 30 28  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 8 6 8 15 19 36 25 30 17 27 24  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
 
 
FORECASTER...HIRIS  
REQUESTED BY...ELK CREEK FIRE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2602848.0/BOU  
.DELDT 02/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DARIAN.HORNADAY@JEFFCOM911CO.GOV  
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