977  
FNUS75 KBOU 231206  
FWSBOU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN HILL...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO  
606 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BY 1200. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 45% IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL  
0800 THEN WEST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 0900, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
UNTIL 1200, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 75 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...65 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN WEST 5 TO  
7 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
0900.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 4000 FT AGL AFTER  
1100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 52 73 73 73 92 92 92 91 91 91  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 80 80 80 70 70 70  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 20 20 20 60 60 60 70 70 70  
TEMP............59 63 65 71 74 76 75 75 76 75 76  
RH..............77 69 67 54 51 48 49 50 48 48 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.8 2.9 4.2 5.0 4.4 4.5 3.0 2.7 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 7 10 10 12 12 10 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 9 18 38 45 44 45 27 22 23  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P F F F P P P  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
UNTIL 2400.  
CWR.................21 PERCENT DECREASING TO 1 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...44 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN  
VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN BELOW 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN SOUTH UNTIL  
2300, THEN SOUTHWEST UNTIL 0100, THEN SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0500, THEN LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........70 70 70 52 43 43 23 19 18 22 27 22  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).40 40 40 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 73 69 68 65 65 65 63 62 61 59 59  
RH..............46 49 54 56 62 59 57 59 61 63 69 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W S S S SW S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 10 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P P P P P  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) UNTIL 1500, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTHWEST  
5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 7700 FT AGL AFTER  
1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900, THEN NORTHWEST 8 TO 9  
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN 8 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 19 16 16 7 16 14 23 25 33 35 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 58 63 66 74 78 83 84 85 86 86 87  
RH..............71 75 69 65 51 44 36 32 28 27 25 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 6 8 10 12 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.3 2.2 3.1 5.0 6.5 8.2 8.0 8.3 7.2 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 4 11 19 30 33 33 40 42 36 42  
SMOKEDISPERSION.P P P P P P P P F F P F  
 

 
FORECASTER...RPK  
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA MCKIBBEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617813.4/BOU  
.DELDT 07/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CONCC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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