FNUS75 KBOU 121015
FWSBOU

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CREEK FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
415 AM MDT TUE OCT 12 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING HAS BROUGHT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO AROUND 8500 FEET THIS MORNING WITH
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 8500 FEET. SNOW
WILL END LATE THIS MORNING AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. THERE
WILL STILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS BACK TO THE AREA.



...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(50-60%).
                    SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1000...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6-7 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    5-6 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    WEST 4-8 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. BELOW 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0700. 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1200.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SINGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101011.COWCR.01/BOU