000 FNUS55 KBOU 182120 FWFDEN FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .DISCUSSION...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE COLORADO AND WYOMING BORDER WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE DISTRICT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WHILE A FEW OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY LINGERING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY...TOMORROW WILL BE DRIER AS THE UPPER TROF MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY FROM THE FOOTHILLS EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER WITH LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS THAN TODAY. TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS WILL PREVAIL EXCEPT MAINLY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. LONG TERM DISCUSSION...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PULL INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL END IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE EVENING. AFTER TUESDAY... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL LEAD TO A DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER PATTERN. WEDNESDAY LOOKS DRY AT THIS TIME. ONLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY. THE PLAINS WILL STAY MAINLY DRY THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD. *** THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS *** *** ALL SURFACE WINDS ARE 20-FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGED WINDS *** COZ238>240-191300- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT... AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85%) UNTIL 2100...THEN CLOUDY (80-90%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0400. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0400...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MAX HUMIDITY........78-87%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 4-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 2. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86. MIN HUMIDITY........20-27%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 4-9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57. MAX HUMIDITY........54-61%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO 15-22 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 10-18 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 10-18 MPH. $$ COZ241-191300- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0400. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0400...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-54. MAX HUMIDITY........77-84%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 2. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........27-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........59-62%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4-12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84. MIN HUMIDITY........27-34%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 14-22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10-18 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. $$ COZ242>245-191300- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- INCLUDING BRIGGSDALE...EAST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY... ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...BENNETT... BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0400...THEN LAL 3. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-55. MAX HUMIDITY........83-90%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 2. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........57-64%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........19-25%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-18 MPH INCREASING TO 16-24 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 16-24 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 10-18 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. $$ COZ246-247-191300- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL... KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................4. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57. MAX HUMIDITY........77-86%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 3. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89. MIN HUMIDITY........26-29%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........58-65%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 12-20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 12-20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 12-20 MPH. $$ COZ248>251-191300- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN... HOLYOKE 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 0400... THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................4 UNTIL 1900...THEN LAL 5 UNTIL 0400...THEN LAL 4. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58. MAX HUMIDITY........76-95%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................3. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89. MIN HUMIDITY........23-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL 2 UNTIL 2400...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........59-72%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6-14 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 12-20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 12-20 MPH. $$ C OZ215-216-191300- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/ NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-52. MAX HUMIDITY........67-84%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 2. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-82. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-12 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-9 MPH BY 1200. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). LAL.................1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-52. MAX HUMIDITY........45-56%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-83. MIN HUMIDITY........21-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-18 MPH INCREASING TO 18-26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-20 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. $$ COZ211-213-191300- JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING GOULD...NORTH PARK...RAND...SPICER...WALDEN...DILLON... FRASER...GRANBY...GRAND LAKE...GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR...HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS...KREMMLING...MIDDLE PARK...WILLIAMS FORK RESERVOIR 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........77-88%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-71. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45%) UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). LAL.................1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-44. MAX HUMIDITY........45-52%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-80. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 12-20 MPH INCREASING TO 16-22 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. $$ COZ214-191300- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- INCLUDING ELEVEN MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY... HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42. MAX HUMIDITY........86-99%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 2. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-78. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%) UNTIL 2100...THEN CLEAR (5-15%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). LAL.................1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........51-58%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-79. MIN HUMIDITY........21-30%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8-14 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 12-20 MPH INCREASING TO 16-22 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. $$ COZ212-217-218-191300- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- INCLUDING BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...PUMA HILLS... TARRYALL MOUNTAINS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS 320 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 0300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100. LAL.................4 UNTIL 0100...THEN LAL 1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........77-88%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-12 MPH OVER RIDGES...BUT BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-9 MPH IN PROTECTED AREAS BY 2100. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-70. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6-14 MPH INCREASING TO 10-18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) UNTIL 2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25%). LAL.................1. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........45-56%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25%) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). LAL.................1. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-71. MIN HUMIDITY........28-45%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 12-20 MPH INCREASING TO 16-24 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 10K FT FREE WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 24 THROUGH THURSDAY AUGUST 28... NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$