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FNUS55 KBOU 241100
FWFDEN
 
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
WEATHER DISCUSSION:  A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY.  WINDS ALOFT WILL BE LIGHT...
RESULTING IN WEAK AND MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS.  SOME
MOISTURE DEVELOPS UNDER THE RIDGE...ALONG WITH UPSLOPE FLOW EAST OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  THIS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND
INSTABILITY WILL CREATE CUMULUS BUILDUPS...WITH A FEW HIGH BASED
STORMS POSSIBLE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS MORNING.  HOWEVER...LITTLE IF ANY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA.  THUS...HUMIDITY READINGS WILL REMAIN LOW.

*** THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH ***
*** ALL SURFACE WINDS ARE 20-FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGED WINDS ***
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LOGAN/WASHINGTON/SEDGWICK/PHILLIPS COUNTIES-
Including Sterling...Akron...Julesburg...Holyoke
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40%).  ISOLATED
       THUNDERSTORMS...SOME DRY...AFTER 1500.
    LAL 1 UNTIL 1500...THEN LAL 2.
    MAX TEMP...90-95.
    MIN RH.....17-24%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...VARIABLE 3-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
       NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...5 OR A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
       FIRE GROWTH.
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LARIMER/BOULDER/JEFFERSON/NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/
WESTERN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE/NORTHWESTERN WELD/DENVER/BROOMFIELD 
COUNTIES-NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WELD/CENTRAL AND 
EASTERN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE/MORGAN COUNTIES-
Including Fort Collins...Hereford...West Pawnee Grasslands...
Boulder...Metro Denver...DIA...Parker...Briggsdale...Grover...East 
Pawnee Grasslands...Fort Lupton...Greeley...Pawnee Buttes...Fort 
Morgan...Bennett...Deer Trail...Leader
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40%).  ISOLATED
       THUNDERSTORMS...SOME DRY...AFTER 1430.
    LAL 1 UNTIL 1430...THEN LAL 2.
    MAX TEMP...88-95.
    MIN RH.....13-18%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...VARIABLE 5-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
       NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...5 OR A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
       FIRE GROWTH.
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CENTRAL AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET/ELBERT/LINCOLN 
COUNTIES-
Including Castle Rock...Kiowa...Larkspur...Agate...Limon...Karval...
Punkin Center
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40%).  ISOLATED
       THUNDERSTORMS...SOME DRY...AFTER 1400.
    LAL 1 UNTIL 1400...THEN LAL 2.
    MAX TEMP...80-86.
    MIN RH.....15-22%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 4-10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING
       NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...5 OR A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
       FIRE GROWTH.
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NORTH PARK-GRAND/SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
Including Walden...Rand...Gould...Middle Park...Radium...Kremmling...
Williams Fork Reservoir...Grand Lake...Tabernash...Fraser...Green 
Mountain Reservoir...Dillon
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40%).
    LAL 1.
    MAX TEMP...77-84.
    MIN RH.....10-15%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
       WEST 6-12 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...6 OR A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
       FIRE GROWTH.
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JACKSON/LARIMER/GRAND/BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/WESTERN PARK 
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
Including East Slopes Park Range...Medicine Bow Mountains...Laramie 
Mountains...Rocky Mountain National Park...Indian Peaks...Rabbit Ears
Range...East Slopes Gore Range...Ten Mile Range...Mosquito Range...
Kenosha Mountains...Tarryall Mountains...Puma Hills
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
       ISOLATED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
    LAL 1 UNTIL 1300...THEN LAL 2.
    MAX TEMP...70-79.
    MIN RH.....10-15%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
       UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. OVER THE HIGHER EXPOSED RIDGES...WEST
       8-18 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...6 OR A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
       GROWTH.
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SOUTHERN PARK COUNTY/SOUTH PARK-
Including Jefferson...Fairplay...Antero Reservoir...Elevenmile Canyon
Reservoir...Lake George...Guffey
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
       ISOLATED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
    LAL 1 UNTIL 1400...THEN LAL 2.
    MAX TEMP...78-85.
    MIN RH.....6-12%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-8 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
       BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-12 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...6 OR A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
       GROWTH.
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LARIMER/BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-GILPIN/CLEAR 
CREEK/JEFFERSON/WESTERN DOUGLAS/NORTHEASTERN PARK COUNTIES BETWEEN 
6000 AND 9000 FEET-
Including Laramie River Valley...Red Feather Lakes...Nederland...
Black Hawk...Idaho Springs...Evergreen...Bailey...Tarryall...Northern
Rampart Range...Westcreek
700 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2002
 
.TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) BY
       1500. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME DRY...AFTER 1330.
    LAL 1 UNTIL 1330...THEN LAL 2.
    MAX TEMP...78-88.
    MIN RH.....9-15%.
    20-FOOT WINDS...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
       BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-12 MPH BY 1100. OVER HIGHER EXPOSED
       RIDGES UNTIL 1000 WEST 6-14 MPH.
    HAINES INDEX...5 OR A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
       FIRE GROWTH.
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TEN THOUSAND FOOT FREE AIR WINDS:

TODAY...WEST 10-15 MPH.

2 TO 5 DAY OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE PERIOD.  SOME MOISTURE
INFILTRATES THE HIGH DURING THE PERIOD...RESULTING IN AFTERNOON
BUILDUPS ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS.  FOR THE PLAINS AND
FOOTHILLS EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL DOMINATE...WHICH WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES.  SOME
WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY FROM THE FOOTHILLS EASTWARD.

SURFACE WIND OUTLOOK...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED
15 MPH.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS.

MAX TEMPS...80-90 BELOW 6000 FEET.
MAX TEMPS...75-85 BETWEEN 6000-9000 FEET.
MAX TEMPS...65-75 ABOVE 9000 FEET.

MIN TEMPS...55-65 BELOW 6000 FEET.
MIN TEMPS...45-55 BETWEEN 6000-9000 FEET.
MIN TEMPS...35-45 ABOVE 9000 FEET.

THE 6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY JUNE 29TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
JULY 3RD CALLS FOR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
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