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Spot Forecast for White Ranch...Golden Gate Fire
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
727 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Current observations near the fire show easterly winds gusting up
to 30-35 mph due to an outflow boundary from storms in the east.
Expect these winds to persist for the next hour or so before
weakening to 8-10 mph. Direction of wind will vary, with east
winds gradually transitioning to westerly winds by 2100 MDT.

Showers and thunderstorms are gradually ending in the area, with
main activity staying south and east of the fire. However, there
is a 20% chance of an isolated shower now through 2100, with gusty
erratic winds of 30 mph as the main concern. Overnight, an
additional round of showers are possible (10-15% chance), mainly
between 0100-0400 MDT. Erratic gusts of 30-35 mph will be the main
threat. Wetting rain is also possible with the strongest storms,
however only 0.05-0.10" is expected. Overnight humidity recoveries
should reach up to 70-80%.

Tomorrow, expect winds to remain light (generally under 10-15 mph)
and variable, with minimum RH dropping down to around 35%. Another
round of showers and thunderstorms are expected between 1200-1800
MDT (50-65% chance). Lightning and gusts of 40-50 mph winds will
be the main concern.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 0300, then
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 0500. Chance
of rain showers and thunderstorms until 2100,
then slight chance of rain showers after 0100
until 0400.
CWR.................6 percent.
Chance of thunder...26 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable up to 5 mph until 2100, then west
                    around 5 mph until 2300, then variable up to 5
                    mph until 2400, then west 5 to 7 mph until
                    0200, then 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms until 2100.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL until 2000, then Below 1000 FT AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph until 2000, then light until
                    2200, then west 8 to 11 mph until 0100, then
                    light until 0200, then northwest 8 to 11 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........51  41  44  42  44  48  43  51  42  47  61
Weather cov.....CHC SCH SCH             SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW              RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC SCH
CWR.............10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).30  20  10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0
Temp............69  66  62  61  61  58  58  58  56  59  59
RH..............45  52  65  62  65  72  72  72  77  64  62
20 FT wind dir..E   NE  W   W   W   W   W   NW  W   NW  W
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   5   5   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.6   6   6   6   6   7   7   9   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...2.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.E   S   SW  W   W   W   W   NW  NW  W   W
Transp wind spd.9   7   7   8   8   8   7   9   9   8   8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..19  5   3   4   3   3   3   6   4   4   4
SmokeDispersion.P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northwest winds around 6 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 6 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Ideker
Requested by...Jeffcom911
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617047.0/BOU
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kyle.atkisson@jeffcom911co.gov