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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALIDA RX...SALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
955 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (719) 948-9429, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY 1100 TODAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND LIKELY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GUSTS UP
TO 20-30 MPH ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 30-40 MPH
GUSTS, MAINLY BETWEEN 1200 - 1500. DUE TO THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS,
SMOKE DISPERSAL RATES WILL BE EXCELLENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH UP IN THE LOWER 60S TODAY, WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES DIPPING TO THE HIGH TEENS BY THE AFTERNOON.
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR, INCREASING TO AROUND
45%.
WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 9 7 8 9 10 13 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 55 59 62 64 64 65 64
RH..............31 23 20 18 17 17 16 17
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 18 18 18 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 32 35 32 31 31 31
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 5.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 28 29 30 30 30 30 29
SDSPL KT-FT/100070 133 175 198 206 207 209 194
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000,
THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 21 24 26 20 13 7 8 9 9 9 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 58 54 51 48 47 45 44 42 40 39 37
RH..............18 22 26 29 33 32 35 35 38 39 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.31 30 30 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW N N NW N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 17 15 13 13 13 16 18 18 15 13 14
SDSPL KT-FT/1000170 48 31 24 24 23 31 34 34 27 22 24
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 7 6 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 36 35 38 44 49 53 56 58 59 60 60
RH..............44 42 43 37 29 23 20 18 17 16 15 15
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 14 14 14 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 20 20 20 23 23 23 26 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 15 17 21 23 23 24 24 22 21
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 23 31 39 62 95 129 137 152 161 130 108
FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BAINBRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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