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SPOT FORECAST FOR PHANTOM CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
519 AM MDT SUN OCT 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
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
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. HIGH TEMPS WILL RISE INTO THE 60S, WITH AFTERNOON RH
AROUND 15% TODAY, INCREASING CLOSER TO 30% STARTING ON MONDAY. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT, UNDER 10 MPH OR SO, AND VARIABLE IN
DIRECTION. AS A RESULT, SMOKE DISPERSIONS WILL BE POOR IN THE AREA
TODAY, THOUGH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, SOME POCKETS OF FAIR TO GOOD
DISPERSIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
NEXT NOTABLE CHANGE IN OUR SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY,
WITH MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN POSSIBLE OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. WET
CONDITIONS WILL POSSIBLY MOVE ONTO THE PLAINS AS WELL LATER IN THE
WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(27 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN WEST
AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN NORTH UNTIL 1300,
THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN
EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........13 19 24 26 28 30 32 32 33 33 37 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 41 41 47 52 57 61 63 64 64 63 60
RH..............38 37 36 28 23 19 16 15 15 16 17 20
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W N N N E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W N NW SW SW E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 5 4 6 15 23 30 48 50 52 47
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(47 PERCENT) UNTIL 2000, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY(52 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36F.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN NORTH
AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN EAST UNTIL 0400,
THEN SOUTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........46 49 51 53 51 50 48 45 43 40 44 48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56 52 47 45 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 37
RH..............24 29 35 40 41 45 48 50 52 54 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E NE NE NW N E SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 7 5 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(39 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300, THEN
GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........52 43 35 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 34 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 36 38 45 51 54 57 58 59 59 58 57
RH..............56 61 62 49 39 36 33 32 30 30 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 4.0 5.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 3 6 19 38 56 76 79 67 70 50
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO
REQUESTED BY...KENDRA JACKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623838.2/PUB
.DELDT 10/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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