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FNUS75 KPUB 260132  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POITREY CANYON...COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
732 PM MDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON APRIL 25.  
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.  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
BREEZY EAST TO SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTINUE  
ACROSS THE BURN SITE THE REST OF THE EVENING, BECOMING MORE SOUTH  
TO SOUTHEAST WITH STRATUS FILLING OVERNIGHT. PASSING UPPER LEVEL  
WAVE WILL HELP TO DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST  
PLAINS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 25  
TO 45 MPH DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING  
AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP TO DRY OUT  
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS BECOMING LIKELY THROUGH  
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ANY CHANCES OF LIGHT  
SHOWERS WOULD BE TIED TO THE DRYLINE PUSHING EAST ACROSS THE FAR  
SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(49 PERCENT) UNTIL 2000, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14-18 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN  
AROUND 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........49 53 58 65 71 78 76 73 70 68 65  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 61 58 56 54 53 50 48 46 42 40  
RH..............23 26 30 34 40 45 52 58 68 79 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 15 15 15 12 12 12 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 21 21 21 16 16 16 12 12 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 9 9 9 7 7 7 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 13 13 13 10 10 10 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 26 25 24 23 20 15 14 10 9  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 0700 UNTIL 1700.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900,  
THEN SOUTHWEST 24-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
43 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 12500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 1000. SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 42 MPH AFTER 1200.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........63 51 39 28 33 38 43 43 44 44 39 34  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............38 40 46 55 63 69 73 75 76 76 76 75  
RH..............92 85 68 49 32 24 19 17 15 14 14 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 18 18 18 26 26 26 28 28 28  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 25 25 25 39 39 39 43 43 43  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 11 11 11 16 16 16 17 17 17  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 15 15 15 23 23 23 26 26 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 6.0 9.5 13 14 14 13 13 12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 16 24 31 37 41 41 41 43 43  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 21-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 36 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN 10-14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 1000 FT AGL AFTER  
2000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 39 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST  
AROUND 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........30 12 15 17 13 10 6 6 5 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 67 60 58 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40  
RH..............17 19 24 26 30 32 35 35 37 40 43 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 25 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.36 36 36 25 25 25 23 23 23 22 22 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.15 15 15 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.22 22 22 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.43 35 28 25 23 24 24 23 21 20 18 17  
 

 
FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...DEVIN HAYNIE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611741.0/PUB  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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