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FNUS75 KPUB 052212
FWSPUB
SPOT FORECAST FOR KIM FIRE...KFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
412 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
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
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING, MOST NUMEROUS TO
THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE. GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD ANY THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE
AREA. OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO BE DOMINATED BY SOUTHEAST TO EASTERLY
DIRECTIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT AND BECOMING LIGHT. THURSDAY WILL BE DRY AND WARMER WITH
BREEZY EASTERLY AFTERNOON WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE AND PATCHY SMOKE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........17
WEATHER COV.....DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ
TSTM COV........SCH
TEMP............89
RH..............24
20 FT WIND DIR..SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12
20 FT WIND GUST.21
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7
EYE LVL WND GST.13
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14
SDSPL KT-FT/1000105
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61F.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12-22 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN
SOUTH 6-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........18 25 32 39 32 24 17 17 18 19 15 12
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............88 84 79 75 72 70 69 67 66 65 64 62
RH..............25 31 39 46 53 57 61 65 68 70 73 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 7 7 7 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 21 21 21 14 14 14 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 13 8 8 8 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE SE S S S SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 13 15 16 14 12 9 9 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100069 52 11 6 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-10 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN EAST 8-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 10000 FT AGL AFTER
1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN
NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN
SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1400.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 7 5 3 5 7 9 12 15 18 21 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 64 69 74 80 85 90 94 96 97 97 96
RH..............81 73 63 53 41 33 26 21 17 15 15 16
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 7.5 11 13 11 8.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W NW SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 10 10 8 7 6 7 8 10 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 9 15 16 19 23 44 74 113 87 67
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DARREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619030.0/PUB
.DELDT 08/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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