837  
FNUS75 KPUB 141812  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSHINE PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1112 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 15.  
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
 
 
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. BREEZY  
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE, WITH NO PRECIPITATION  
EXPECTED NEAR THE BURN SITE. DESPITE THE DRY CONDITIONS, RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES  
TODAY WILL REACH THE TEENS TO LOW-20S, WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD  
BE IN THE LOW TEENS. SOME AREAS MAY REACH AS LOW AS NEGATIVE  
SINGLE DIGITS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WIND CHILL AT THE HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER WITH SIMILAR  
CONDITIONS.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 11 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............5 5 12 15 20 22 23 24 22 20 19  
RH..............55 51 42 38 34 34 35 36 39 44 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 15 12 9 9 8 8 7 7  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 3 7 9 7 7 6 4 2 0  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 7 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15  
RH..............47 47 46 46 46 46 46 48 48 49 50 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 10 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............15 16 16 21 26 31 32 33 34 31 29 27  
RH..............46 43 42 37 35 32 34 36 37 40 44 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 9  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 0 3 6 7 11 13 17 11 5 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO  
REQUESTED BY...JESSE FREEMAN-ERBIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2500537.0/PUB  
.DELDT 01/14/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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