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SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 WF...FT CARSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
255 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON MARCH 21.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
FORT CARSON RAWS (FCRC2), SULLIVAN PARK MET (SPMC2), AND 1213
WILDRIDGE RD (030BH) ARE ALL REPORTING SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO
15 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MAY BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FCRC2 IS AT 6% RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THIS HOUR WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 84F. EXPECT A COUPLE MORE DEGREES
OF WARMING, WITH HUMIDITY FALLING DOWN TO 4 OR 5% AT WORST.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING.
A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION NEAR SUNRISE ON SUNDAY,
THOUGH THE FIRE SITE IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM
THE NORTH WIND PUSH AT THIS TIME. THE POTENTIAL FOR A NORTH WIND
SHIFT MUST BE CLOSELY MONITORED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, BUT AT THIS
TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO STAY WELL EAST OF YOU. THE MAIN
NOTICABLE WEATHER DIFFERENCES FOR TOMORROW WILL BE COOLER
TEMPERATURES, AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASING INTO THE 20% RANGE.
SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPE IN THE LATE MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 19
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............88 86
RH..............5 5
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 12
EYE LVL WND GST.18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 28
SDSPL KT-FT/1000303 283
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(35 PERCENT) UNTIL 2100, THEN
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY(53 PERCENT) UNTIL 0100.
PATCHY SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16-20 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN AROUND
12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 0500.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 36 42 54 38 51 56 46 34 26 33 33
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 78 70 68 65 64 62 60 59 58 56 56
RH..............5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 15 15 15 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29 22 22 22 15 15 15 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 12 12 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.17 17 17 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.5 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.W W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 18 16 16 15 13 14 12 13 13 12 12
SDSPL KT-FT/1000174 13 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(42 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
SOUTHEAST 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN WEST UNTIL
1100, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 1500,
THEN AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 38 38 32 24 27 42 52 59 61 52 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 52 54 59 63 65 66 66 66 67 66 64
RH..............22 25 25 23 21 21 22 23 25 25 27 28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12 15 15 15 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 16 16 23 23 23 25 25 25
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 10 10 10 14 14 14 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N W SW S S SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 7 7 9 12 14 15 16 16 17 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 5 4 7 16 30 48 60 71 75 77 73
FORECASTER...EHR
REQUESTED BY...P. WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606971.1/PUB
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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