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FNUS75 KPUB 091133
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW GULCH...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
533 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
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
DRY, CLEAR, AND UNSEASONABLY WARM DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. MAIN
CHANGE IN THE WEATHERE IS FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY ALOFT.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A WESTERLY COMPONENT OF THE 20 FOOT WINDS TO
DEVELOP THRUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. BY TOMORROW, THE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL START TO BECOME GUSTY WITH WINDS GUSTING
TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN SOUTHWEST
AROUND 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 3 2 1 3 4 6 6 7 8 7 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 46 50 58 63 67 70 71 71 71 70 67
RH..............42 47 42 33 25 21 18 17 16 16 16 19
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 8 8 8 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 17 17 17 21 21 21 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 11 11 11 10 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 10 10 13 13 13 14 15 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 4 7 36 63 98 114 118 134 132 115
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST
AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 10 12 15 12 9 6 6 5 4 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 57 53 51 50 50 48 50 47 47 47 47
RH..............23 29 36 42 46 48 51 48 51 51 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 29 29 29 26 26 26 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100031 18 8 9 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1000.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 4 3 7 11 14 17 19 21 28 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 46 48 54 60 64 66 69 69 69 67 64
RH..............51 53 51 43 35 30 28 25 25 25 28 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 24 24 24 26 26 26 28 28 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.5 7.0 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW SW W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 18 18 18 18 14 15 18 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 8 13 38 60 87 112 103 120 145 106 82
FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...AUSTIN NUSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/09/26
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