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FNUS75 KPUB 090014
FWSPUB
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW GULCH...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
614 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON OCTOBER 08.
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
WEAK, MAINLY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT, WITH WITH SLOWLY INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY, WITH MODERATE SOUTHWEST
FLOW THEN CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A FEW ONGOING SHOWERS ACROSS PARK, JEFFERSON AND TELLER
COUNTIES WILL DIMINISH AND END AFTER SUNSET, WITH CLEARING
SKIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A SIMILAR FORECAST IN PLACE FOR
TOMORROW, WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN,
WITH THE BEST COVERAGE GENERALLY WEST OF THE AREA ACROSS
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN AVAILABLE
MOISTURE WITHIN THE INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT, BRINGING
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN, MAINLY
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH ONLY
A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH THE WARMEST DAY BEING TOMORROW.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(31 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300, THEN
CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
SOUTHWEST UNTIL 2400, THEN WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN WEST
AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........47 42 38 33 16 5 5 4 5 4 6 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 57 55 52 51 50 48 48 47 47 47 46
RH..............26 30 32 38 39 42 46 46 45 45 45 45
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 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.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 7 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10000 FT AGL AFTER
1100.
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 (%).........4 6 4 2 2 3 7 18 24 25 18 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 46 50 57 61 66 68 70 70 70 68 66
RH..............45 47 42 34 27 22 19 17 17 16 17 19
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 14 14 14 16 16 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 6.5 8.5 9.5 11 11 10 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 13 12 13 13 13 15 15 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 9 37 63 93 107 117 143 132 117
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 33 13 10 9 5 5 7 6 6 8 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 55 52 51 50 50 48 49 48 48 48 47
RH..............25 31 38 42 46 48 54 50 49 49 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 29 29 29 24 24 24 24 24 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 15 16 16 16 15 14 15 15 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 9 11 9 7 8 7 7 8 8 6 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100, THEN
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 10 9 8 11 13 16 22 29 35 38 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 46 48 52 55 59 61 63 64 64 63 61
RH..............51 53 51 46 41 34 31 29 28 29 31 33
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 24 24 24 28 28 28 28 28 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 5.5 7.0 8.5 9.5 9.5 7.5 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 7 12 28 53 88 115 139 144 133 100 62
FORECASTER...WANKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...AUSTIN NUSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623460.0/PUB
.DELDT 10/08/26
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