738  
FNUS75 KPUB 292300  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POITREY CANYON...COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
500 PM MDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON APRIL 29.  
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  
 
ONGOING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING, WITH THIS ACTIVITY LIKELY  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. DURING THIS TIME, STEADILY  
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST, THOUGH SOME TREND TOWARDS MORE  
OF AN EAST NORTHEAST WIND WILL OCCUR LATER IN THE EVENING. WHILE  
THIS TREND IS EXPECTED, ANY SHOWER OR STORM WILL PROVIDE SOME  
ERRATIC AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS AND GUSTS. FOR THE REMAINDER  
OF THE NIGHT, ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WHILE WINDS  
BECOME LIGHTER.  
 
SHOWER DEVELOPMENT EXPANDS IN COVERAGE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY,  
RETURNING TO THE AREA BY MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL  
BE LIKELY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY INTO THE EVENING, WITH  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALSO INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN  
DEVELOPMENT COMES TO AN END DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
UNTIL 2400. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 0300,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12-16 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P  
SKY (%).........73 76 57 64 72 69 69 67 68 72 83 92  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............61 59 54 52 50 48 47 46 45 43 41 40  
RH..............35 37 47 50 54 58 60 63 65 70 76 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 13 13 13 9 9 9 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 24 20 20 20 14 14 14 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 12 12 12 8 8 8 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100063 55 18 10 12 15 23 25 24 18 15 13  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UNTIL 1200, THEN EAST AROUND 12 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN EAST  
AROUND 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1400, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
SKY (%).........95 97 93 91 92 92 88 81 79 84 92 92  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............40 39 41 44 48 50 51 53 53 53 53 52  
RH..............79 85 82 76 68 63 61 57 57 54 57 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S N N N NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 10 10 10 16 16 16 17 17 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S N N N NE NE NE E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW N NE NE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 13 17 19 30 32 39 35 41 41 36 32  
 
 
FORECASTER...RODRIGUEZ  
REQUESTED BY...DEVIN HAYNIE - CDPS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2612165.0/PUB  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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