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FNUS75 KPUB 291026  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 WF...FT CARSON  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
426 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON MARCH 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.  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AS OF 0430, FORT CARSON RAWS IS 62F WITH 15 PERCENT RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH, BUT ARE  
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WEST WINDS DEVELOP  
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL  
THRESHOLDS. VIRGA WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THOUGH  
MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED ON THE FIRE TODAY, VIRGA  
AND GUSTY WINDS FROM SHOWERS IN THE AREA MAY LEAD TO GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
WIND INCREASE TOMORROW WHICH WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR CRITICAL  
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR  
MONDAY AFTERNOON. RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW,  
WITH HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS  
BOTH DAYS.  
 
COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER ARRIVES MID-WEEK.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(33 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60  
RH..............15  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..18  
20 FT WIND GUST.30  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7  
EYE LVL WND GST.11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100010  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN  
SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 14000 FT AGL AFTER  
1200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN  
EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........33 25 17 9 8 6 5 11 17 23 26 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 48 53 63 69 71 75 77 77 78 79 78  
RH..............34 34 29 21 16 14 12 11 10 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 5.0 8.5 12 13 14 14 14 14  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 14 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 8 8 21 78 130 160 181 189 206 195 176  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(33 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........34 37 40 44 40 36 33 29 25 22 27 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............75 67 62 59 57 56 55 53 52 51 51 50  
RH..............10 13 16 18 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...12 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.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 9 9 9 12 13 14 16 18 18 18  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000149 8 6 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 11  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12000 FT AGL AFTER  
1200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 26 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN AROUND 36  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 62 61 60 54 48 42 42 41 40 36 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 50 56 64 69 73 75 76 78 78 78 76  
RH..............30 30 26 21 17 15 13 13 12 11 12 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 18 18 18 24 24 24 24 24 24  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 30 30 30 36 36 36 36 36 36  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 18 18 18 22 22 22 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 5.5 8.5 11 12 13 13 12 12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 17 22 26 31 36 38 38 37 37 35  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 12 23 55 125 226 333 399 416 399 390 342  
 

 
FORECASTER...EHR  
REQUESTED BY...P. WOLF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608112.4/PUB  
.DELDT 03/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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