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SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 WF...FT CARSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
413 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON MARCH 28.
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 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
LOOKING AT OBSERVATIONS IN THE AREA OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS,
TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOW 80S, WITH RH VALUES DIPPING
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTY, OUT OF THE SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST AROUND 30-35 MPH. LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE DAY, THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET. OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT, LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER-40S, WHILE RH RECOVERS TO
AROUND 35-40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL RETAIN A WESTERLY COMPONENT,
BLOWING MORE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. SPEEDS SHOULD BE A BIT LOWER
THAN THIS AFTERNOON, SUSTAINED AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HOWEVER, STRONGER GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST LEE
OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST.
TOMORROW WILL BE A FEW DEGREES HOTTER, LIKELY HITTING THE LOW-MID
80S, WITH RH DROPPING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS SHOULD BE A FAIR BIT LIGHTER, VARIABLE AROUND 5-7 MPH IN THE
MORNING AND FROM THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN, LATE
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING, WINDS WILL START TURNING WEST ONCE AGAIN.
GUSTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 15 MPH, THOUGH AGAIN
SOME STRONGER GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE RIGHT UP
AGAINST THE SLOPES. GENERALLY AVOIDING CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS,
DUE TO THE LIGHTER WINDS, BUT THE AREA WILL STILL BE PLENTY DRY.
SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY.
LOOKING AT PRECIPITATION, CURRENT RADAR SHOWS A FEW ISOLATED
SHOWERS OVER THE TOP OF THE PALMER DIVIDE, SEVERAL MILES NORTH OF
THE SITE. NO IMPACTS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, THOUGH IF THEY DRIFT
INTO EL PASO COUNTY, COULD SEE A FEW STRONGER GUSTS FROM NEARBY
VIRGA. NOT EXPECTING ANY OF THE MOISTURE TO ACTUALLY HIT THE
GROUND, GIVEN HOW DRY IT IS AT THE SURFACE. CURRENT GUIDANCE SHOWS
THESE SMALL SHOWERS LEAVING THE AREA BY 8PM.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA AGAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. ONCE AGAIN, NOT EXPECTING
ANY PRECIPITATION TO HIT THE GROUND, BUT VIRGA MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE
WIND GUSTS. ONLY EXPECTING ISOLATED CHANCES (10-15%) ANYWHERE
NEAR FORT CARSON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(56 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........56
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............76
RH..............12
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..18
20 FT WIND GUST.32
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.11
EYE LVL WND GST.19
MIX HGT (KFT)...12
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.23
SDSPL KT-FT/1000228
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(53 PERCENT) UNTIL 1900, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(28 PERCENT) UNTIL 0400, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY(52 PERCENT) UNTIL 0500, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48F.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 46 45 30 36 35 20 16 10 32 52 41
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............74 69 63 60 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 52
RH..............13 16 20 21 23 22 23 25 26 26 27 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.31 31 31 28 28 28 22 22 22 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.19 19 19 17 17 17 13 13 13 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 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 NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 16 15
SDSPL KT-FT/1000169 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 9
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE UNTIL 0700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 13500 FT AGL AFTER
1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 23 24 12 7 8 6 5 16 27 24 23
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 49 54 61 71 74 75 78 78 79 79 78
RH..............29 31 27 23 15 14 12 10 10 10 9 9
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 5.0 8.0 11 12 13 14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 12 13 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 8 8 18 74 121 162 167 179 203 193 177
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO
REQUESTED BY...P. WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608112.3/PUB
.DELDT 03/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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