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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALIDA RX...SALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
711 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 04.
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
QUIET CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING NEAR 20 MPH. DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO
THE REGION, ALLOWING HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL NEAR 10 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT,
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE TO NEAR 50 PERCENT, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 20S. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY,
WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE STRONG, WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH, IF NOT STRONGER
DURING THE AFTERNOON, AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST
10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200, THEN
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MST) 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A
SKY (%).........15 12 9 6 5 7 6 6 9 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29 36 43 50 54 58 60 61 60 59
RH..............81 56 39 28 21 16 13 12 14 14
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 6 6 6 13 13 13 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.3 9 9 9 20 20 20 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 12 13 16 17 20 20 21 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 24 41 59 90 112 133 121 108 59
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
EAST TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........8 8 7 10 6 5 8 10 15 15 15 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 48 45 42 39 37 34 32 31 30 28 28
RH..............19 24 29 34 39 40 43 47 47 49 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S E E E SE SE SE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 12 9 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 20 16 16 16
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL
0900, THEN SOUTHWEST 21-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 37 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MST) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A
SKY (%).........23 26 29 27 26 24 24 24 24 22 21 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28 27 32 39 48 55 59 61 62 62 61 59
RH..............53 55 47 37 26 21 18 16 15 14 14 15
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 16 16 16 25 25 25 25 25 25
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 28 28 28 37 37 37 37 37 37
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 6.5 8.0 9.5 11 11 11 9.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 14 20 25 29 32 33 35 33 31
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 17 20 39 83 145 204 266 299 321 303 252
FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BAINBRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/04/26
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