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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN CREEK FIRE DAY 3...PUEBLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFI CE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
657 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JUNE 17.
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 FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE HOT AND DRY TODAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY AS WINDS KICK UP IN THE AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY VALUES DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. A DRY COOL FRONT WILL BRING BETTER HUMIDITY
RECOVERY (50-55%) TONIGHT BUT NO CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER
AND TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER FOR THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
WARM UP AGAIN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
DAY POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. MOISTURE GRADUALLY INCREASES SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTHWEST 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 13500 FT AGL AFTER
1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67 76 84 87 88 93 95 97 98 98 97
RH..............20 14 12 10 10 8 7 7 6 7 7
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 9 13 13 13 24 24 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 3.0 5.5 7.5 10 12 13 14 15 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 13 13 14 16 17 20 21 22 22
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 7 32 58 91 139 174 218 246 272 261
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOSH JOSHSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615698.0/PUB
.DELDT 06/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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