928
FNUS75 KPUB 170805
FWSPUB
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
205 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0744 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 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.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE AREA OF INTEREST, SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THROUGH TOMORROW. WITH A RICH SURGE
OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE STILL IN PLACE, SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY BE
ONGOING CONSISTENTLY AROUND THE BURN AREA, WITH THE GREATEST
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. GREATEST
HAZARDS FROM ANY STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING,
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH, AND LIGHTNING. WINDS WILL
MAINTAIN AN OVERALL SOUTHERLY COMPONENT THROUGH TODAY, WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 8-11 MPH, AND OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH. WINDS LESSEN TONIGHT, AND BECOME MORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE,
WITH WINDS AROUND 6-7 MPH. WINDS THEN TAKE ON A MORE WESTERLY
COMPONENT TOMORROW, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AGAIN AROUND 8-11 MPH,
WITH THE OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
FOLLOW A TYPICAL DIURNAL TREND, WITH LOWEST VALUES DURING THE
AFTERNOONS, AND HIGHEST VALUES OVERNIGHT. VALUES THIS AFTERNOON
WILL FALL TO AROUND 75-77 PERCENT, INCREASE TO AROUND 90-92
PERCENT TONIGHT, AND THEN FALL TO AROUND 55-57 PERCENT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55F.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND
14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 87 85 85 86 87 87 88 89 88 88
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............45 46 45 46 46 48 48 49 50 50 52
RH..............88 87 94 92 92 87 86 84 82 78 74
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 17 17 18 17 18 20 17 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 10 26 33 39 41 49 52 43 32 24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2100. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 0100,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 0500.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
LIGHT AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........87 85 83 81 80 79 78 75 72 70 71 72
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............49 48 47 46 46 45 45 45 45 44 44 44
RH..............80 83 84 86 86 87 84 83 82 83 81 82
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 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 SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100021 8 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL
1200, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59F.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 5500 FT AGL UNTIL
1600, THEN 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 72 72 72 74 77 79 78 78 78 77 76
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............42 42 44 45 46 49 52 52 52 54 53 54
RH..............88 88 90 91 86 78 72 67 64 59 58 54
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 17 17 17 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.5 3.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 10 12 12 13 10 10 12 12 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 5 13 28 39 62 47 44 54 36 32
FORECASTER...SIMCOE
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW DUZET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621924.2/PUB
.DELDT 09/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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