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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALIDA RX...SALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
803 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0939 MDT ON MARCH 14.
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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL QUICKLY PICK UP THIS MORNING IN THE SALIDA REGION AS A
STRONG JET STREAM PUSHES INTO THE REGION. WINDS AT MONARCH PASS
AND COTTONWOOD PASS AT 8 AM THIS MORNING WERE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT
30 TO 45 MPH, AND THESE STRONG WINDS WILL REACH THE VALLEY FLOOR
AROUND 9 TO 10 AM AND INCREASE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. THE
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN GUSTY AT
TIMES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME PASSING BRIEF SNOW
SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
FOR TOMORROW, WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND BEGIN TO
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY, AND REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT
20 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. IT WILL BE NOTICEABLE COLDER
TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 22-26 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
34-38 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 52 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 1000. WEST AROUND
50 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 17 18 20 20 20 20 24 27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 50 58 62 66 68 69 68 68
RH..............27 23 17 15 13 12 11 12 12
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..26 26 26 37 37 37 38 38 38
20 FT WIND GUST.38 38 38 52 52 52 52 52 52
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 10 12 12 12 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 30 37 44 47 51 51 51 51
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 126 219 340 419 506 530 506 467
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(29 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 2400 UNTIL 0300. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28F.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 29-33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 51 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL
0500, THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 48 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN NORTHWEST
AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL
2000, THEN GOOD UNTIL 0500, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 24 19 13 24 35 45 42 39 36 34 33
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RS SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 61 58 56 54 52 51 49 45 43 39 38
RH..............13 16 20 22 23 25 28 30 35 36 34 32
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..33 33 33 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST.51 51 51 49 49 49 48 48 48 48 48 48
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 4.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 7.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.48 33 32 30 31 30 30 32 36 35 41 45
SDSPL KT-FT/1000417 112 70 87 82 64 75 72 90 90 83 287
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(28 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 26-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 0700, THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 0700, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 29 27 25 27 30 32 31 31 30 31 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 33 29 28 29 31 34 36 38 39 40 41
RH..............30 31 32 28 24 21 19 17 15 15 14 13
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29
20 FT WIND GUST.45 45 45 45 45 45 44 44 44 44 44 44
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 6.5 7.5 9.0 9.5 9.5 10 10 10 10 9.5 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 35 38 40 40 39 39 38 37 36 33 30
SDSPL KT-FT/100072 192 253 313 327 330 344 332 321 310 273 229
FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BAINBRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605189.4/PUB
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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