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SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 FIRE...FORT CARSON FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
438 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON MARCH 18.
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 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
CONTINUED HOT AND DRY THROUGH THIS WEEK. RED FLAG REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. PLAN ON NORTH-NORTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH THROUGH THE
EVENING AND TOMORROW MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY MIDDAY
AS UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS DUE TO THE HEATING. TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE
A NEARLY IDENTICAL DAY AS TODAY, THOUGH SURFACE WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............81
RH..............7
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..12
20 FT WIND GUST.23
EYE LVL WND DIR.N
EYE LVL WND SPD.7
EYE LVL WND GST.14
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16
SDSPL KT-FT/100098
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 6 7 6 7 7 6 7 8 8 10 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 72 68 61 59 57 56 55 54 53 50 51
RH..............8 11 13 16 18 19 19 19 19 20 22 21
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100057 8 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 8-11 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
SOUTHEAST 8-11 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 7 12 12 5 7 6 5 8 5 6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 48 53 60 69 73 76 78 80 80 80 81
RH..............22 24 21 18 13 11 9 9 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 5.0 6.5 8.0 9.5 8.0 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 12 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 5 5 14 24 36 61 73 95 87 60
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARNEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606402.0/PUB
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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