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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMER FIRE...PIKES PEAK REGIONAL OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
805 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON APRIL 22.
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 MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY
DISCUSSION
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT WITH WINDS REMAINING
GUSTY AND SHIFTING AROUND GRADUALLY FROM A WEST THEN NORTHWEST DIRECTION
OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY RECOVER WILL REMAIN POOR EVEN INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY WITH
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURNING TO THE AREA AROUND 11 AM. IT
WILL NOT BE AS WINDY THURSDAY, BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL BE CRITICALLY
LOW. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BETTER THURSDAY NIGHT BUT FRIDAY
COULD SEE A RETURN OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS BREEZY CONDITIONS
RETURN.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44F.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN WEST 10-20 MPH UNTIL 0100,
THEN NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 40 41 31 35 31 25 11 11 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 66 62 59 56 55 53 50 48 47
RH..............8 10 13 15 18 19 19 21 22 24
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..18 16 16 16 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 16 16 16 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 21 17 14 10 9 9 10 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(27 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68F.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 12 13 12 13 14 20 28 44 44 42 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 46 50 55 61 63 65 66 67 67 66 65
RH..............27 27 24 20 16 13 11 11 10 9 10 11
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 20 20 20 23 23 23 21 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 31 31 31 33 33 33 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 5.0 8.0 10 13 15 14 14 12 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 15 21 24 29 30 31 28 24 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 10 66 145 214 303 381 371 330 256 158
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34F.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN NORTH 6-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN AROUND 6
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000,
THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 36 31 34 28 18 11 11 7 4 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 60 55 52 49 46 44 41 39 37 35 34
RH..............11 14 18 20 24 27 30 34 37 40 42 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 24 17 17 17 12 12 12 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...11 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7
SDSPL KT-FT/1000185 53 12 4 0 1 3 2 2 2 2 1
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA FLOHRS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611441.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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