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SPOT FORECAST FOR POITREY CANYON...COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
412 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON APRIL 26.
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 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE SPREAD INTO THE SITE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
8 PM BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST. WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING
DISTURBANCE. WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH ON MONDAY THEN QUICKLY
SWING AROUND FROM A EAST TO SOUTHEAST COMPONENT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
GUSTING CLOSE TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS AS HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO MEET THE 3 HOUR DURATION
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NO FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MONDAY FOR THE FIRE AREA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REASSESSED
WITH THE OVERNIGHT FORECAST PACKAGE.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........25 14 13 13 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 68 60 56 53 52 50 48 46 44 42 41
RH..............18 17 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 41 45 48
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..24 24 24 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.38 38 38 29 29 29 24 24 24 22 22 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.23 23 23 17 17 17 14 14 14 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 29 23 22 21 21 21 20 18 16 16 16
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1600, THEN PARTLY SUNNY(51
PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTH
10-20 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTHEAST 10-15 WITH
GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTH
AROUND 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 9 9 6 2 3 0 5 11 28 58 44
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 42 48 53 60 63 65 67 69 70 70 71
RH..............50 46 39 32 24 21 19 17 16 15 15 14
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 14 14 14 10 10 10 12 12 14
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 22 22 22 18 18 18 20 22 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 13 13 13 11 11 11 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 4.5 7.0 8.0 9.5 11 12 12 12 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 24 25 22 17 14 12 10 12 16 18
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DEVIN HAYNIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611741.1/PUB
.DELDT 04/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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