810  
FNUS75 KPUB 201321  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARPE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO  
721 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 20.  
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
 
 
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AFTER 10 AM TO  
15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. RH SHOULD  
REMAIN ELEVATED ALL DAY, PROBABLY NOT DROPPING BELOW 50%. THERE  
IS PLENTY OF MOISTURE AROUND FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON, WITH CHANCES INCREASING AFTER 4 PM. OVERALL THE CHANCE  
OF A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE BURN AREA IS HIGH, ESPECIALLY LATER  
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH CHANGES > 60% BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM.  
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. WHEN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASSED  
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH ALL NIGHT WITH RH  
APPROACHING 100%.  
 
THURSDAY HAS A GOOD CHANCE (40%) OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO ALMOST 70% BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS  
WITH CONTINUED ROBUST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14-18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD.  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO BOULDER  
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS BARTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614108.0/PUB  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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