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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAMA CANYON...COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1153 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 21.
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 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
UPVALLEY/WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH
GUSTS TO 32 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
OVERNIGHT IN THE CANYON, WITH GENERALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH
TOMORROW, BUT THE FIRE LOOKS TO BE SHELTERED FROM MAJOR WIND
SHIFTS. THE MAIN CHANGE TO NOTICEABLE WEATHER WILL BE THAT
TEMPERATURES DROP 10 DEGREES OR SO. WEST WINDS ALSO SLACKEN AND
HUMIDITIES RECOVER SOMEWHAT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1300. EXCELLENT AFTER 1400.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 7 12 18 17 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 67 68 70 71 69
RH..............11 10 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 21 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 32 32 32
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 19 19 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 7.0 9.0 10 11 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 21 24 28 29
SDSPL KT-FT/100058 108 160 214 260 257
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44F.
MAX HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
32 MPH UNTIL 2100. SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 13 8 16 10 7 8 8 12 22 15 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68 63 56 53 52 49 48 47 46 45 45 44
RH..............9 10 13 15 15 17 17 18 19 19 21 22
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 21 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 32 13 13 13 14 14 14 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.19 19 19 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW W W W W W W SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 20 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/1000187 29 22 22 22 23 22 23 21 18 17 16
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(44 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH
UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 31 21 28 42 58 69 81 74 87 78 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 44 45 49 56 59 62 62 63 63 63 62
RH..............22 24 23 22 18 16 15 16 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 8 8 8 13 13 13 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 12 12 12 20 20 20 21 21 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S W W W SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 7 7 7 12 12 12 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.0 5.5 7.0 8.0 9.0 10 10 9.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 7 7 12 16 17 18 18 20 20 21
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 13 10 12 39 80 107 125 145 174 173 170
FORECASTER...EHR
REQUESTED BY...MATT NOLTING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606997.0/PUB
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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