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SPOT FORECAST FOR PUNCHES PEAK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
740 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
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
WARM AND SOMEWHAT DRY TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID-
80S, WITH RH FALLING TO AROUND 20% THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS
MORNING WILL BE LIGHT, 5 MPH OR SO, AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION, BY
THIS AFTERNOON, EXPECT FLOW TO COME OUT OF THE NNW WITH GUSTS 10-15
MPH AT TIMES. SKIES WILL GROW INCREASINGLY MORE CLOUDY THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM OVER THE
MOUNTAINS BY ABOUT 1-2PM, MOVING EAST THE REST OF THE DAY AND INTO
TONIGHT. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE FIRE ARE LOW, 15-20%
THIS AFTERNOON AND 25-30% THIS EVENING, BUT ANY NEARBY SHOWERS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIGHTNING AND OUTFLOW WINDS. GUSTS FROM ANY
OUTFLOW COULD REACH 40-45 MPH. ACTIVITY ACROSS THE VALLEY SHOULD END
BY 10PM OR SO TONIGHT.
TONIGHT, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH LOWS IN THE 50S TO HIGH-40S.
RH IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER OVER 80%.
NEAR-IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY, THOUGH THE
CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER (45%).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(41 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1000. WEST AFTER
1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........13 13 16 20 28 38 50 69 69 77
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............58 63 67 72 76 79 79 81 79 79
RH..............67 56 47 37 30 26 23 21 23 24
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 12 12 12 17 17 17 21 21 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N N N W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.4 7 7 7 10 10 10 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 10 9.0 6.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N N NW NW NW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 7 8 8 7 8 10 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 9 24 49 64 60 63 55 34
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(59 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT) UNTIL 0100, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY(52 PERCENT) UNTIL 0300, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(33 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 2000. AROUND 5
MPH AFTER 2300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........55 63 65 53 37 39 45 51 54 40 36 27
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............76 73 69 66 64 62 61 59 57 56 54 53
RH..............27 34 42 48 54 58 60 64 69 69 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.0 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 N NE N W NW NW NW N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 6 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 11 6 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(31 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL
1400, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 8
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN WEST AROUND 9 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1300.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........15 33 17 13 5 11 17 24 42 49 48 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............52 51 57 61 68 72 77 79 80 81 80 78
RH..............77 80 69 58 44 35 29 26 23 21 23 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 12 12 12 21 21 21 22 22 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 7 7 7 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 2.5 4.0 6.0 8.5 7.5 9.5 7.0 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 8 10 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 5 5 10 19 36 68 62 67 63 70
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC ALI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620368.0/PUB
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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