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SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 WF...FT CARSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
629 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
CURRENTLY AT THE AREA OF INTEREST, WINDS ARE NORTHWESTERLY TO
NORTHERLY, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 5 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 10
MPH. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE CURRENTLY SITTING AROUND 13-15 PERCENT.
THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING, WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A
NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY COMPONENT, AND THEN SHIFT TO BECOME
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND NOON TODAY, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 15
MPH. OVERNIGHT, WINDS WILL AGAIN SHIFT TO BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AS
DIURNAL DOWNSLOPING DEVELOPS, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS HOVERING AROUND
5-8 MPH. THEN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING, WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
WESTERLY, AND AS DIURNAL MIXING DEVELOPS BY LATE MORNING, WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN EXCEPTIONALLY LOW, WITH SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AROUND 5
PERCENT, AND POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT, WITH HUMIDITY VALUES ONLY
INCREASING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. BEYOND ALL OF THAT, DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH RECORD BREAKING
HEAT TODAY AND TOMORROW, WITH TEMPERATURES PUSHING INTO THE MID
80S TO LOW 90S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
WESTERLY AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1000. SOUTH AROUND
10 MPH AFTER 1500.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN
GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 9 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 7
WEATHER COV..... M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE.... M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........ M M M M M M M
TEMP............65 66 67 74 77 79 82 83 85 85 84
RH..............12 12 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W S S S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 9 9 9 13 13 13 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W W W S S S SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 6.5 8.0 9.5 7.5 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W SW SW SW S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 6 6 7 9 9 10 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 11 19 31 53 64 85 66 50
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52F.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
WESTERLY AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 10
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN NORTHWEST
AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............81 73 67 64 61 60 58 57 56 54 53 53
RH..............6 9 12 13 16 16 18 19 20 21 21 21
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 8 8 8 12 12 12 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E N N N N NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100033 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN 20-24
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 9000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1300.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 8 11 14 17 20 23 20 17 14 13 11
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............52 54 61 69 75 81 85 88 89 90 90 89
RH..............22 19 14 11 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12 20 20 20 24 24 24
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 17 17 17 30 30 30 36 36 36
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 12 12 12 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 18 18 18 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 6.0 7.5 9.0 11 9.5 8.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 13 15 17 21 23 26 25 24
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 6 6 6 27 54 89 134 180 242 210 180
FORECASTER...SIMCOE
REQUESTED BY...P. WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606753.0/PUB
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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