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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHWACHHEIM...DFPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
509 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 14.
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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE, WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
FORECAST FOR THE FIRE AREA STARTING THIS MORNING BETWEEN 0800 AND
1000. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
DIRECTLY EAST OF THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL DEFINITELY BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE CONTROL A CHALLENGE, THOUGH MINIMUM RH LEVELS MAY
STAY JUST ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
GUSTY THROUGH 2000 TONIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY LESSEN THROUGH THE LATE
NIGHT HOURS. LOOKING AHEAD TO WEDNESDAY, ANOTHER WARM AND EVEN
DRIER DAY, THOUGH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHTER.
NOTE: CHALLENGING WEATHER PARAMETERS LIKELY FOR THURSDAY AS VERY
DRY CONDITIONS COMBINE WITH MUCH STRONGER WINDS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH THROUGH 0800,
THEN SOUTHWEST 18-23 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN AROUND
40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. EXCELLENT AFTER 0900.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 4 4 4 2 3 5 5 8 11 8 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 41 44 47 50 52 56 57 57 57 58 56
RH..............59 59 51 45 37 32 25 24 23 21 21 20
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 21 26 26 26 25 25 25 26 26 26
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 43 43 43 41 41 41 41 41 41
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND GST.21 21 21 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 29 36 37 40 41 41 43 43 40 40
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 12 47 141 171 229 265 291 331 349 325 322
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 18-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 34 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST
AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 0400, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND
13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 18 11 9 14 13 9 8 6 4 6 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 52 46 45 42 41 39 39 37 36 36 35
RH..............22 23 30 31 34 36 37 37 40 42 42 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 22 15 15 15 9 9 9 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.38 38 38 25 25 25 15 15 15 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.23 23 23 15 15 15 9 9 9 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 6.5 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 NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.36 31 20 18 17 17 18 18 16 13 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/1000240 170 13 11 11 10 11 10 9 7 7 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58F.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN 9-12
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 10000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. VERY GOOD AFTER 1000.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 6 7 8 12 17 21 26 32 37 34 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34 35 39 43 47 49 51 53 54 56 56 56
RH..............45 43 37 32 27 25 23 21 20 18 17 16
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 5.5 7.5 9.0 9.5 10 10 10 9.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 16 15 15 14 12 13 13 14 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 9 32 52 72 87 91 104 108 122 109 106
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...TY WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610254.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/14/26
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