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SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 WF...FT CARSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
458 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON MARCH 26.
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 THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAYTIME HOURS, WITH A COLD FRONT ARRIVING LATER THIS EVENING. JUST
BEFORE 0500, THE FORT CARSON RAWS (FCRC2), IS REPORTING WEST WINDS
WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH. THE TEMPERATURE IS STILL 65F, AND HUMIDITY
ONLY RECOVERED TO 22 PERCENT. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, REACHING A PEAK LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR SO. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON, ALONG WITH MORE
RECORDING BREAK HEAT.
MODELS BRING OUR INCOMING COLD FRONT THROUGH AROUND SUNSET THIS
EVENING. AS IT COMES THROUGH, AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE LIKELY, ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR SO. AS WINDS
SHIFT NORTHEAST AND EAST LATER TOMORROW MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT,
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW WILL EXIST OVER THE FIRE. THE
FRONT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MUCH COOLER FOR TOMORROW, WHICH WILL
IN TURN HELP TO KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 40 PERCENT RANGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE AND PATCHY SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55F.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........15
WEATHER COV.....DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57
RH..............31
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..10
20 FT WIND GUST.15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6
EYE LVL WND GST.9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17
SDSPL KT-FT/100011
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE UNTIL 1400, THEN
AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 13500 FT AGL AFTER
1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200,
THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 20 30 40 30 21 12 16 20 25 29 33
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 54 59 70 75 78 82 83 84 84 83 81
RH..............35 37 31 22 17 13 11 10 9 8 8 9
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 13 13 13 18 18 18 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 26 26 26 32 32 32 33 33 33
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 8 8 8 11 11 11 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 16 16 16 19 19 19 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 4.5 8.0 11 12 13 14 14 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 13 18 22 24 24 25 25 23 22
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 8 9 14 74 150 216 247 275 298 275 245
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(43 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS FROM 0100 TO 0500, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN EAST 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN
NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH UNTIL 0200, THEN EAST
AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........38 39 41 43 48 54 59 67 75 83 86 89
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 73 67 62 58 55 51 48 46 44 41 40
RH..............11 16 23 35 41 48 56 60 67 69 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 26 26 26 23 23 23 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.18 18 18 16 16 16 14 14 14 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...11 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 17 17 23 21 20 17 16 13 13 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/1000190 14 15 27 32 25 27 32 29 31 31 29
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE UNTIL 0700. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0900. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SHOWERS FROM 0900 UNTIL 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN
10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND
14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1600, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........92 94 95 95 94 94 93 87 82 76 72 67
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RS RS RS
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 36 38 41 41 40 39 39 41 42 44 45
RH..............79 89 82 73 70 70 71 68 64 57 51 48
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 18 18 18 21 21 21 24 24 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 11 11 11 13 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 31 30 26 26 28 29 31 35 37 42 43
FORECASTER...EHR
REQUESTED BY...P. WOLF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607482.4/PUB
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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