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SPOT FORECAST FOR WAGON WHEEL FIRE...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1047 AM MDT TUE JUN 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JUNE 23.
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
IT SHOULD REMAIN DRY TODAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP JUST
EAST OF THE FIRE IN BACA COUNTY, BUT SHOULD MOVE SOUTH IN OKLAHOMA.
FOR TONIGHT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT AND AFFECT THE BURN AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
WEDNESDAY.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA LATE THIS
MORNING WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST, AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM
A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO A MORE EASTERLY COMPONENT AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. PLEASE SEE THE METEOGRAM BELOW. GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE LATE TODAY
AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN NORTHEAST 12-16
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600, THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300, THEN
POOR UNTIL 1600, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN
GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 8 11 8 5 5 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............89 94 95 95 95 93 89
RH..............25 15 14 13 13 14 18
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 20 25 25 25
EYE LVL WND DIR.W NW NW NW NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 6 6 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.11 12 12 12 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 15 12 12 14 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100038 41 37 30 31 60 97
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY(69 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59F.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32
MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 2100, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 22 26 33 58 54 70 68 79 79 79 84
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............87 84 79 74 70 68 66 64 63 61 61 61
RH..............23 34 45 59 73 84 87 93 100 100 100 97
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 21 20 20 20 12 12 12 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 32 29 29 29 20 20 20 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 12 12 12 7 7 7 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.19 19 19 17 17 17 12 12 12 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 24 26 25 24 22 21 18 15 15 16 15
SDSPL KT-FT/1000100 57 42 30 34 28 24 23 20 15 19 19
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(63 PERCENT) UNTIL 1100, THEN SUNNY
UNTIL 1700, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85F.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
SOUTHEAST 11-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH AROUND
14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. FAIR AFTER 1400.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 73 66 66 54 19 4 15 11 20 35 72
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
TEMP............59 61 65 67 71 74 78 81 84 85 84 84
RH..............100 93 78 73 64 59 48 42 38 36 36 37
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 8 8 12 12 12 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 14 21 21 21 24 24 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 8 8 8 13 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N E E SE S S SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 15 15 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 15 17 20 21 24 26 39 48 58 57 58
FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...GARY MORRILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/23/26
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