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SPOT FORECAST FOR POITREY CANYON...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1052 AM MDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 25.
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
GENERALLY DRY AND WARM TODAY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW-70S, WITH RH
RIGHT AROUND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE TRICK TODAY,
AS A FRONT MOVED PAST THIS MORNING, WITH WIND DIRECTIONS CHANGING A
FEW TIMES BY TONIGHT.
CURRENTLY, WINDS OVER AND NEAR THE FIRE ARE MOSTLY OUT OF THE NORTH
TO NORTHWEST. WITHIN A FEW HOURS, WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE NORTHERLY,
THEN WILL QUICKLY TURN OUT OF THE EAST BY ABOUT 3-4PM. WINDS THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE AROUND 10-15 MPH, WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
BUT, AFTER WINDS TURN EAST, GUSTS WILL INCREASE A BIT TO AROUND 30
MPH THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING.
OVERNIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW-40S, WITH GOOD RH
RECOVERY TO AROUND 75 PERCENT. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN, GOING FROM
EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
SUNDAY WILL BE WARM AGAIN, WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND RH AROUND 15
PERCENT AGAIN. WINDS WILL BE NOTICEABLY STRONGER, SUSTAINED 25-30
MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS 40-50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON.
LOOKING AT PRECIPITATION CHANCES, DRY TODAY. HOWEVER, LATER THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER AND
NEAR THE RATON MESA. CHANCES WILL BE LOW (<10%) BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM,
INCREASING TO MEDIUM-LOW (15-20%) BY MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY, LASTING UNTIL MID-
LATE AFTERNOON.
CURRENTLY, SHOWERS AREN'T EXPECTED TO GIVE MUCH IN TERMS OF
PRECIPITATION, BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS, GUSTING TO 45
MPH OR SO, WILL BE POSSIBLE WHENEVER SHOWERS ARE NEARBY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(43 PERCENT) UNTIL 1700, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTH AROUND 12 MPH
UNTIL 1500, THEN NORTHEAST 17-21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTHWEST
AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1200, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........23 26 35 44 53 63 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 65 69 71 72 74 73
RH..............27 19 16 14 13 12 13
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 12 12 12 21 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.14 17 17 17 23 23 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 7 7 7 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND GST.8 10 10 10 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 8.5 11 12 13 13 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 15 15 15 17 21
SDSPL KT-FT/100049 111 140 156 161 199 233
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0300, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(45
PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
2300 UNTIL 0200, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 19-23 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN
AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN SOUTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 2000,
THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........82 83 84 85 85 84 84 71 58 45 45 45
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 67 62 59 58 56 55 53 50 48 46 44
RH..............14 17 22 27 30 35 40 45 52 58 63 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 14 14 14 9 9 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 24 23 23 23 17 17 17 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST. 14 14 14 10 10 10 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.5 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE S S S E SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21 22 22 22 20 17 18 12 9 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/1000194 51 17 20 22 18 18 16 8 6 5 6
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS UNTIL 0900, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS UNTIL 1200, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900. WINDS SOUTHWEST
25-29 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12000 FT AGL AFTER
1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000. AROUND 37
MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........45 44 42 41 43 45 47 46 45 44 39 34
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............42 43 50 58 66 71 75 77 78 78 78 76
RH..............76 73 56 42 29 22 18 16 14 13 13 14
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 16 16 16 26 26 26 29 29 29
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 24 24 24 35 35 35 39 39 39
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 10 10 10 16 16 16 17 17 17
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 14 14 14 21 21 21 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 5.5 9.0 12 13 13 13 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 13 21 29 37 37 38 38 38 37
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 11 17 26 101 223 392 398 418 425 402 368
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO
REQUESTED BY...DARREN KOLAKOWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611720.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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