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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CIMARRON...WALSH EMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1053 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1132 MDT ON MAY 18.
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 UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP AT THE SITE AROUND 11 AM
TO NOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SPREADING IN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
NOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL QUICKLY DROP ONCE THE SOUTHERLY WINDS
KICK IN WITH CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE WILL ALSO BE A
CONCERN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH BACK INTO
THE AREA BETWEEN 7 PM TO 8 PM, AND GIVEN ITS FARTHER SOUTH PROXIMITY
THIS TIME, IT COULD ERR ON THE EARLIER SIDE OF THIS TIMEFRAME.
NORTH WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH BEFORE DECREASING BUT NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY
IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON TUESDAY
WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER DAY TIME HUMIDITY LEVELS, THOUGH
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92F.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 20-30 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN SOUTHWEST
AROUND 39 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 2 2 2 2 2 3
WEATHER COV..... PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... BDT BDT BDT BDT BDT BDT
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 82 85 89 91 92 92
RH..............28 17 12 8 6 6 7
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..22 33 33 33 33 33 33
20 FT WIND GUST.32 48 50 52 51 51 51
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 20 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND GST.19 31 31 31 31 31 31
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 28 37 41 43 40 39
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST UNTIL 1900.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN NORTH 15-25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN WEST
AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN NORTH AROUND 23
MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 4 7 14 15 14 24 25 32 33 38 38
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....BDT
TSTM COV........
TEMP............92 79 69 61 56 51 48 46 44 41 40 39
RH..............8 15 25 42 53 62 71 72 74 79 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..26 26 26 23 23 23 21 21 21 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 35 35 35 32 32 32 28 28 28
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.16 16 16 14 14 14 13 13 13 11 11 11
EYE LVL WND GST.24 24 24 21 21 21 19 19 19 17 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 25 25 30 30 29 26 25 25 24 24 23
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(31 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68F.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16-20 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN EAST
10-14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1300. SOUTHEAST
AFTER 1600.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 49 35 25 14 17 14 15 18 14 19 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 40 44 47 52 55 59 63 67 68 68 67
RH..............80 77 66 56 44 38 33 29 25 23 22 22
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 17 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 25 25 25 23 23 23 23 23 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.17 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 20 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 15 16
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...RILEY FRAZEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613816.2/PUB
.DELDT 05/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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