672  
FNUS75 KPUB 200449  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAPRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1049 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON MAY 20.  
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
 
 
FOR THE WILDFIRE AREA, DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST OF  
WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
START TO DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS, WHICH MAY  
BRING PERIODS OF ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS  
WILL START OFF SOUTHEASTERLY EARLY IN THE DAY AND BECOME MORE  
SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON, AND SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE  
DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH,  
THOUGH WITH NO APPRECIABLE GUST. THEN STARTING QUICKLY DURING THE  
AFTERNOON, WINDS SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH, WITH  
GUST TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FOLLOW A  
TYPICAL DIURNAL TREND, WITH HIGHEST VALUES EARLY IN THE DAY AROUND  
93 TO 94 PERCENT, AND WILL FALL HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH  
MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 47 TO 49 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........77  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42  
RH..............86  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6  
EYE LVL WND GST.11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER 1500 UNTIL 1700. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 1700.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16-20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. FAIR AFTER 1200.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........96 99 98 94 93 94 92 75 87 85 89 89  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............41 42 45 47 49 50 52 56 59 61 62 62  
RH..............96 96 89 79 74 71 66 61 55 51 51 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 15 15 15 17 17 17 20 20 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 24 24 24 28 28 28 30 30 30  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 14 14 14 17 17 17 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 20 21 21 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 24 27 29 35 38 43 47 52 61 59 57  
 

 
FORECASTER...SIMCOE  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM GRIPP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614088.0/PUB  
.DELDT 05/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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