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SPOT FORECAST FOR SW 3...HOEHNE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
746 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
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
WARM AND INITIALLY DRY TODAY, WITH RH 20-25% THIS AFTERNOON AND
HIGHS IN THE LOW-90S. STORMS WILL FORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON, PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AND INTO
THIS EVENING. MAIN IMPACT FROM STORMS WILL BE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO
40 MPH AND LIGHTNING, WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. BEST
CHANCE FOR STORMS NEAR THE FIRE WILL BE BETWEEN 2PM AND ABOUT 7PM,
THOUGH MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY MAY LINGER A BIT LONGER THIS EVENING.
OUTSIDE OF OUTFLOW GUSTS, WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TODAY, 10
MPH OR LESS, AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE IN DIRECTION.
WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY LATER THIS EVENING, AROUND 8-10 MPH.
RH WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 75% OVERNIGHT, WITH LOW TEMPS IN THE 60S.
SUNDAY WILL BE SIMILARLY WARM AND DRY TO TODAY. WINDS WILL MOSTLY
STAY OUT OF THE SOUTH, PICKING UP IN SPEED. EXPECT SUSTAINED 10-15
MPH, WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN DURING THE MID-LATE
AFTERNOON, MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE RATON MESA. COVERAGE WILL BE
A BIT LOWER THAN TODAY, WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW BEING THE MAIN IMPACT
CONCERN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(48 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 UNTIL
1400, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 9
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 3000 FT AGL UNTIL
1100, THEN 6500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 2500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN
FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........40 37 36 35 33 44 54 64 61 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............63 64 68 73 76 77 79 78 75 72
RH..............54 50 44 37 32 31 29 30 33 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 10 14 14 14 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S SW SW SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 6.5 8.0 8.5 7.5 4.5 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S SW W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 12 23 36 52 72 75 74 44 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(60 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
UNTIL 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58F.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........54 59 65 70 61 51 41 44 47 49 47 45
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............70 69 66 65 63 62 61 61 60 60 58 58
RH..............42 45 50 54 58 60 62 62 64 64 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW S S S S S S SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 8 10 12 14 13 13 13 12 12 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 4 3 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL
1500, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78F.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13-17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 8000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200, THEN
GOOD UNTIL 1300, THEN VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........43 36 29 22 32 41 51 51 52 52 47 42
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............58 58 62 63 68 73 76 77 78 78 76 75
RH..............69 69 58 56 45 37 32 30 28 27 30 32
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 10 10 10 14 14 14 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 21 21 21 26 26 26
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 13 13 13 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 4.5 6.5 9.5 10 7.5 9.0 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 9 20 41 63 103 119 109 132 103
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO
REQUESTED BY...DARREN KOLAKOWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621260.0/PUB
.DELDT 09/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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