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FNUS75 KPUB 200019
FWSPUB
SPOT FORECAST FOR 24 FIRE...FCFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
619 PM MDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON MARCH 19.
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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW, WITH
MINIMAL HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN (UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE)
AND GENERALLY IN THE 7-12 MPH RANGE, WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO
18-20 MPH. A WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA ON SATURDAY, WHEN
MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AND WILL PIGGYBACK ONTO HOT
TEMPS AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY LEVELS TO CREATE A MORE EXTREME
SITUATION.
HYSPLIT INFO EMAILED TO HOTMAIL ACCOUNT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52F.
MAX HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
NORTHWEST UNTIL 2300, THEN NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72 67 61 58 55 54 53 52 52 50 50
RH..............9 11 16 17 19 20 21 22 22 23 23
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...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.SE SE W NW N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
EAST-SOUTHEAST 7-10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
18-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTH
AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND
10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 10 14 14 6 9 7 6 9 6 7 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 50 54 65 73 75 79 82 82 83 84 83
RH..............24 24 22 16 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 14 17 17 17 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 4.0 5.5 7.0 9.0 11 8.0 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 5 5 5 14 21 34 51 70 83 73 52
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50F.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN
NORTH-NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2200. NORTHWEST AROUND
8 MPH AFTER 2400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 11 8 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 72 66 63 60 58 57 56 55 53 51 49
RH..............7 10 14 16 18 18 19 20 20 22 22 23
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 12 12 12 12 12 12 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100032 6 1 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-13 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN 16-20
MPH WITH GUSTS 25-29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1200, THEN
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1300, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 8 11 14 16 19 21 17 14 10 10 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 53 59 66 72 78 83 86 88 89 89 88
RH..............23 21 18 14 11 8 7 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 13 13 13 16 16 16 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 22 22 22 25 25 25 29 29 29
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 13 13 13 15 15 15 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 8.0 9.5 11 11 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 14 17 21 24 26 28 28 26
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 3 2 7 27 64 114 171 221 252 264 247
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...ROWDY CARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606670.0/PUB
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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