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FNUS75 KPUB 191335  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARPE...CO-PBC-000699  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
735 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 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.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON THEN  
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY BEHIND THE FRONT  
WILL KEEP MINIMUM DAY TIME SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS,  
ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL TAP SOME GULF  
MOISTURE. THIS WILL ALSO MEAN INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES  
ESPECIALLY MID-LATE WEEK. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY, WHICH WILL SHIFT  
THE WINDS FROM THE DOMINANT SOUTHERLIES TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION FOR FRIDAY.  
NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAYS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15-20 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN EAST  
10-15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN EAST  
AROUND 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 27 29 30 24 17 7 9 16 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 45 50 53 56 60 64 65 66 66  
RH..............66 63 51 45 39 35 31 30 28 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..18 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 24 24 24 21 21 21 21 21 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.17 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 15 14 14 13 13 13 15 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 46 43 46 53 55 59 62 77 79  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(28 PERCENT) UNTIL 0300, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10-15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 17 7 11 13 32 30 49 46 56 79 92  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............65 64 60 56 53 51 50 48 46 44 43 42  
RH..............29 30 35 42 48 54 60 67 73 83 87 91  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 23 23 23 21 21 21 14 14 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16 17 18 18 20 18 16 15 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100087 82 9 10 11 10 14 12 11 11 15 20  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12-25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........95 98 98 95 95 94 85 80 81 70 74 73  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............41 43 46 48 50 52 54 58 61 62 64 63  
RH..............93 94 85 78 71 67 61 55 52 50 46 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 18 18 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 23 23 23 24 24 24 28 28 28  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 25 24  
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 19 26 29 33 36 44 47 50 58 76 80  
 
 
FORECASTER...TORGERSON  
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613916.0/PUB  
.DELDT 05/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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