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FNUS75 KPUB 251107  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAGON WHEEL...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
507 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 25.  
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  
CALM, MOIST CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MORNING.  
THIS AFTERNOON, EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO PASS BY THE BURN SITE. STORMS  
DIRECTLY OVER THE BURN SITE COULD DROP AS MUCH AS 2-3" OF RAIN AND DANGEROUSLY  
LARGE HAIL. PAY ATTENTION TO LOCAL WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS FROM OTHER  
AREAS WILL MOST LIKELY SEND STRONG ERRATIC WINDS FROM VARYING DIRECTIONS  
TOWARDS THE SITE. STORMS ARE FORECASTED TO END BY 0200 FRIDAY. CALM, MOIST  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH STEADY LIGHT BREEZES.  
STORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY WITH SIMILAR HAZARDS. SATURDAY IS PREDICTED  
TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DRIER (LOW RH ~10%)AND HOTTER WITH MORE STEADY SOUTH-  
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30MPH.  
 
DAYTIME SMOKE DISPERSION IS FORECASTED TO BE GOOD DURING THE DAY AND POOR AT NIGHT.  
 
--- THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ---  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300 UNTIL  
1500, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN EAST  
AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. WIND GUSTS COULD  
REACH OVER 60MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1500, THEN FAIR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
SKY (%).........15 15 20 26 38 50 50 50  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............82 86 88 89 90 89 87 85  
RH..............35 30 27 27 25 26 29 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW W W W E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 5.5 7.5 6.5 5.5 5.0 4.0 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 20 17 16 14 16 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100071 103 125 98 80 59 57 48  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT) UNTIL 1900, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0200.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN  
EAST WINDS TURN NORTH AROUND 4-6MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0400, THEN NORTH  
AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0500, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND  
9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P  
SKY (%).........50 51 52 53 59 65 70 73 76 79 75 70  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............81 78 73 69 64 62 61 58 58 56 56 56  
RH..............39 45 53 63 78 87 93 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 12 12 12 8 8 8 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 18 18 18 14 14 14 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 11 11 11 8 8 8 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E NE E E E NE NE N SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 17 14 14 13 13 10 12 9 8 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100040 23 16 11 15 14 14 9 10 8 7 6  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(36 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHERLY LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900, BUILDING TO SOUTH 12-16 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 7000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1600, THEN 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH  
AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN  
FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
SKY (%).........66 62 26 22 18 15 7 11 18 29 33 45  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............56 60 66 69 74 80 85 88 89 89 87 85  
RH..............100 93 75 66 55 45 36 31 31 29 31 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 9 9 9 14 14 14 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 17 17 17 24 24 24 26 26 26  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 10 14 14 14 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 3.0 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW W SW S SW S S SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 9 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 8 13 15 24 38 56 64 83 108 48 32  
 
 
FORECASTER...D SCHMIEGEL  
REQUESTED BY...FRED VALLES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616163.0/PUB  
.DELDT 06/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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