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FNUS75 KPUB 021634  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RITO HONDO PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
934 AM MST MON FEB 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 02.  
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
 
 
CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL BREAK UP SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON, WITH  
OCCASIONAL BREAKS OF SUNSHINE POSSIBLE. TRANSPORT WINDS LOOK  
TO STAY LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY, KEEPING DISPERSION POOR.  
ON TUESDAY, WITH MORE SUN AND INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS, A  
PERIOD OF FAIR DISPERSION IS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(60 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN NORTHEAST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........61 55 58 51 55 58 47 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............35 40 43 45 45 47 45 42  
RH..............30 26 24 22 24 22 24 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 10 8 9 9 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 19 21 30 26 29 27 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0400, THEN AROUND 10  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........39 36 18 16 14 13 13 14 10 12 10 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 34 32 31 29 27 26 24 24 22 21 20  
RH..............32 43 47 49 51 50 50 52 48 47 47 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
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 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W NW N N N NW NW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 12 13 10 10 10 9 10 10 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 5 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN NORTH-NORTHWEST  
AROUND 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1600, THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN NORTH  
AROUND 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 18 20 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............19 20 20 28 35 41 42 43 44 42 41 40  
RH..............49 49 51 37 29 23 23 23 23 26 29 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 8 8 14 14 14 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 3.5 2.0 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 9 10 13 14 16 13 10 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 3 8 15 24 37 48 66 37 18 4  
 

 
FORECASTER...PETERSEN  
REQUESTED BY...PETTIGREW  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600952.5/PUB  
.DELDT 02/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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