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FNUS75 KPUB 141409
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP PEN...DFPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
809 AM MDT FRI AUG 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
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
THERE WILL BE A 50-70 PERCENT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY FOR THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL BE
HIGHLY VARIABLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS, DRIVEN BY
OUTFLOW WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING, AND LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IF
STRONGER STORMS DIRECTLY IMPACT THE SITE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND SETTLE INTO MORE TYPICAL LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING WIND DIRECTIONS. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 UNTIL
1500, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89F.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHEAST
10-20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400, THEN
GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 40 48 57 57 58 59 61 63
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............72 78 82 86 87 88 89 87 86
RH..............71 56 47 42 40 38 37 39 39
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 13 13 13 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 18 18 18 21 21 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N SE SE SE E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 11 11 11 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 3.0 4.0 6.0 7.5 8.0 7.0 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW S S S S SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 9 13 14 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 17 25 36 60 88 85 54 44
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(63 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(41 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-15 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN EAST 8-15 MPH
UNTIL 2400, THEN SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH UNTIL 0300,
THEN NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN EAST
AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND
8 MPH UNTIL 0200, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........65 66 68 69 63 57 50 45 40 35 33 32
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............83 81 78 74 72 71 70 69 68 67 65 64
RH..............43 46 52 59 64 66 66 70 73 75 81 87
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N E E E SW SW SW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N E E E SW SW SW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N E S S S SW N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 12 12 9 9 10 8 9 9 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 11 4 7 6 4 5 4 5 7 7 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(46 PERCENT) UNTIL 1400, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 1200,
THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88F.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
NORTH 8-15 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHEAST
UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTH AROUND 10-20 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7000 FT AGL UNTIL
1700, THEN 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST
AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH AROUND 11
MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN WEST AROUND 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 29 27 25 38 50 62 68 75 81 79 77
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
TEMP............63 65 68 73 79 83 86 87 88 87 85 82
RH..............90 84 76 64 50 44 39 38 35 36 40 44
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N SE SE SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 7.0 8.5 8.0 7.0 6.0 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NW NW W S S S S S W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 9 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 8 10 14 18 27 48 67 73 69 66 26
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619572.3/PUB
.DELDT 08/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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