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FNUS75 KPUB 151408  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
808 AM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.  
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
 
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT,  
THOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT,  
LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. RAINFALL CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON  
WEDNESDAY AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY BY AFTERNOON,  
WITH WETTING RAINFALL LIKELY AS WELL. PREVAILING WINDS WILL BE MAINLY  
FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD, WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(57 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200, THEN  
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 44 50 56 62 65 68 71 67 64  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............47 51 55 56 59 58 58 60 59 59  
RH..............69 62 53 49 43 44 43 40 41 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 24 24 24 23 23 23  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W SW W W SW W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 16 16 18 18 21 20 18 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 25 47 60 84 95 120 106 98 61  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(69 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
2100 UNTIL 2400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........61 61 60 59 66 72 79 76 73 70 73 76  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............56 49 46 43 43 42 42 43 43 43 43 43  
RH..............47 63 72 81 82 88 87 81 81 81 81 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/100051 14 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
1000 UNTIL 1200GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1600, THEN 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1500, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 76 72 68 71 74 77 80 82 85 85 86  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............43 42 45 50 54 56 58 58 58 58 56 57  
RH..............80 89 82 69 60 56 52 51 52 51 56 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 3.0 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 8 9 12 12 12 12 8 10 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 6 13 27 40 51 54 50 38 29 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...PETERSEN  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW DUZET  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621924.0/PUB  
.DELDT 09/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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