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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 155...FORT CARSON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
157 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM WILL BE HIGH WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. BLOWING DUST HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TODAY, BUT
YOUR LOCATION IS LESS LIKELY TO BE EFFECTED. WINDS GUSTING TO 55
MPH ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE
10 TO 14% RANGE ARE BEING REPORTED AT BUTTS ARMY AIRFIELD THIS
HOUR. WIND SHIFTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. WESTERLY
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO TOMORROW MORNING, WITH SLIGHTLY
MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOMING PREDOMINANT BY AROUND 9AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER DAY OF RED FLAG WARNINGS AND DAMAGING
WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 35-39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 47 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 37
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 20 14 3
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....BDT BDT BDT BDT
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 52 51 50
RH..............14 15 16 17
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..39 37 37 37
20 FT WIND GUST.54 53 53 53
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.23 22 22 22
EYE LVL WND GST.32 32 32 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...12 11 8.5 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.51 49 44 37
SDSPL KT-FT/1000518 461 322 173
FORECASTER...EHR
REQUESTED BY...1943
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2602957.0/PUB
.DELDT 02/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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