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SPOT FORECAST FOR POETRY CANYON FIRE...KIM FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
624 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON APRIL 24.
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 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
A COUPLE MORE HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS TAIL DOWN AND HUMIDITIES SLOWING INCREASE.
HUMIDITY RECOVER INITIALLY WILL BE POOR UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL BRING A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 0300
AND 0400 TONIGHT. WINDS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT
OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS UP TO 25 MPH. SATURDAY WILL SEE LESS WINDS
INITIALLY BUT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL STILL GET LOW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS COMING CLOSE, BUT NOT QUITE HITTING, RED FLAG CRITERIA. A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL COME IN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY THOUGH WINDS
WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A DRY LINE MOVES
THROUGH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY
DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE DRY AIR SPREADS EASTWARD OFF THE MOUNTAINS.
THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR TO DEVELOP JUST EAST OF THE FIRE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. UNFORTUNATELY, ANY RAINFALL THAT OCCURS
ON-SITE WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT (UNDER 0.02) AND NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO BRING A
WETTING RAIN UNLESS THE DRY LINE IS SLOWER TO PUSH OUT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(68 PERCENT) UNTIL 0500, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(28 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH UNTIL
0300...THEN NORTH 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN NORTHWEST
14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........51 55 64 63 59 52 65 73 85 72 52 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 66 63 59 57 54 52 51 50 47 45 42
RH..............8 10 11 13 14 16 18 20 20 25 31 36
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 21 21 17 17 17 16 16 16 24 22 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...15 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 14 13
SDSPL KT-FT/1000273 29 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1600, THEN PARTLY SUNNY(56
PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN
SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1400. SOUTH AROUND 17
MPH AFTER 1600.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN GOOD UNTIL 1300, THEN
EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 22 11 6 2 3 1 5 15 22 55 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 42 45 48 56 61 65 69 71 72 73 73
RH..............41 39 40 39 30 24 18 15 14 13 12 12
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 14 14 16 16 16 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 5.5 8.0 10 11 12 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 12 12 16 15 16 16 14 16 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 8 15 17 26 75 103 138 155 147 171 191
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0200, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY(39
PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
2400 UNTIL 0300, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-20 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN
SOUTH 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 82 84 86 82 77 73 61 48 36 34 31
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 68 64 60 58 56 54 52 49 47 45 44
RH..............14 16 20 25 29 34 40 44 52 56 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 10 10 10 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 22 22 22 16 16 16 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 22 24 23 22 21 18 15 13 12 12
SDSPL KT-FT/1000131 24 32 40 33 26 20 15 10 6 5 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(27 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS UNTIL 1200, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 13000 FT AGL AFTER
1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN AROUND
35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0700. EXCELLENT AFTER 1100.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 26 22 19 19 20 35 35 35 35 35 35
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............42 47 51 55 61 67 73 74 75 76 74 73
RH..............73 60 54 45 33 25 19 17 15 14 15 15
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 16 16 16 24 24 24 26 26 26
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 24 24 24 35 35 35 39 39 39
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 6.0 8.5 12 13 14 14 13 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 15 17 22 28 32 33 35 36 36 35
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 15 30 48 113 207 318 357 398 441 408 363
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...DARREN KOLAKOWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611683.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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