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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH FENCE FIRE...COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
705 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
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
WINDS SHOULD BE PRETTY WEAK TODAY UNTIL THUNDERSTORMS INITIATE
OVER THE RATON MESA THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
SHOULD TRANSITION TO SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH AFTER 1200. RH SHOULD DROP
TO AROUND 25%. SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD INITIATE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN WEST OF THE FIRE BETWEEN 1200-1300 AND STORM MOTIONS WILL
BE ALMOST DUE EAST. BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS (50%) AND A
WETTING RAIN (10%) ARE BETWEEN 1600-2000, THOUGH RAIN SHOWER
CHANCES (10-15%) WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2300. WITH THE DRIER
ENVIRONMENT BELOW CLOUD BASE, EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
WITH ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE OVER OR GET WITHIN 10
MILES OF THE FIRE. WINDS COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH FOR A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME WITH THE STRONGER SHOWERS/STORMS. AFTER 2200 EXPECT WINDS
UNDER 5-7 MPH OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND RH RECOVERING TO OVER
90%.
TOMORROW LOOKS SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH A 40-60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500, THOUGH A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN MAY
APPROACH 25% WITH ANY STORMS THAT MOVE OVER THE FIRE. ONCE AGAIN,
WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN
THE 40 MPH RANGE. MINIMUM RH SHOULD BE AROUND 30% IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE THE INFLUENCE OF COOLING/MOISTENING FROM STORMS
MOVING EAST NEAR THE FIRE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(27 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN
SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL
1100, THEN 9000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 3500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(66 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN
WEST-NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(51 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD.
FORECASTER...NWS BOULDER
REQUESTED BY...SEAN DANIELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/13/26
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