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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GOAT RX...COFX COLORADO FIRE CAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1030 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 21.
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 FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
DISCUSSION
TODAY'S FORECAST IS WARM AND DRY, BUT WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HUMIDITY VALUES FALL INTO THE MID-TEENS, WITH
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID-70S. WINDS WILL BE UPSLOPE OR
SOUTHEASTERLY WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH OR SO THROUGH MAX HEATING THIS
AFTERNOON.
AN INCOMING SYSTEM WILL BRING IN HIGHER END CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR OUR WEDNESDAY, ALONG WITH CONTINUED WARMER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HIGHS LOOK TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE MID AND
UPPER 60S, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW,
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS UPSLOPE FROM THE BURN SITE.
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY, WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(32 PERCENT) UNTIL 1600, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND GENERALLY UPVALLEY OR SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH
OR LESS UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 10
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN SOUTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1200, THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 8 25 50 56 74 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 62 65 67 68 69 68
RH..............19 17 15 13 12 13 15
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 9 9 9 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 15 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.5 12 14 15 15 14 13
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 10 12 14 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100047 81 120 143 171 163 159
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(63 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200, THEN
PARTLY CLOUDY(29 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 2000 FT AGL AFTER
2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 1900, THEN GOOD UNTIL 2000,
THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 57 69 58 49 36 16 9 17 35 21 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67 63 58 55 54 52 51 49 48 45 44 43
RH..............17 24 30 35 36 41 41 44 44 48 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...11 5.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 13 10 10 12 12 12 13 15 15
SDSPL KT-FT/1000151 79 26 20 16 16 18 18 18 20 24 24
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 28-32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 47 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN SOUTHWEST
AROUND 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800, THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900, THEN
EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 15 12 12 6 7 6 7 8 10 17 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 43 47 52 57 58 61 62 64 65 66 64
RH..............51 47 40 32 22 18 14 12 10 8 9 10
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 22 22 22 30 30 30 32 32 32
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 33 33 33 46 46 46 47 47 47
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 7.0 8.5 10 11 12 13 13 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 20 28 31 33 35 36 37 39 40 41
SDSPL KT-FT/100024 20 42 144 191 242 295 343 390 436 436 434
FORECASTER...EHR
REQUESTED BY...MANGIARELLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611175.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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