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SPOT FORECAST FOR PHANTOM CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
531 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
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
TEMPERATURES REMAIN CLOSE TO AVERAGE TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOW-60S. THIS AFTERNOON, RH WILL DIP DOWN TO AROUND 30-35%, WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY,
WITH GENERALLY FAIR SMOKE DISPERSIONS. THERE IS A LOW-END CHANCE
(10% OR LESS) FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY, NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE BURN
AREA, BUT OUTFLOW WINDS AND BRIEF PERIODS OF RAINFALL COULD BE
POSSIBLE SHOULD ANYTHING FORM OVERHEAD.
OVERNIGHT, LOW TEMPS WILL BE AROUND THE MID-30S, WITH LIGHT WINDS
AND RH BOUNCING BACK CLOSE TO 80%.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER, WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S AND
AFTERNOON RH AROUND 30% AGAIN. WINDS WILL PICK UP A BIT, SUSTAINED 8-
10 MPH AND MOSTLY OUT OF THE SOUTH. THERE WILL BE MORE CLOUDS, AND
GENERALLY MORE MOISTURE IN THE AREA AS WELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE
AFTERNOON, SPREADING EAST A BIT INTO WEDS EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH SOME ISOLATED
GUSTY WINDS. CHANCES FOR RAIN BEGIN AFTER ABOUT 3PM, STARTING OUT
LOW AND INCREASING INTO WEDS NIGHT. MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(37 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000. NORTH
AROUND 9 MPH AFTER 1700.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN
POOR.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........25 37 49 49 42 35 28 35 42 49 48 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 39 38 44 49 54 56 58 59 59 59 57
RH..............68 72 76 60 50 41 38 34 33 33 33 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 8 13 23 36 44 58 58 52 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(27 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400, THEN
MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36F.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN EAST
AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND
7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........45 36 27 18 13 9 4 7 11 14 18 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 49 46 43 41 39 38 38 37 36 36 36
RH..............45 52 58 65 70 76 79 79 82 89 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(47 PERCENT) UNTIL 1600, THEN
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AFTER 1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300, THEN
GOOD.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY (%).........27 28 30 32 35 38 41 49 58 67 70 72
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 36 37 46 52 56 62 63 64 64 64 60
RH..............82 85 82 60 48 42 32 31 29 29 29 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 6.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 10 10 12 14 15 14 16 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 4 6 18 31 52 80 95 88 93 62
FORECASTER...GARBEROGLIO
REQUESTED BY...KENDRA JACKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623838.4/PUB
.DELDT 10/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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