049  
FNUS75 KPUB 141309  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SCHUBARTH RX PILES...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
609 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 14.  
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 WILL BE PREDOMINATELY NORTHWEST TODAY, WITH JUST ENOUGH MIXING  
TO BOOST SMOKE DISPERSION INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR A FEW HOURS  
THIS AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES WARM SEVERAL DEGREES, WHILE  
WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY NORTHWEST ANOTHER DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, LOW MIXING  
HEIGHTS WILL KEEP DISPERSION IN THE POOR CATEGORY THROUGH THE DAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(34 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN AROUND  
11 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN WEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 22 31 41 50 51 51 51 45 38 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............3 4 11 17 21 22 22 23 22 21 16  
RH..............59 56 45 38 37 36 37 38 39 41 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.5 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW N N N N N N NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 15 16 16 15 15 13 9 6  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 2 22 44 46 53 54 42 20 0  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100,  
THEN WEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........26 20 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 6 6 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............14 13 12 10 10 9 8 8 9 8 8 8  
RH..............55 58 58 60 57 57 60 57 55 58 58 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 14  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5-9 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN  
NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN NORTHWEST  
UNTIL 1700, THEN WEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............8 9 10 16 21 25 27 28 29 27 25 23  
RH..............58 55 50 42 36 33 31 32 32 36 39 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 10 10 10 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW N N N N N NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 16 17 17 17 17 14 12 8  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 0 0 11 18 15 16 17 9 4 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...PETERSEN  
REQUESTED BY...NICK BOLING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2500481.1/PUB  
.DELDT 01/14/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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