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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALIDA RX...SALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
647 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0939 MDT ON MARCH 11.
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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN
SITE THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE
THE MAIN CONCERNS THROUGH THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BURN SITE, WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY VALUES
NEAR 10 PERCENT. FOR THURSDAY, WINDS LOOK TO GUST NEAR 40 MPH
OUT OF THE WEST, WITH HUMIDITY VALUES UNDER 15 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61F.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25
TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1200, THEN VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 43 49 53 56 59 60 61 61
RH..............32 27 20 17 15 13 12 12 14
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 14 14 14 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 25 25 25 28 28 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 23 22 22 21 21 18
SDSPL KT-FT/100061 68 86 118 121 130 125 118 95
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25
MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 9 12 14 11 7 4 6 9 11 12 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 55 50 46 42 40 37 35 34 32 31 30
RH..............15 18 22 27 32 34 38 40 41 45 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 26 18 18 18 16 16 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 13 12 9 9 8 9 10 13 12 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100079 37 24 18 14 15 13 16 17 21 20 23
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(27 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN NORTHWEST
AROUND 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1000, THEN
GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1200,
THEN EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 16 18 21 19 18 17 21 25 30 35 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 31 33 36 43 52 60 64 66 66 66 65
RH..............49 47 43 38 30 23 18 16 15 16 15 15
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 18 18 18 22 22 22 22 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 30 30 30 35 35 35 37 37 37
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 5.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.0 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 16 18 23 29 33 35 35 36 33 30
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 24 32 41 75 123 176 195 208 228 199 168
FORECASTER...MOZLEY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BAINBRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605189.1/PUB
.DELDT 03/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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