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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAMPTON FIRE / PRE-POSITION...GRAYBACK FORESTRY 13B  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
357 PM MDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON APRIL 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.  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT  
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
FOR THE FIRE AREA, DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH  
TUESDAY. CURRENT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE WEST TO  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL  
LESSEN HEADING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, THOUGH WILL BECOME  
PREDOMINANTLY NORTHWESTERLY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH  
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 8 MPH AND NO APPRECIABLE GUSTS. BY MID TO  
LATE TUESDAY MORNING, WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY, WITH  
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH. CURRENT  
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AROUND 5 TO 7 PERCENT.  
VALUES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL, BUT  
RECOVERY WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY POOR, WITH VALUES INCREASING TO  
AROUND 27 PERCENT. VALUES WILL AGAIN TANK THROUGH TUESDAY AS  
TEMPERATURES WARM, WITH HUMIDITY FALLING BACK INTO THE SINGLE  
DIGITS AROUND 7 TO 8 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........1-5 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........36 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............76 75  
RH..............6 7  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...17 17  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(54 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY(26 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN  
NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 9  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 2000 FT AGL AFTER  
2000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN  
NORTHWEST.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 40 27 13 13 14 15 14 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............74 70 63 60 56 54 52 48 47 46 45 45  
RH..............7 9 12 14 16 17 18 22 24 26 28 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 8 8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...15 6.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW N N N N N NW N NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 6 6 8 8 12 12 13 13 13 13  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN  
WEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 14  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 13500 FT AGL AFTER  
1000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 11 9 7 9 11 13 16 20 23 29 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 44 54 62 68 71 74 75 76 76 77 75  
RH..............29 30 22 18 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 8 8 8 14 14 14 21 21 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 2.0 4.5 9.0 11 13 13 14 14 14 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW NW W SW S S SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 10 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 13 15  
 
 
FORECASTER...SIMCOE  
REQUESTED BY...WOLFF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610989.0/PUB  
.DELDT 04/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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