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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAFFEE COUNTY SAR...CHAFFEE COUNTY OEM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
227 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 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 - THIS IS A PARTICULAR DANGEROUS SITUATION!!...
DISCUSSION
THE MAIN CONCERN IS EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POTENTIAL FOR TOMORROW
AND THURSDAY. IF A FIRE SHOULD START, THEN IT WILL LIKELY RAPIDLY
SPREAD DUE TO THE DROUGHT, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND
VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOMORROW. THESE
WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN STRONG INTO THURDAY AND FRIDAY. IF ANYONE
IS IN THE WILDERNAESS AND A FIRE STARTS, IT WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY - WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG DURING
THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH, HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON THURSDAY.
IT WILL LIKELY REAMAIN DRY FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY, SO
ANY LIGHTNING FIRE STARTS WILL BE VERY LOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 10-20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(62 PERCENT) UNTIL 2200, THEN
MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39F.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63F.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH UNTIL 1200,
THEN 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
FORECASTER...HODANISH
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM PLACKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2611214.0/PUB
.DELDT 04/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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