560  
FNUS75 KPUB 141150  
FWSPUB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
550 AM MDT MON SEP 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 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  
 
A RICH PLUME OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE STREAMING OVER THE  
BURN AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY  
ALREADY ONGOING, WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS  
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SHOWERS MAY  
EVEN LINGER AGAIN DURING THE MONDAY OVERNIGHT HOURS. MORE  
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE  
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND LIGHTNING. WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL  
BE BREEZY, WITH WINDS TODAY MOSTLY OUT OF THE WEST AND SUSTAINED  
AROUND 15 MPH, AND GUSTS TO AROUND 25-30 MPH. WINDS TUESDAY SHIFT  
TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS  
AROUND 12 MPH, AND GUSTSTO AROUND 20-23 MPH. WINDS TONIGHT LESSEN  
SOME AS THEY SHIFT TO THE MORE SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY  
DIRECTION, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 8-12 MPH, AND OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FOLLOW A  
TYPICAL DIURNAL TREND, WITH VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 43-45 PERCENT  
TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND INCREASE TO AROUND 86-88 PERCENT TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........84  
WEATHER COV.....LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
TEMP............46  
RH..............85  
20 FT WIND DIR..W  
20 FT WIND SPD..16  
20 FT WIND GUST.24  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  
EYE LVL WND GST.14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100010  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(69 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17-21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800. GOOD AFTER 1100.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 83 79 77 75 73 72 70 68 65 59 53  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
TEMP............45 44 46 49 49 50 51 52 54 57 55 57  
RH..............86 88 84 76 74 68 63 60 54 46 50 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 26 29 29 29 30 30 30 29 29 29  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12  
EYE LVL WND GST.16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 18 22 23 24 25 23 23 21 21 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 11 19 52 63 79 93 95 86 81 79 73  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(45 PERCENT) UNTIL 2400, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY(54 PERCENT) UNTIL 0300, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT) UNTIL 0400, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY(57 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS UNTIL 0500.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40F.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11-15 MPH UNTIL 0300, THEN SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1900, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........46 44 43 41 45 50 56 54 52 50 55 59  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............55 49 46 43 43 40 40 40 41 41 42 41  
RH..............49 61 68 77 78 86 86 84 81 79 78 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/100042 16 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY(53 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58F.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1100, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1300, THEN VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600,  
THEN GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 54 45 35 47 56 67 69 70 71 71 71  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............41 40 44 49 52 54 56 56 56 58 56 56  
RH..............79 87 77 65 58 53 48 47 46 43 47 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 20 20 20 24 24 24 24 24 24  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 5.5 6.0 8.0 9.0 7.5 6.5 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 9 13 16 20 22 22 18 17 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 6 18 41 81 106 157 179 124 94 72  
 
 
FORECASTER...SIMCOE  
REQUESTED BY...AUSTIN NUSS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621458.5/PUB  
.DELDT 09/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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