Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
195 FNUS75 KPUB 301350 FWSPUB Spot Forecast for Laughlin Gulch RX...USFS National Weather Service Pueblo CO 750 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on May 30. 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... Modest westerly flow will continue across the Rockies into the early weekend. Occasional minor disturbances within the flow will keep the possibility of showers and thunderstorms across the burn site each day, though thunderstorms will be spotty and precipitation light. Gusty erratic winds will be the main risk should a thunderstorm pass over or near the burn site. Increasing west to southwest flow remains expected for later in the weekend, with warm and mainly dry conditions expected into early next week. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny until 1200...then partly sunny (52 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1200. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2 until 1500, then 3 until 1700, then 1. Max temperature.....69F. Min humidity........13-18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West to northwest 8-12 mph until 1400, then southwest 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 1200. Mixing height.......7000 ft agl until 1100, then 9000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 13 mph until 1600, then southwest around 17 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1100, then very good. Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........16 27 38 48 57 67 68 69 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LAL.............1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 Temp............62 65 68 67 68 66 66 64 RH..............23 20 18 19 18 20 21 23 20 FT wind dir..NW NW W W W SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..6 6 12 12 12 14 14 14 20 FT wind gust.9 9 18 18 18 22 22 22 Mix hgt (kft)...7.0 12 13 13 12 9.5 9.5 7.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W W SW SW SW Transp wind spd.12 13 13 12 12 14 16 18 Haines index....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 SDspl kt-ft/100071 124 145 132 115 114 128 104 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(66 percent) until 2100, then mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....39F. Max humidity........52-57 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-10 mph. Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 2000, then 1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 11 mph until 2200, then around 6 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2000, then poor. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........70 54 38 22 17 12 7 8 10 11 11 12 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............62 60 57 53 50 48 46 44 43 40 40 40 RH..............26 28 31 38 39 41 39 41 43 45 45 44 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..13 13 13 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust.18 18 18 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 Mix hgt (kft)...4.5 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.SW W W W W W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.20 16 10 9 10 10 12 12 10 7 7 6 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SDspl kt-ft/100073 54 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny until 1300...then partly cloudy (40percent). Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms after 1300. LAL.................1 until 1300, then 3. Max temperature.....70F. Min humidity........12-17 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West 4-9 mph until 1200, then west 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 1200. Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900. 7000 ft agl after 1000. Transport winds.....Northwest around 21 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then good until 1200, then very good. Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........12 10 11 11 21 33 43 47 51 55 53 51 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 Temp............39 42 49 55 62 65 67 68 68 69 68 66 RH..............45 54 43 35 26 22 19 18 18 17 18 19 20 FT wind dir..W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12 20 FT wind gust.8 8 8 15 15 15 21 21 21 22 22 22 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 7.0 9.0 11 10 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W NW Transp wind spd.6 6 8 9 12 13 15 17 18 21 22 22 Haines index....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 SDspl kt-ft/10004 3 11 27 71 97 141 148 143 144 133 114 $$ Forecaster...WANKOWSKI Requested by...Joshua Jordan Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2415299.1/PUB .DELDT 05/30/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0