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Spot Forecast for Manitou Reservoir Rx...Pikes Peak RD
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
321 PM MST Wed Nov 12 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on November 13.
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...

Warm and dry conditions to continue across the burn site into the
weekend, along with variable mid and high level cloudiness. West
to southwest flow aloft will be on the increase moving into Friday
ahead of an incoming Pacific trough. Surface winds will primarily
be terrain-driven in direction for Thursday, but increasing flow
aloft will start to override winds at the surface on Friday and
definitely over the upcoming weekend.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (44 percent).
Max temperature.....59-61F.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 6-8 mph with occasional
                    gusts 12-16 mph after 1200.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then good through 1600.

TIME (MST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........52  51  50  47  45  43  41  39  36
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............50  53  55  57  59  60  57  55  51
RH..............22  21  20  20  18  18  21  23  27
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..9   9   9   8   8   8   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.18  18  18  20  20  20  17  17  17
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.13  13  15  16  15  16  16  9   7
SDspl kt-ft/100018  34  56  73  76  86  83  21  3

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (26 percent).
Min temperature.....40-43F.
Max humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6-10 mph with occasional gusts
                    of 12-16 mph.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

TIME (MST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........24  20  27  31  24  17  18  18  19  25  30  36
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............48  45  42  44  44  44  45  45  46  46  46  46
RH..............29  31  34  30  29  28  27  27  26  26  25  25
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   10  10  10  12  12  12  13  13  13
20 FT wind gust.16  16  16  20  20  20  22  22  22  22  22  22
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.9   10  12  12  13  14  16  16  16  16  15  15
SDspl kt-ft/10004   5   5   5   6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny early, becoming partly sunny
                    (60 percent) after 1300.
Max temperature.....57-60F.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 8-11 mph with occasional
                    gusts 14-19 mph.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair.

TIME (MST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........36  37  37  42  47  52  56  59  63  64  66  67
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............46  46  46  49  52  55  56  57  58  55  53  51
RH..............25  26  27  25  24  22  22  22  22  24  25  26
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..14  14  14  13  13  13  10  10  10  9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.23  23  23  22  22  22  21  21  21  20  20  20
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.14  14  14  13  12  12  12  12  12  10  9   8
SDspl kt-ft/10008   8   8   15  21  28  32  36  40  26  14  4

$$
Forecaster...MOORE
Requested by...Christina Barba
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/12/25
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