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Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
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409 FXUS65 KPUB 110312 AFDPUB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 912 PM MDT Thu Jul 10 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Damaging winds expected with thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening over the plains. - Cooler with thunderstorms tomorrow, especially late afternoon into evening hours; some strong. - Daily afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are expected for the long term period. && .UPDATE... Issued at 911 PM MDT Thu Jul 10 2025 Update to allow the Red Flag Warning to expire as scheduled. Temperatures have begun to decrease since sunset, which will help to bring relative humidity values up slightly in the next few hours. Winds have also decreased significantly, which is the main reason that the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire as scheduled. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 205 PM MDT Thu Jul 10 2025 Main concern today is potential for damaging winds with thunderstorm activity over the plains, Point soundings showing mixing all the way up to 500 mb and a rather impressive short wave will cross the region this afternoon. This lift combined with a very well mixed BL up ot 500 mb will allow for plenty of DCAPE which will likely produce very strong surface winds over the plains this afternoon and evening. Wind gusts to 60 to 75 mph with gusts potential to 90 mph cant be ruled out. Most of CO Plains outlooked with SPC hatched wind area (>75 mph) over most of plains. Activity should push relatively quickly out of the region by early to mid evening with clearing skies tonight. Red Flag conditions will continue over the mtns/valleys the rest of today into this evening. A cool front will cross the plains late this evening into the early morning hours, brining increasing LLVL moisture to the region. Tomorrow...Thunderstorms will be slow to start tomorrow, with the brunt of the activity expected staring very late tomorrow afternoon and then pushing out onto the plains during the evening hours. Storms tomorrow will have the potential to be on the stronger side once again, but more importantly, will have the potential to bring more beneficial rain to the region given the more favorable moist low level environment. It will be noticeably cooler tomorrow across the region with highs in the 80s and 90s plains. Tomorrow evening a line of storms will move across the plains brining the potential of strong gusty winds, locally heavy rain, marginally severe hail and lightning to the lower elevations. Storms will likely linger into the overnight hours tomorrow. /Hodanish && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 205 PM MDT Thu Jul 10 2025 Friday Night - Wednesday: For the long term period, active is still expected each day, with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms for portions of south central and southeastern Colorado. Messy westerly to northerly flow will be in place over the region as a ridge of high pressure sits across the southwest US. While no major forcing is expected, orographic forcing will be in place each day, along with a brief period of heightened forcing from a frontal passage late Friday. These forcing mechanisms, along with moisture in place each day, will allow for scattered showers and thunderstorms to blossom each afternoon and persist into the evening hours. The greatest coverage of showers and storms is expected to remain along the mountains, where forcing will greatest. Like most summer days, a strong thunderstorms or two can`t be ruled out, with frequent lightning, gusty outflow winds, small hail, and brief periods of heavy rain the most likely hazards from any stronger storms. Beyond all of that, breezy winds and increased afternoon and evening cloud cover are anticipated through this timeframe. As for temperatures, Saturday is expected to be the coolest day, with below seasonal temperatures anticipated thanks to the aforementioned cold frontal passage late Friday. Then for the rest of the period, near seasonal temperatures return for south central and southeastern Colorado, though there are hints at another possible cold front passage during the end of this period. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 518 PM MDT Thu Jul 10 2025 For KCOS..Showers and lightning have cleared the area, giving way to VFR conditions for the remainder of tonight. Lingering gusty and erratic thunderstorm winds related to outflow boundaries will be possible for the next few hours, with northerly winds setting in by around 03Z and persisting through the overnight hours. Another round of showers and thunderstorms will be likely for Friday, mainly after 21Z. For KPUB..Showers and thunderstorms remain in the area, and will be possible on station for the next couple of hours. Gusty and erratic winds from thunderstorm activity is expected through around 03Z as well as storms continue to clear to our east. Another round of showers and thunderstorms will be likely for Friday, mainly after 23Z. For KALS..Shower activity is expected to remain the area through 01Z, with a few lightning strike possible in the vicinity as weakening thunderstorms continue to dissipate. Winds will be light and variable through much of the overnight hours. There is a slight chance (less than 30%) for showers and storms again tomorrow, mainly from 22Z to 24Z, though confidence was too low to include in the TAF at this time. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ UPDATE...EHR SHORT TERM...HODANISH LONG TERM...SIMCOE AVIATION...EHR