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Spot Forecast for 246...Pueblo Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1247 PM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION... Current observations around the wildfire show light
winds (5-10 mph) generally from the west/southwest, with
occasionally gusts up to 20 mph at higher elevations. Current
temperature is 78 degrees, with relative humidity values between
20-25%. Expect winds to vary from the west to south through the
afternoon, with speeds generally under 15 mph. However, there is
a 20-30% chance of virga showers/thunderstorms this afternoon,
mainly between 1-7 PM, that could produce erratic wind gusts up
to 30-40 mph. wetting rain is very unlikely, given how dry it is.

Overnight, winds will likely remain light and variable (generally
under 10 mph) with fair humidity recoveries up to 65%. For
Saturday, expect winds to generally be from the west/southwest,
with sustained wind speeds generally under 10-15 mph. Minimum
relative humidity values will reach to 20%. There is a better
chance for showers/thunderstorms in the early afternoon, with
lightning and gusty erratic winds as the main threat. Wetting rain
is unlikely.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 1500, then
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after
                    1500.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...18 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph until 1600. South
                    around 7 mph after 1700. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms after 1500.
Mixing height.......13600 ft AGL until 1700, then 10900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 11 to 16 mph until 1600, then southwest 8
                    to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1400. Good after 1700.

TIME (MDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........36  49  61  66  67
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........        SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).10  10  20  20  20
Temp............74  75  76  74  72
RH..............18  18  18  17  19
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   SW  S
20 FT wind spd..6   6   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.12  12  14  14  14
Mix hgt (kft)...14  14  13  12  11
Transp wind dir.W   NW  W   SW  W
Transp wind spd.14  13  12  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..165 150 132 112 99
SmokeDispersion.E   VG  VG  VG  G

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) until 2300, then
                    mostly clear (15-25 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers until 2100.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...11 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 7 mph until 1900. West 5
                    to 8 mph after 0200.
Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL until 1900. Below 1000 FT AGL after
                    2100.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph until 1900, then south
                    8 to 12 mph until 0200, then southwest 8 to 11
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900. Poor after 0300.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........68  64  61  59  54  39  32  19  8   5   2   5
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............70  68  65  62  59  57  55  53  51  48  47  47
RH..............22  25  29  34  39  43  47  50  54  60  60  60
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.14  14  13  12  12  12  10  9   9   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...9.8 7.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.NE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  W
Transp wind spd.10  10  10  8   9   9   9   10  9   9   8   8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..88  63  9   4   5   5   5   5   4   4   3   4
SmokeDispersion.G   G   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P   P

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent) until 1200, then
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 1400, then
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
CWR.................6 percent.
Chance of thunder...29 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph until 1100, then
                    southwest until 1300, then south 8 to 13 mph
                    with gusts to around 21 mph until 1700, then
                    around 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms after 1200 until 1500. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    after 1500.
Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0800, then 2200 ft AGL
                    until 1000, then 7000 ft AGL until 1100, then
                    11300 ft AGL until 1500, then 8400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph until 1100, then light until
                    1200, then southwest 8 to 14 mph until 1500,
                    then south 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000, then fair until 1100, then
                    good until 1300, then very good.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........6   6   2   4   10  23  43  47  57  57  62  66
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                        SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   20  20  20  30  30  30
Temp............45  48  54  58  67  71  73  74  75  73  72  71
RH..............65  58  47  40  29  22  20  20  20  22  24  27
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   6   5   5   5   8   10  13  12  10
20 FT wind gust.9   9   9   9   7   7   7   13  16  21  18  16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.3 7.0 12  12  10  10  8.1 8.4 7.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   SW
Transp wind spd.8   8   9   10  8   7   8   13  14  18  17  17
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   4   8   21  49  71  83  114 120 130 125 113
SmokeDispersion.P   P   P   P   F   G   G   VG  VG  VG  VG  VG

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
11 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds around 11 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 16 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Ideker
Requested by...Elizabeth Peterson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615043.0/BOU
.DELDT 06/05/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL copbc@firenet.gov,chad.blake@usda.gov