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Spot Forecast for La Plata Fire...Kansas Mod
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
543 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 03.
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...

For the period of interest isolated to scattered showers and
storms are expected this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon, but
especially tomorrow afternoon. Gusty outflow winds around 40-45
mph and lightning will be the primary hazards with any
thunderstorms. Outside of any isolated shower or storm, dry
conditions are expected to prevail through Thursday. Winds will
remain relatively light around 10-15 mph, with a northwesterly
component this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Otherwise, winds
will remain light and variable and primarily diurnally driven,
with upsloping and downsloping through the terrain. Humidity
values will fall into the low to mid 20 percent range today and
tomorrow afternoon, and recover into the mid 50 percent range
overnight.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of rain showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....69F.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and northwest around 6 mph until 0900, then northwest around 10
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl until 0900, then 10500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph until 0900, then around
                    12 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........6   8   9   11  19  26  33  33  32  31  31  32
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Temp............35  35  40  55  61  64  66  67  69  69  68  68
RH..............75  78  67  40  31  27  24  24  23  24  25  26
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.8   8   8   13  13  13  16  16  16  16  16  16
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
Eye lvl wnd gst.5   5   5   8   8   8   10  10  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 2.0 2.0 5.5 8.0 9.0 11  11  11  11  11  11
Transp wind dir.W   NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.8   7   6   10  13  13  13  13  12  13  13  13

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....36F.
Max humidity........56-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and west around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......9000 ft agl until 1900, then 2500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........32  28  24  21  17  14  10  9   8   8   8   8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............66  61  53  48  46  43  40  38  37  36  36  36
RH..............29  32  41  46  47  51  55  57  56  56  56  54
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...9.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Transp wind dir.N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
Transp wind spd.13  9   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   9

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(33 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....69F.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and west around 6 mph until 0900, then west around 13 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 0900, then 9000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 17 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........9   14  20  26  27  28  29  36  43  50  54  57
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Temp............36  36  42  56  62  65  67  68  69  69  69  67
RH..............54  61  57  38  31  29  27  26  26  26  26  29
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   12  12  12  13  13  13  12  12  12
20 FT wind gust.12  12  12  17  17  17  20  20  20  17  17  17
Eye lvl wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   7   7   7   8   8   8   7   7   7
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   7   7   10  10  10  12  12  12  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 2.0 2.5 5.5 7.5 8.5 10  10  10  11  9.0 8.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.9   10  10  16  18  18  17  17  18  18  18  17

$$
Forecaster...SIMCOE
Requested by...ICT4 (t) Walle
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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