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Spot Forecast for La Plata Fire...Kansas Mod
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
814 PM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 01.
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...

Overall, quiet weather forecast for the burn site for the next couple
of days.  High temperatures during the day will reach into the mid 50s
for Monday and Tuesday.  Winds look to be generally light with gusts
less than 15 mph through Monday night, increasing slightly on Tuesday
afternoon to near 20 mph.

.LABOR DAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....56F.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft agl until 1000. 7500 ft agl after 1200.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph until 1000, then north
                    around 10 mph.

TIME (MDT)      MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
Sky (%).........13  22  16  10  8   12  6   8   8   14  15  15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............29  31  33  39  47  50  51  54  54  55  56  54
RH..............85  78  72  52  35  29  27  24  23  21  20  22
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   8   8   10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.9   9   9   12  12  12  14  14  14  15  15  15
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
Eye lvl wnd gst.            7   7   7   8   8   8   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.8   7   7   7   9   9   10  10  10  12  12  10

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....31F.
Max humidity........73-78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph until 2100, then
                    southeast 8-12 mph until 0300, then south
                    around 9 mph.
Mixing height.......6500 ft agl until 1900. LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL
                    after 2000.
Transport winds.....North around 9 mph until 2000. West around 8
                    mph after 0500.

TIME (MDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
Sky (%).........16  15  15  21  9   8   6   6   6   6   7   8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............54  50  43  39  37  36  34  33  33  32  32  31
RH..............22  27  38  54  61  64  69  72  72  75  75  78
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  12  12  12  12  12  12  9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  12  12  12
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
Eye lvl wnd spd.6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   5   5   5
Eye lvl wnd gst.8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   7
Mix hgt (kft)...6.5 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.N   N   NE  E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   W
Transp wind spd.10  9   9   12  12  12  12  12  10  9   9   8

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....55F.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 8 mph until 0900, then
                    northwest. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 1000, then 8000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph until 0800, then
                    northwest around 12 mph.

TIME (MDT)      MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
Sky (%).........7   7   8   8   12  17  33  33  34  41  37  33
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                        SW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RS
Tstm cov........                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Temp............31  34  37  43  47  50  52  53  54  54  54  53
RH..............78  69  61  47  38  32  28  26  24  24  24  25
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   12  12  12  13  13  13  13  13  13
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  15  15  15  17  17  17  17  17  17
Eye lvl wnd dir.SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Eye lvl wnd spd.5   5   5   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd gst.6   6   6   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 7.5 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.5 7.0
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.8   8   8   8   9   12  13  13  13  13  13  12

$$
Forecaster...MOZLEY
Requested by...ICT4(t) Craig Walle
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521045.0/PUB
.DELDT 08/31/25
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