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Spot Forecast for La Plata...USFS
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
820 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0858 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...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible both
today and again Thursday. Winds will be predominantly northwesterly
over the next couple days with speeds under 20 mph.  Gusty erratic
winds will be possible near thunderstorms.  A better chance of
rainfall will come in for Friday and Saturday as another impulse of
monsoon moisture spreads in.  Temperatures will remain above normal
through the period.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(30 percent). A slight chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....72F.
Min humidity........14-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North 4-10 mph until 1200, then northwest 10-15
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl until 0900. 12000 ft agl after
                    1100.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1200.

TIME (MDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........9   11  22  33  44  46  49  51  50  50
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............50  55  60  66  68  70  72  72  72  71
RH..............50  41  33  25  22  21  19  19  19  21
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..3   7   7   7   9   9   9   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.5   10  10  10  14  14  14  13  13  13
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Eye lvl wnd spd.2   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5
Eye lvl wnd gst.3   6   6   6   8   8   8   8   8   8
Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 4.0 7.0 9.5 11  12  13  12  12  12
Transp wind dir.NW  N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.6   9   12  12  13  13  12  13  12  12
SDspl kt-ft/100011  32  70  97  124 133 124 134 114 122

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(29 percent).
Min temperature.....43F.
Max humidity........46-51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 8 mph until 2100, then
                    West 4-6 mph.
Mixing height.......9500 ft agl until 1900, then 2500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph until 0400, then west
                    around 8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1900, then poor.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........49  40  30  21  17  14  11  10  9   9   9   9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............70  67  62  58  55  54  50  49  47  44  44  43
RH..............22  24  30  34  37  36  41  40  44  47  47  47
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.13  13  13  6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Eye lvl wnd spd.5   5   5   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.8   8   8   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...9.5 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  W   NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
Transp wind spd.12  8   6   6   6   7   6   6   7   7   7   8
SDspl kt-ft/100097  26  10  11  11  13  11  11  13  13  13  15

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(36 percent). A slight chance of
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Max temperature.....73F.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph until 0900, then northwest 10-18
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 1200.
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 0900, then 10000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 17 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. Excellent after 1000.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  14  18  22  26  30  34  41  48  55  59  62
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............43  43  48  56  62  66  69  71  73  73  73  72
RH..............47  51  46  37  30  25  22  21  20  20  20  21
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   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   14  14  14  16  16  18  18  16  16
Eye lvl wnd dir.W   W   W   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 2.5 5.5 8.0 9.5 11  11  12  12  11  9.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.10  13  12  17  18  17  16  17  17  18  18  17
SDspl kt-ft/100019  23  25  86  129 142 152 167 171 187 166 135

$$
Forecaster...TORGERSON
Requested by...Anthony Hernandez
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520936.5/PUB
.DELDT 09/03/25
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