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Spot Forecast for Laughlin Gulch Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
556 AM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0630 MDT on April 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...

Snow showers will be possible at the burn site this afternoon with
an isolated thunderstorm as well.  Main thunderstorms risks will
be lightning.  Winds will be strong today out of the west, with gusts
near 50 mph expected.  Locally higher gusts are possible.  Snow will
become more isolated in nature overnight and on Wednesday.  Overall,
minor accumulations are likely at the burn site.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(65 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms after
                    1200 until 1500.
Max temperature.....36F.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Windy. West winds 26-30 mph with gusts to
                    around 50 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms after 1200 until 1500.
Mixing height.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL until 0900. 7500 ft agl
                    after 1100.
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph until 1100, then around 38
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1100.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........77  70  64  57  64  71  78  75  72  70  74  78
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Tstm cov........                        SCH SCH SCH
Temp............33  33  33  33  35  36  36  36  35  34  33  30
RH..............56  53  51  49  41  36  35  33  33  33  33  35
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..21  21  21  26  26  26  29  29  29  30  30  30
20 FT wind gust.33  33  33  43  43  43  46  46  46  48  50  48
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.1 3.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.5 6.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.18  22  23  24  29  43  44  45  45  44  39  36
SDspl kt-ft/10000   0   0   58  101 266 307 345 351 336 251 194

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy(30
                    percent). Slight chance of snow showers until
                    2000.
Min temperature.....12F.
Max humidity........65-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 20-24 mph. Gusts up to 37 mph in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......6500 ft agl until 1900. 500 ft agl after 2000.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 21 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then good until 2000,
                    then poor.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........83  70  58  45  38  31  24  22  20  18  16  13
Weather cov.....SCH SCH
Weather type....SW  SW
Tstm cov........
Temp............28  24  20  18  17  17  17  16  15  14  13  12
RH..............37  45  59  70  70  67  67  64  64  64  64  63
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..24  24  24  24  24  24  21  21  21  16  16  16
20 FT wind gust.37  37  37  36  36  36  30  30  30  24  24  24
Mix hgt (kft)...6.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   NW
Transp wind spd.35  26  24  24  23  22  22  22  23  22  21  21
SDspl kt-ft/1000192 72  7   10  11  12  3   1   0   1   0   1

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(40 percent) until 1600, then
                    mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers
                    after 1500.
Max temperature.....33F.
Min humidity........12-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 11-15 mph with gusts near 25 mph.
Mixing height.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL until 0900, then 2500 ft
                    agl until 1000, then 6000 ft agl until 1200,
                    then 10000 ft agl until 1700, then 6000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then fair until 1000, then
                    very good until 1100, then excellent until
                    1600, then very good until 1700, then good.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  11  11  12  17  21  26  41  55  69  72  76
Weather cov.....                                    SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                                    SW  SW  SW
Tstm cov........
Temp............12  12  14  20  24  29  31  32  33  33  33  32
RH..............60  58  50  39  30  22  19  18  17  17  19  21
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..14  14  14  15  15  15  15  15  15  13  13  13
20 FT wind gust.22  22  22  24  24  24  24  24  24  21  21  21
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.1 2.5 4.5 7.5 10  11  11  11  8.5 6.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.22  21  23  26  28  28  28  24  22  18  16  13
SDspl kt-ft/10000   0   3   56  114 174 239 235 209 174 118 67

$$
Forecaster...MOZLEY
Requested by...Christipher Clark
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508285.1/PUB
.DELDT 04/01/25
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