FNUS75 KPUB 281400 FWSPUB Spot Forecast for Railroad Bridge Piles RX...USDA-US Forest Service National Weather Service Pueblo CO 800 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on March 28. 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... Weather in the area will be quiet this morning, before snow showers begin to pick up across the nearby mountain peaks later this afternoon into this evening. Winds will steadily increase throughout the day, more variable this morning before turning to the west-southwest this afternoon. Gusts will be 25-35 mph, which will continue through the overnight hours. Highs this afternoon will be in the low-50s, and relative humidity values will drop to around 25 percent. Overnight tonight, lows will be in the low-30s and RH will recover to about 70 percent. Skies will start the day partly cloudy and increase to mostly cloudy by tomorrow. For Friday, winds will be slightly stronger and largely from the west-southwest, with gusts over 20-25 mph and stronger gusts closer to 35-40 mph over the higher slopes. High temperatures will be comparable to today, with humidity dropping to about 35 percent in the afternoon. Skies will remain cloudy and winds will remain gusty through early evening. Looking at precipitation, snow showers will increase in coverage across the mountains through today and tonight, spreading closer to the forecast site by Friday morning. No snow accumulation is expected at the burn site at this time, but some showers may encroach on the area and make wind gusts erratic for brief periods. Blowing snow will also be possible with the gusty winds. Showers should dissipate across the forecast site Friday evening. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....50F. Min humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10-14 mph until 1200, then southwest 17-21 mph with gusts to around 33 mph. Mixing height.......5000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 30 mph until 1500, then southwest around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1400. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........33 34 28 23 17 21 24 27 28 29 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............32 32 37 42 45 47 49 49 50 48 RH..............45 49 42 37 35 32 30 31 29 31 20 FT wind dir..N NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..10 14 14 14 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 FT wind gust.12 22 22 22 32 32 32 33 33 33 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 Transp wind dir.NW W W W W W W SW SW SW Transp wind spd.15 15 20 25 29 32 33 32 33 30 Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SDspl kt-ft/10008 10 31 66 80 103 134 140 142 116 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(40 percent) until 0500, then mostly cloudy(53 percent). Slight chance of snow showers after 2100 until 2300, then chance of snow showers. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....29F. Max humidity........69-74 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 13-17 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph early in the evening. Mixing height.......1000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 19 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........30 31 32 33 34 34 35 38 42 46 50 53 Weather cov..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Tstm cov........ LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............46 42 37 37 35 35 34 33 32 32 32 31 RH..............34 39 48 48 54 56 61 63 69 72 69 72 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..17 17 17 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT wind gust.30 30 30 18 18 18 22 22 22 23 23 23 Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W Transp wind spd.22 20 16 14 14 15 16 17 20 20 18 20 Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SDspl kt-ft/100037 16 10 8 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(53 percent). Chance of snow showers. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....45F. Min humidity........35-40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 14-18 mph. Mixing height.......4500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 27 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. Very good after 1200. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........57 55 54 52 51 50 48 50 51 52 55 58 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........ LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............30 29 31 36 39 42 43 43 44 45 44 44 RH..............70 74 72 62 52 45 43 42 41 40 41 42 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..12 12 12 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 18 18 20 FT wind gust.16 16 16 23 23 23 25 25 25 28 28 28 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 4.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W SW Transp wind spd.17 16 15 21 25 29 32 32 31 31 29 26 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SDspl kt-ft/10009 13 21 48 79 107 138 142 141 145 118 94 $$ Forecaster...GARBEROGLIO Requested by...Rory Cooper Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2408560.1/PUB .DELDT 03/28/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0