Fri May  3 05:59:41 EDT 2024

Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
359 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(26 percent). 
Max temperature.....56-71F...except 44-56F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........12-17 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 10 mph increasing to around 20 
                    mph in the afternoon. mountain top winds, 
                    southwest 15-25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 33-47 mph decreasing to 25-36 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500 ft agl until 0900. 13500 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 36 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(44 percent). 
Min temperature.....25-37F. 
Max humidity........75-92 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 15 mph with gusts to around 45 mph 
                    shifting to the east with gusts to around 25 
                    mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 26 mph. 
Mixing height.......11500 ft agl until 1900. 2000 ft agl after 
                    2000. 
Transport winds.....West around 22 mph until 2300, then north 
                    around 20 mph until 2400, then east. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(50 percent). Isolated showers 
                    early in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms 
                    in the afternoon. Scattered showers late in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....51-63F...except 41-53F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........23-35 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 22 mph. 
Mixing height.......3000 ft agl until 1000, then 5500 ft agl until 
                    1100, then 7500 ft agl until 1200, then 8500 ft 
                    agl until 1600, then 6000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 14 mph until 1100, then south 
                    around 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1100, then very good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 29 to 42. Highs 49 to 74. South winds around
30 mph. Gusts up to 65 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
26 to 44. Highs 36 to 60. Southwest winds around 30 mph. Gusts up
to 70 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 39. Highs 42 to 66. West
winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 38. Highs 43 to 66. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 24 to 36.
Highs 40 to 61.