600 FNUS55 KPUB 031747 FWFPUB Fire Weather Planning Forecast FOR S Cntrl and Sern Colorado National Weather Service Pueblo Co 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .Discussion... Just some light snow will be possible across the southeast plains this morning and into the afternoon, but snow will continue over the mountains. During the later evening hours to overnight hours, expect banded snowfall to develop over the southeast plains. Locally heavy snowfall is expected underneath the bands of snow. Snow will continue over the mountains through late Monday evening to early Tuesday morning. The next chance for snowfall will be Wednesday into Thursday, mainly over the mountains. There is also another chance at mountain snow for Friday night into Saturday. Excellent ventilation rates are expected over the mountains and poor ventilation rates are expected over the plains on Sunday and Monday afternoon. Poor to fair are expected everywhere on Tuesday. --- thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds --- COZ220-032315- Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through the day. Snow in the late morning and early afternoon. Snow likely late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....18-30F. Min humidity........61-74 percent. Chc of wetting rain.80 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 53 mph. Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 43 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1700, then very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow in the evening, then patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow likely in the evening. Chance of snow late in the evening. Min temperature.....6-18F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph...except west 5-15 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 35-53 mph decreasing to 33-48 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 29 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(66 percent). Patchy blowing snow through the day. Chance of snow in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....25-40F...except 14-27F above 10000 feet. Min humidity........33-42 percent...except 46-60 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 43 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1000, then 8000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 40 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0900. excellent after 1100. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Lows zero to 20 above. Highs 19 to 43. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 13 to 28. Highs 26 to 49. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 16 to 37. Highs 23 to 50. West winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 13 to 30. Highs 22 to 48. .SATURDAY...Cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 9 to 28. Highs 18 to 42. $$ COZ221-032315- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(67 percent) then becoming cloudy. Slight chance of snow late in the morning, then chance of snow late in the morning. Snow likely early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....13-29F. Min humidity........50-68 percent...except 68-77 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph...except west 5-15 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 51 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 26 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair until 1200, then poor until 1600, then fair. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight. Min temperature.....3-11F. Max humidity........96-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Gusts up to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 43 mph. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0100. poor after 0500. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(64 percent). Chance of snow in the morning, then slight chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....17-31F. Min humidity........42-55 percent...except 54-70 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph...except west 5-15 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 43 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1200, then 7000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100, then fair until 1200, then good until 1300, then very good until 1400, then excellent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 11. Highs 21 to 38. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 23. Highs 33 to 50. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 24 to 35. Highs 33 to 54. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 32. Highs 33 to 53. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 17 to 30. Highs 26 to 44. $$ COZ222-032315- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow late in the morning, then chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....16-29F. Min humidity........62-73 percent...except 71-78 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 41-53 mph increasing to 47-59 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1600. fair after 1700. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Min temperature.....7-16F. Max humidity........96-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph...except west 5-15 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 37-53 mph decreasing to 35-45 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(65 percent). Chance of snow early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....22-37F. Min humidity........39-57 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph...except west 5-15 mph mountain top winds. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 39-49 mph decreasing to 33-51 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1100, then 7500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 27 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. excellent after 1400. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 21. Highs 30 to 44. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 30. Highs 39 to 58. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 29 to 40. Highs 40 to 61. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 24 to 35. Highs 38 to 60. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 22 to 33. Highs 33 to 52. $$ COZ223-032315- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through the day. Chance of snow in the late morning and early afternoon. Snow likely early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....24-40F. Min humidity........52-64 percent...except 56-74 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 48 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 38 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1700, then very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through the night. Snow likely until early morning. Chance of snow after midnight. Min temperature.....15-26F. Max humidity........88-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.70 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 32-51 mph decreasing to 28-46 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(68 percent). Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Chance of snow. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....22-39F. Min humidity........42-53 percent...except 49-65 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 38 mph. Mixing height.......8000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 39 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1000, then excellent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 7 to 16. Highs 26 to 42. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 18 to 26. Highs 29 to 46. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 20 to 34. Highs 27 to 46. Southwest winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 16 to 27. Highs 25 to 45. .SATURDAY...Cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 12 to 25. Highs 21 to 39. $$ COZ224-032315- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(67 percent). Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Chance of snow in the afternoon. Max temperature.....38-45F. Min humidity........43-57 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......West around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 43-56 mph decreasing to 35-53 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 27 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1700, then good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Min temperature.....21-27F. Max humidity........96-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 31-49 mph decreasing to 25-44 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 1900. poor after 0400. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(65 percent). Chance of snow. Max temperature.....37-43F. Min humidity........39-48 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 34 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl until 1000, then 8500 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 31 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. excellent after 1100. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 19. Highs 38 to 46. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 20 to 27. Highs 44 to 51. Southwest winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 29 to 36. Highs 45 to 51. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 23 to 30. Highs 43 to 50. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 21 to 27. Highs 38 to 44. $$ COZ225-032315- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow through the day. Patchy blowing snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....20-37F. Min humidity........52-70 percent...except 65-77 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 20-foot winds.......South 5-10 mph...except southwest 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 50 mph. Mixing height.......5500 ft agl until 1700, then 3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 34 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1700, then good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow early in the evening, then snow likely in the late evening and overnight. Areas of blowing snow late in the evening. Min temperature.....9-23F. Max humidity........84-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph...except west 5-15 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 35-53 mph decreasing to 29-47 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2000, then poor until 0200, then fair until 0300, then poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(69 percent). Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....21-37F. Min humidity........42-58 percent...except 52-66 percent above 10000 feet. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-10 mph...except west 10-20 mph mountain top winds. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 39 mph. Mixing height.......7000 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 38 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0700. excellent after 1100. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 18. Highs 25 to 42. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 29. Highs 32 to 57. Southwest winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 22 to 42. Highs 31 to 58. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 20 to 38. Highs 31 to 59. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 16 to 35. Highs 25 to 49. $$ COZ226-032315- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow late in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Max temperature.....11-14F. Min humidity........66-75 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 52 mph. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 9 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then slight chance of snow late in the evening. Min temperature.....0 to 4F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 43 mph. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the morning. Max temperature.....19-23F. Min humidity........59-67 percent. Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 45 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph until 0700, then northeast until 1000, then south. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 8. Highs near 30. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 19. Highs near 50. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 32. Highs 51 to 58. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 30. Highs 51 to 58. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs 40 to 47. $$ COZ227-032315- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....12-15F. Min humidity........69-76 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 40-53 mph increasing to 44-58 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow. Min temperature.....2-6F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 33-51 mph decreasing to 35-45 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....19-21F. Min humidity........65-71 percent. Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 45 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 6 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 6 to 9. Highs near 30. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 19. Highs 47 to 52. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 25 to 32. Highs near 60. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 31. Highs 56 to 61. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows near 30. Highs 46 to 51. $$ COZ228-032315- Pueblo County Including Pueblo- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the late morning and early afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....15-18F. Min humidity........70-77 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 41-54 mph increasing to 46-59 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow, then snow likely early in the morning. Min temperature.....4-9F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 39-56 mph decreasing to 35-45 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 8 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....20-25F. Min humidity........60-71 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 31-48 mph increasing to 40-55 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 12. Highs 30 to 36. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 14 to 22. Highs 47 to 56. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 36. Highs near 60. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 34. Highs 58 to 64. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 50 to 55. $$ COZ229-032315- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the late morning and early afternoon, then chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....16-21F. Min humidity........70-77 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 50-60 mph decreasing to 45-55 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow early in the evening, then snow likely in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....5-10F. Max humidity........91-100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 37-48 mph decreasing to 30-40 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 6 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....19-26F. Min humidity........57-68 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 28-45 mph increasing to 40-53 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 8 to 15. Highs 32 to 38. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 27. Highs 52 to 58. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 43. Highs near 60. West winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 34 to 39. Highs near 60. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs near 50. $$ COZ230-032315- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow early in the afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....17-26F. Min humidity........67-73 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 50 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 12 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow early in the evening, then chance of snow in the evening. Snow likely late in the evening. Min temperature.....3-11F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.60 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 35-49 mph decreasing to 31-44 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....19-25F. Min humidity........65-74 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 30-44 mph increasing to 36-52 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 12. Highs 33 to 39. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 25. Highs 52 to 60. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 41. Highs 60 to 65. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 29 to 37. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 31 to 36. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. $$ COZ231-032315- Crowley County Including Ordway- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....11-14F. Min humidity........73-76 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 43-53 mph increasing to 47-59 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 9 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow early in the evening, then chance of snow. Min temperature.....1-4F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 39-56 mph decreasing to 36-46 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....21-24F. Min humidity........60-65 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 43 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 6 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 3 to 6. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 11 to 14. Highs in the 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs 55 to 60. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs 58 to 63. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Highs 49 to 55. $$ COZ232-032315- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....12-17F. Min humidity........70-76 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 52 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 12 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Min temperature.....3-6F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 41-56 mph decreasing to 35-47 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely early in the morning, then chance of snow early in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....22-25F. Min humidity........60-65 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 32-47 mph increasing to 39-54 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 3 to 6. Highs in the lower to mid 30s. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 12 to 16. Highs 45 to 50. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 23 to 29. Highs near 60. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows near 30. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. $$ COZ233-032315- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....15-23F. Min humidity........62-71 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 52 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Snow likely through the night. Min temperature.....3-9F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 35-52 mph decreasing to 32-46 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 12 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow, then slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....20-26F. Min humidity........57-65 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 30-44 mph increasing to 37-55 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 4 to 11. Highs 32 to 37. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 25. Highs 51 to 60. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 59 to 65. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 27 to 35. Highs in the 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. $$ COZ234-032315- Kiowa County Including Eads- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....5-12F. Min humidity........75-83 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 53 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 8 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow. Min temperature.....-3 to 1F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 41-55 mph decreasing to 36-49 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....15-23F. Min humidity........65-77 percent. Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 38-51 mph increasing to 41-58 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 6 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 1 below to 3 above zero. Highs 25 to 31. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 9 to 11. Highs 36 to 43. South winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 22. Highs 47 to 55. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 23. Highs 49 to 59. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. $$ COZ235-032315- Bent County Including Las Animas- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....10-16F. Min humidity........67-76 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......East 5-10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 53 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow until early morning, then snow likely after midnight. Min temperature.....1-7F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 41-55 mph decreasing to 36-48 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely early in the morning, then slight chance of snow early in the morning. Max temperature.....20-25F. Min humidity........62-71 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 36-47 mph increasing to 39-55 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 1 to 6. Highs 29 to 34. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 11 to 17. Highs 40 to 49. South winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 27. Highs 53 to 59. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 27. Highs 57 to 64. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 25 to 30. Highs near 50. $$ COZ236-032315- Prowers County Including Lamar- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....6-12F. Min humidity........70-79 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 54 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 8 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow. Min temperature.....-2 to 2F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 44-58 mph decreasing to 37-49 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning. Slight chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....16-20F. Min humidity........71-77 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 39-49 mph increasing to 40-55 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 7 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 1 below to 3 above zero. Highs near 30. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Highs 39 to 46. South winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 26. Highs 49 to 55. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 18 to 24. Highs 51 to 59. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 24 to 30. Highs near 50. $$ COZ237-032315- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 1047 AM MST Sun Mar 3 2019 .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow late in the afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....12-18F. Min humidity........56-69 percent. Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West around 53 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 9 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Min temperature.....2-6F. Max humidity........100 percent. Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 38-56 mph decreasing to 35-48 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then slight chance of snow late in the morning. Max temperature.....19-23F. Min humidity........62-71 percent. Chc of wetting rain.40 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. 15K FT MSL WINDS....West 31-46 mph increasing to 39-58 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 9 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 3 to 9. Highs 29 to 34. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 18. Highs 47 to 56. South winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs 55 to 63. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 20s. Highs 58 to 67. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows near 30. Highs 50 to 56. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$