935
FNUS75 KGJT 120632
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIM RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1232 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY PATTERN SETS UP FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE MOST AFTERNOONS, ALONG WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR
BELOW 15 PERCENT. SATURDAY IN PARTICULAR STANDS OUT WITH WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT, LEADING
TO LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEAR THE BURN LOCATION.
SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT THROUGH THE PERIOD.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH
BY 1100. INCREASING TO 14-18 MPH BY 1300. GUSTS TO
20 MPH BEFORE 1200, THEN GUSTS 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-16000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY 1100,
TO GOOD BY 1200, AND TO VERY GOOD BY 1300.
DECREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
4-8 MPH BY 2100. SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY 2400.
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE UNTIL 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (0-20000 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
14-18 MPH BY 1100. INCREASING TO 20-24 MPH AFTER 1500.
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN GUSTS TO 40 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-24000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY 1100,
TO GOOD BY 1200, TO VERY GOOD BY 1300, AND TO
EXCELLENT BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 33 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN OTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605381.0/GJT
.DELDT 03/12/26
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.EMAIL JWOTT@BLM.GOV,TCORBIN@BLM.GOV,LIV.ELFSTROM@USDA.GOV.,LIV.ELFSTROM@USDA.GOV
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