109  
FNUS75 KGJT 141126  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SYLVAN LAKE RX...DFPC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
426 AM MST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
LIGHT WINDS AND SUBSIDENCE UNDER A RIDGE BUILDING  
IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING AND POOR SMOKE  
DISPERSAL. SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO CLEAR SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER  
TRANSPORT WINDS AND INSTABILITY FROM AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL  
IMPROVE MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN  
EIGHT DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY, WARMING ANOTHER 7 DEGREES  
TOMORROW.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15000-20000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVID BYERS  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCULLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602466.3/GJT  
.DELDT 02/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN.MCCULLEY@STATE.CO.US  
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