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FNUS75 KGJT 082258
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT MOUNTAIN RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
458 PM MDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT,
KEEPING SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR AND CONDITIONS DRY. DEEP DAYTIME MIXING WILL
PROVIDE EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. BREEZY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOONS, INCREASING FRIDAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEEKEND SYSTEM. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF THE BURN SITE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND COULD
PRODUCE LIGHTNING OR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. MOISTURE AND CHANCES FOR
WETTING RAIN INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ON SATURDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
1000. BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BY 1200.
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-15000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
BY 1100, TO VERY GOOD BY 1200, AND TO EXCELLENT
BY 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12100 FT AGL BY 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY
2000. BECOMING NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH BY 2300. GUSTS
UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE UNTIL 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (1000-20000 KNOT-FT)
BY 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
1000. BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH BY 1200.
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-7000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY
1000, TO GOOD BY 1100, AND TO EXCELLENT BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 21 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO
REQUESTED BY...MATT PFEIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609443.2/GJT
.DELDT 04/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MPFEIFER@BLM.GOV,TCORBIN@BLM.GOV
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