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FNUS75 KGJT 192224
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAMBOAT FRONT UNIT 19...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
424 PM MDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE SUNDAY
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER, CONDITIONS
WILL BE DRY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS
RESULTING IN EFFICIENT MIXING AND EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL BOTH
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-14000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON BY PEAK HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE EARLY EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL BY PEAK HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH INCREASING TO 38 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GREEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606622.0/GJT
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.E.GREEN@USDA.GOV
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