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FNUS75 KGJT 191556
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CLOUD LOOP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
856 AM MST THU FEB 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A QUICK RIDGE MOVES THROUGH TODAY BUT DESPITE THAT, SOME ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCES WILL BE
NORTH OF THE BURN SITE, HOWEVER. HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BRING
VERY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL TO THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AS CLEARING
INDICES REACH 1050. THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW. THE
BULK OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH FOR THE HEAVIEST PRECIP.
STILL, A 30 PERCENT CHANCE EXISTS FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
THE DAY. CLEARING INDICES WILL TOP OUT AT 710 TOMORROW.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
FROM 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1PM BACK TO
POOR AFTER 5PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......440 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8000-10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......120.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL
HIGHER GUSTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......410 INCREASING TO 710 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER PROFFIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602930.1/GJT
.DELDT 02/19/26
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