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FNUS75 KGJT 191327
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALPINE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
627 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MST ON DECEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SMOKE DISPERSAL LOOKS TO REMAIN POOR TODAY,
ALTHOUGH VERY LOW END FAIR MAY BE POSSIBLE BRIEFLY AROUND 1300.
TOMORROW SMOKE DISPERSAL LOOKS TO INCREASE TO GOOD DURING THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST, WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH EXPECTED TODAY, AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT, AND MORE SO TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (29000-38000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000-15000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL BY 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 MPH. WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32 MPH.
FORECASTER...GILLIAN FELTON
REQUESTED BY...CARL HANLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527532.4/GJT
.DELDT 12/19/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.HOLTON@USDA.GOV,BENJIMAN.SMITH@USDA.GOV,CARL.HANLEY@USDA.GOV,PAUL.DZEIKAN@USDA.GOV,CARLIE.GENTRY@USDA.GOV,TREVOR.KEENAN@USDA.GOV,JACK.STARKEBAUM@USDA.GOV,DAVID.CARR@USDA.GOV
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