748
FNUS75 KGJT 071215
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDY MT. PILES RX BLM...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
515 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY WITH LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON IMPROVING SMOKE DISPERSAL TO FAIR.
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MOVE IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT TOMORROW. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSNOW LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERALL, ABOUT
FOUR INCHES NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (28000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-15000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DAVID BYERS
REQUESTED BY...CAM SHAUGHNESSY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528274.1/GJT
.DELDT 01/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CSHAUGHNESSY@BLM.GOV
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