944
FNUS75 KGJT 272045
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR HINMAN PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
145 PM MST TUE JAN 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PARK
RANGE MOUNTAINS, WITH PERIODS OF SNOW DEVELOPING LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING MAINLY
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE DURING THIS TIME. GUSTY
WINDS ALOFT WILL HELP LEAD TO GOOD MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4-9.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25000-35000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL OR LESS AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...BRITTANY LIND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601158.0/GJT
.DELDT 01/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRITTANY.LIND@USDA.GOV
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