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FNUS75 KGJT 221318
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK PILES...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
618 AM MST MON DEC 22 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOW OVER THE COMING DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETS UP WELL TO OUR SOUTH. LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL KEEP MIXING
TO A MINIMUM AND THUS, POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TODAY AND
AGAIN TOMORROW DESPITE A FEW HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON . HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000-14000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-7000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...JACK STARKEBAUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527941.0/GJT
.DELDT 12/22/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TREVOR.KEENAN@USDA.GOV,BENJIMAN.SMITH@USDA.GOV,JASON.HOLTOM@USDA.GOV,JACK.STARKEBAUM@USDA.GOV
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