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FNUS75 KGJT 261033
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAMBOAT FRONT UNIT 19...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
433 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AS
A DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE NORTH. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION.
DEEP MIXING IS EXPECTED WITH EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL. LESS WIND
IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH WARM, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
CARRYING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
(40-50 PERCENT) BY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON BY PEAK HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH INCREASING TO 28 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING,
BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON BY PEAK HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GREEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606622.4/GJT
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.E.GREEN@USDA.GOV
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