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FNUS75 KGJT 210041
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT MOUNTAIN RX...USWFS/ BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
641 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COOL
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THIS COOL FRONT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. DUE TO SUFFICIENT MIXING, EXCELLENT
SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW
WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON BY PEAK HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING,
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...CASEY GORSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605865.5/GJT
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CGORSETT@BLM.GOV
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