194  
FNUS75 KGJT 170138  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT MOUNTAIN RX...USWFS/ BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
738 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MARCH 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE  
WEEK. STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS LEAD TO EXCELLENT MIXING TUESDAY.  
WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER ARE LIGHTER WEDNESDAY BUT DISPERSAL SHOULD  
STILL HIT GOOD DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SWINGING  
SOUTHEAST THEN TO THE WEST THROUGH 1200. WINDS  
AFTER 1200 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST  
BECOMING NORTHWEST BY 1500.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT BY PEAK HEATING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL BY PEAK HEATING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1300.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING  
NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 1200.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY PEAK HEATING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY PEAK HEATING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH AFTER 1300.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS  
REQUESTED BY...CASEY GORSETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605865.1/GJT  
.DELDT 03/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CGORSETT@BLM.GOV  
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