890
FNUS75 KGJT 071218
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUNDHOG PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
518 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE BURN LOCATION THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, THIS WILL INCREASE
MIXING HEIGHTS AND BUMP SMOKE DISPERSAL VALUES INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY
DURING THIS PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TOMORROW, WITH LIGHT WINDS,
LIMITED MIXING HEIGHTS, AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL RETURNING. COOLER AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL MOVE IN BEGINNING ON TUESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
FLURRIES AND SPRINKLES BETWEEN 1100 AND 1500.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH
BY 1000. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600-35000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY 1400.
DECREASING TO POOR (2000-30000 KNOT-FT) BY 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL BY 1400. THEN
DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 1700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS
3-5 MPH BY 2000.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300-1000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS
4-8 MPH BY 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-23000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL BY 1900.
DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA OAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600641.12/GJT
.DELDT 02/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOSHUA.OAK@USDA.GOV
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