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Spot Forecast for Baldy Mountain Piles...CO-GMF
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1116 AM MST Sat Nov 29 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MST on November 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Smoke dispersal is expected to be excellent on Sunday as winds
will be breezy. Moisture will to return late in the afternoon
though with the potential for snow ramping up overnight into
Monday morning. By Monday afternoon, precipitation chances will
have dropped again and winds will be calmer, leading to poorer
smoke dispersal.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers early in the morning, then snow showers
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....35-40.
Min humidity........41-46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8-12 mph in the early morning
                    shifting to the southwest at 10-15 mph near
                    1000 MST. Gusts of 18 mph possible between 1000
                    and 1800 MST.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 mph shifting to southwest 30 mph late
                    in the morning.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers overnight.
CWR.................55 percent.
Min temperature.....18-23.
Max humidity........79-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-10 mph shifting to the northwest at
                    3-6 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (23000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL decreasing to 1300 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West 15 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................<10 percent.
Max temperature.....25-30.
Min humidity........48-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4-8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.

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Forecaster...Braeden Winters
Requested by...Cody Russell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526668.0/GJT
.DELDT 11/29/25
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.EMAIL cody.russell@usda.gov