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FNUS75 KGJT 191827
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Spot Forecast for Rim Piles Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1127 AM MST Wed Nov 19 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MST on November 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure and weak winds aloft will result in
poor smoke dispersal and very light, terrain driven winds today.
Showers increase tonight into Thursday as a disturbance tracks to
the south. However, winds become lighter aloft and mixing heights
lower, resulting in poor smoke dispersal. High pressure builds
back overhead Friday into the weekend with light winds and poor
smoke dispersal continuing due to very limited mixing.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....31-36.
Min humidity........70-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (16000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......Increasing to 1500 ft AGL by early afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 13 mph.
Clearing Index......160.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow showers in the evening, then chance of
                    snow showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....21-26.
Max humidity........94-99 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph.
Clearing Index......50.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers in the morning, then snow showers
                    likely in the afternoon.
CWR.................30 percent.
Max temperature.....28-33.
Min humidity........78-83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph shifting to the west in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1000-4000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......Increasing to 700 ft AGL by early afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Clearing Index......60.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Carly McGuire
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526399.0/GJT
.DELDT 11/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL carly.mcguire@usda.gov