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Spot Forecast for HPBE RD Pearl Lake pile burning...USDA USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
420 PM MST Tue Dec 2 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MST on December 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Snow continues to be expected through Wednesday afternoon due to
low pressure overhead. Winds could be breezy the next few
afternoons too, particularly on Thursday as gusts could reach 20
mph. Smoke dispersal will mostly be poor throughout the next 48
hours, though could become fair for a brief portion of Thursday
afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers likely.
CWR.................35 percent.
Min temperature.....13-18.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 3-6 mph becoming calm overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 mph becoming east overnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (75-85 percent). Snow showers
                    likely in the morning, then chance of snow
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....23-28.
Min humidity........66-71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 7-12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (34000-37000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....1-6.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 3-6 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-8000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....20-25.
Min humidity........67-72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-8 mph increasing to 10-15 mph
                    through the afternoon. Gusts to 20 mph possible
                    from 1200 to 1600 MST.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (32000 knot-ft) increasing to fair in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 18 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Braeden Winters
Requested by...Phillip Garcia
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526913.0/GJT
.DELDT 12/02/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL phillip.garcia@usda.gov