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Spot Forecast for Monarch Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
948 AM MDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on October 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Deep southwesterly flow will continue bringing generally light
winds of 8 to 12 mph in the forecast. An occasional higher gust
can`t be ruled out. Similar conditions are expected again tomorow
though clouds will be increasing ahead of the next system that
will bring widespread rain over the weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....38-43.
Min humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (28000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the
                    after 1pm back to poor after 5pm.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....26-31.
Max humidity........74-79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5000-8000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....39-44.
Min humidity........42-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (19000 knot-ft) increasing to high
                    fair/low end good in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Tom Renwick
Requested by...Carl Hanley
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624599.2/GJT
.DELDT 10/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL carl.hanley@usda.gov