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Spot Forecast for Rim Piles RX...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
954 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MST on November 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure overhead will promote poor smoke
dispersal and low mixing heights for the next few days. Surface
winds will generally be light and terrain driven with
southerly winds aloft. Light snow chances begin this afternoon,
peaking Thursday afternoon. Little to no accumulation is
anticipated before Wednesday night.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers (15-25% chance).
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....22-27.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph.
Clearing Index......50.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....32-37.
Min humidity........62-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7000-19000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 11 mph.
Clearing Index......130.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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.....20-25.
Max humidity........92-97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 mph shifting to the east
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 mph.
Clearing Index......50.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers.
CWR.................20 percent.
Max temperature.....28-33.
Min humidity........75-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph shifting to the west in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-1000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 mph shifting to the northwest in
                    the afternoon.
Clearing Index......50.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Kathryn Abbott
Requested by...Bryan Carpenter
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526297.0/GJT
.DELDT 11/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bryan.carpenter@usda.gov