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Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
322 PM MDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on October 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue with stronger winds on Wednesday
leading to good dispersal rates. While dispersal will remain good
on Thursday, rates will diminish some due to lighter winds. Skies
remain clear and wetting rains/snow are not forecasted.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....39-44.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15-20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good(80000-100000 knot-ft)
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 25-30 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....21-26.
Max humidity........53-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....40-45.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good (60000-80000 knot-ft)
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 5700 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Lucas Boyer
Requested by...Carl Hanley
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624708.0/GJT
.DELDT 10/27/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jack.starkebaum@usda.gov,carl.hanley@usda.gov