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Spot Forecast for Pearl Lake Pile Burning...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
355 PM MST Thu Dec 4 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MST on December 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Scattered snow showers move in by midnight tonight,
increasing in strength throughout the day on Friday. Accumulations
of 3-6 inches are expected by 5pm Friday. The heaviest snow moves
in Friday night, exiting after sunset Saturday. 8-15 inches of
additional accumulation is likely. Winds also increase with this
weather system, generally out of the southwest.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow showers.
CWR.................70 percent.
Min temperature.....7-12.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8-12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Vent rate...........Starting at 8200 kt*ft then decreasing to
                    5000 kt*ft overnight.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers.
CWR.................70 percent.
Max temperature.....20-25.
Min humidity........86-91 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 19 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Vent rate...........Starting at 5500 kt*ft then increasing to
                    40000 kt*ft by noon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers.
CWR.................90 percent.
Min temperature.....16-21.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-15 mph increasing to 15-20
                    mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17000-27000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 21 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Vent rate...........Starting at 10000 kt*ft then increasing to
                    20000+ kt*ft overnight.

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Forecaster...Kathryn Abbott
Requested by...USDA USFS
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527065.0/GJT
.DELDT 12/04/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brittany.lind@usda.gov