FNUS75 KGJT 011444

FWSGJT



Spot Forecast for Big Park Piles...USFS

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

744 AM MST Sun Nov 1 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on November 02. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Snow showers will linger through the day Monday, with 

an additional 2-3 inches of accumulating snow possible. Showers will

taper off Monday night, with mostly clear skies expected Tuesday. Winds

will be gusty and westerly to northwesterly Monday and Monday night,

becoming light and terrain driven Tuesday. Smoke dispersal remains poor

through the period. The next chance for precipitation is expected 

Wednesday.



.MONDAY...



Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers through

                    the day. 

CWR.................80 percent. 

Max temperature.....32-37. 

Min humidity........74-79 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8-12 mph decreasing to 4-8 mph after

                    1500. Gusts to around 25 mph until 1200, then 

                    gusts to around 20 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (25000-35000 knot-ft) increasing to fair 

                    by 1100. Decreasing back to poor (18000-28000 

                    knot-ft) after 1300.

Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL increasing to 2200 ft AGL by 1100. 

Transport winds.....West 22 mph. 

Chance of thunder...10 percent. 



.MONDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of snow 

                    showers in the evening. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Min temperature.....24-29. 

Max humidity........95-100 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........West winds 4-8 mph decreasing to 3-5 mph after

                    2100. Shifting to the southwest by 0300. 

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-10000 knot-ft). 

Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL by 0300. 

Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.TUESDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Max temperature.....38-43. 

Min humidity........58-63 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........South winds 3-5 mph shifting to north by 1200,

                    then shifting to the west by 1500.

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1000-20000 knot-ft). 

Mixing height.......200 ft AGL increasing to 2600 ft AGL by 1300. 

Transport winds.....East 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the 

                    afternoon. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



$$

Forecaster...Brianna Bealo

Requested by...Joshua Oak

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2624988.0/GJT

.DELDT 11/01/26

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.EMAIL joshua.oak@usda.gov