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Spot Forecast for Animas Overlook Pile RX...USFS

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

1102 AM MST Sun Nov 1 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MST on November 01. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...



An approaching system will bring widespread wetting rain

to eastern Utah and western Colorado, including in and around the burn

location. Approximately three inches of rainfall will be possible from

Saturday evening through Monday evening at the burn location. Winds will

be generally light today, becoming gusty tomorrow afternoon. Smoke 

dispersal values remain poor through the event. No snow is expected at

the burn location.





.TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Rain showers and 

                    chance of thunderstorms. 

CWR.................100 percent. 

Max temperature.....41-46. 

Min humidity........92-97 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 15 mph with gusts to around 35 

                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near 

                    thunderstorms. 

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (38000 knot-ft). 

Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Southwest 22 mph. 

Chance of thunder...35 percent. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers in the 

                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through 

                    the night. Snow showers and rain showers likely 

                    overnight. 

CWR.................100 percent. 

Min temperature.....30-35. 

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

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 18 mph with gusts to around 35 

                    mph decreasing to 10 mph overnight. Gusty and 

                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. 

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (24000-30000 knot-ft). 

Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Southwest 18 mph. 

Chance of thunder...20 percent. 



.MONDAY...



Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming 

                    sunny (5-15 percent). Chance of snow showers in 

                    the morning. 

CWR.................10 percent. 

Max temperature.....39-44. 

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

Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 mph shifting to the northwest in 

                    the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Good. 

Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northwest 16 mph. 

Chance of thunder...5 percent. 



$$

Forecaster...Lucas Boyer

Requested by...Kyle Bondy RXB3

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2624897.2/GJT

.DELDT 11/01/26

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.EMAIL Kyle.Bondy@usda.gov