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Lower Colorado River-
228 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
228 PM MST Wed Nov 5 2025

.DISCUSSION...
This is an automatically generated forecast with no discussion. 
The normal Fire Weather Forecast will resume in its entirety in 
the spring.


...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS...
...THE SMOKE DATA IS CALCULATED FROM AN AVERAGE AT 6000 FEET MSL...


.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....36-46 F. 
Max humidity........42-52%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 30 to 40 mph increasing to west 40 to 
                    50 mph after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....52-62 F near 6000 feet 
                    44-54 F near 8000 feet. 
Min humidity........22-32%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 20 mph increasing to 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL until 1100, then 7500 ft AGL until 
                    1700, then 2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then good until 1500, then 
                    fair. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....30-40 F. 
Max humidity........53-63%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 25 to 35 mph. 
Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 mph until 2400, then east. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%) until 1200, then partly 
                    cloudy (30-40%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....50-60 F near 6000 feet 
                    42-52 F near 8000 feet. 
Min humidity........22-32%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming 
                    upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100.
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 30 to 40 mph. 
Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL until 1600, then 3000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 mph until 1200, then west. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair until 1500, then 
                    poor. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 51-61. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-38. Highs 52-62. Winds less than
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-40. Highs 55-65. Winds less than
15 mph. 
.VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 31-41. Highs 55-65. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 32-42. Highs 55-65.