Lower Colorado River (COZ203) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ203-161000-
COZ203-161000-
Lower Colorado River-
310 PM MDT Sat Mar 15 2025

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
310 PM MDT Sat Mar 15 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%). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    until 2400. 
Chance of thunder...20 percent. 
Min temperature.....18-28 F. 
Max humidity........55-70%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. 
                    Localized gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL until 2000, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2100, then poor. 

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%) until 1200, then mostly 
                    sunny (10-20%). 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 
Max temperature.....45-55 F near 6000 feet 
                    37-47 F near 8000 feet. 
Min humidity........25-35%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 25 mph. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 35 to 45 mph. 
Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 to 10 mph until 1200, then southwest 15 
                    to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). 
Chance of thunder...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 35 to 45 mph. 
Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL until 1900, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%) until 1200, then partly 
                    cloudy (50-60%). 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 
Max temperature.....52-62 F near 6000 feet 
                    42-52 F near 8000 feet. 
Min humidity........19-29%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 40 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 40 to 50 mph. 
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 to 10 mph until 1200, then southwest 20 
                    to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1500. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 30-40. Highs 38-48. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to  40 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows 19-29.
Highs 38-48. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  35 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19-29. Highs 46-56. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 23-33. Highs
44-54. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 26-36. Highs
45-55.