Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ205-151000-
COZ205-151000-
Colorado River Headwaters-
105 PM MDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
105 PM MDT Sat Mar 14 2026

.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.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%). Scattered showers until 
                    2400. Isolated thunderstorms. Numerous snow 
                    showers after 2400. Patchy blowing snow after 
                    2400. 
Chc of lightning....20 percent. 
Min temperature.....14-24 F. 
Max humidity........49-59%. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 55 mph. 
CWR.................50 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 50 to 60 mph. 
Mixing Height.......8500 ft AGL until 1900, then 2500 ft AGL until 
                    2400, then 6000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 20 to 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100, then poor until 2400, then 
                    good until 0300, then very good. 

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). Scattered snow showers 
                    until 1200. Patchy blowing snow. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....22-32 F. 
Min humidity........20-30%. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 
                    mph. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 35 to 45 mph. 
Mixing Height.......8000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 0900, then excellent. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). Patchy blowing snow 
                    until 2400. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....12-22 F. 
Max humidity........51-61%. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 40 mph in 
                    the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 
                    6 mph by sunset. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 40 to 50 mph increasing to 45 to 55 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL until 2100, then 2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100, then poor. 

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....36-46 F. 
Min humidity........34-44%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming 
                    upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100.
CWR.................10 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 45 to 55 mph decreasing to 40 to 50 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1200, then fair. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 52-62. Winds
less than 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-39. Highs 59-69. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 32-42. Highs 63-73. Winds less than
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 33-43. Highs 64-74. 
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 34-44. Highs 64-74.