Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ205-032345-
COZ205-032345-
Colorado River Headwaters-
140 AM MDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
140 AM MDT Fri Apr 3 2026

.DISCUSSION... Relative humidity values will remain elevated enough
to generally suppress critical fire weather conditions today. 
However, the Four Corners region will see low relative humidity 
values as a dry air mass enters the region. Today strong wind 
gusts are expected over the higher terrain and in the in the Four 
Corners region. The drying trend will continue through the 
weekend, but a weakening of afternoon wind gusts after today will 
keep widespread critical fire weather conditions out of the 
forecast through early next week. 

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


.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....29-39 F. 
Min humidity........36-46%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. 
                    Localized gusts up to 30 mph. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......7000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then good. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....15-25 F. 
Max humidity........70-85%. 
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....Northwest 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL until 2000, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph until 2400, then 
                    southwest. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....44-54 F. 
Min humidity........20-30%. 
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....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. 
Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 22-32. Highs 51-61. Winds less than 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 26-36. Highs
54-64. Winds less than 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 28-38. Highs 52-62. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to  30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 30-40. Highs
55-65. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 32-42. Highs 51-61.