Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ205-132300-
COZ205-132300-
Colorado River Headwaters-
1204 PM MST Fri Feb 13 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1204 PM MST Fri Feb 13 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...


.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%). Patchy fog until 1200. 
                    Scattered snow showers until 1200, then 
                    isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
Chc of lightning....20 percent. 
Max temperature.....39-49 F. 
Min humidity........57-67%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming 
                    upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100.
CWR.................60 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 mph until 1200, then west. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%) until 2400, then partly 
                    cloudy (50-60%). Isolated showers until 2400. 
                    Patchy fog. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....19-29 F. 
Max humidity........78-93%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................60 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%) until 1200, then mostly 
                    sunny (10-20%). Patchy fog until 1200. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....38-48 F. 
Min humidity........33-43%. 
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.......3000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph until 1200, then northwest. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 18-28. Highs 42-52. Winds less than
15 mph. 
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 24-34. Highs 42-52.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  40 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Colder, breezy. Numerous showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 24-34. Highs 31-41. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to  55 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Numerous snow showers. Lows 20-30. Highs 28-38. 
.THURSDAY...Numerous snow showers. Lows 13-23. Highs 23-33.