Colorado River Headwaters (COZ205) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ205-181100-
COZ205-181100-
Colorado River Headwaters-
1220 PM MST Tue Feb 17 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1220 PM MST Tue Feb 17 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 (70-80%). Patchy blowing snow. 
                    Numerous snow showers. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....16-26 F. 
Max humidity........72-87%. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Localized gusts 
                    up to 50 mph decreasing to 40 mph after 
                    midnight. 
CWR.................90 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 40 to 50 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Patchy blowing snow. 
                    Numerous snow showers. Isolated thunderstorms 
                    after 1200. 
Chc of lightning....20 percent. 
Max temperature.....25-35 F. 
Min humidity........56-66%. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 
                    mph. 
CWR.................80 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 40 to 50 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL until 0900, then 6000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph until 1200, then 25 to 
                    35 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%) until 2400, then partly 
                    cloudy (50-60%). Patchy blowing snow. Numerous 
                    snow showers until 2400, scattered snow showers 
                    after 2400. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....2-12 F. 
Max humidity........66-81%. 
20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 45 mph in 
                    the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 
                    6 mph by sunset. 
CWR.................50 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 20 to 25 mph until 2400, then 10 to 15 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100. Poor after 0300. 

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%). Scattered snow showers. 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....18-28 F. 
Min humidity........36-46%. 
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....West 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL until 1000, then 6000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then 20 to 25 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900, then good until 1200, then 
                    excellent until 1500, then good. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Patchy blowing snow. Snow showers. Lows 4 above-14.
Highs 21-31. Winds less than 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows
1 above-11. Highs 24-34. Winds less than 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 4 above-14. Highs 34-44. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 14-24. Highs 39-49. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 19-29. Highs
39-49.