COZ205-101000-
COZ205-101000-
Colorado River Headwaters-
105 PM MDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
105 PM MDT Mon Mar 9 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 clear (10-20%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....25-35 F. 
Max humidity........57-72%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. 
                    Localized gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to 20 
                    mph after midnight. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 30 to 40 mph. 
Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL until 2000, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20%) until 1200, then partly 
                    cloudy (30-40%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....48-58 F. 
Min humidity........25-35%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    west 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 30 to 40 mph. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL until 1100, then 7500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph until 1200, then west 20 
                    to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1200. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....22-32 F. 
Max humidity........56-66%. 
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.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 35 to 45 mph increasing to 45 to 55 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......5000 ft AGL until 2000, then 3000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 15 to 20 mph until 2400, then northwest 5 
                    to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2100, then poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....40-50 F. 
Min humidity........23-33%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 20 mph increasing to 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 35 to 45 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 22-32. Highs 46-56. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  40 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 26-36. Highs 49-59. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  35 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 52-62. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  45 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 28-38. Highs
47-57. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 30-40. Highs
48-58.