FNUS75 KGJT 192224 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Steamboat Front Unit 19...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 424 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on March 22. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Light showers are possible at the burn site Sunday as a cold front moves through with minimal accumulation expected. Dry conditions will return after midnight Sunday night into early next week. While temperatures will be a bit cooler, conditions will be dry under high pressure with breezy afternoon winds resulting in efficient mixing and excellent smoke dispersal both Monday and Tuesday. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....31-36. Max humidity........51-56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 mph shifting to the southeast overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-14000 knot-ft). Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....52-57. Min humidity........21-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph shifting to the west 8 to 12 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the afternoon by peak heating. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 mph increasing to west 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....35-40. Max humidity........48-53 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the early evening, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) overnight. Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....54-59. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 5200 ft AGL by peak heating. Transport winds.....West 26 mph increasing to 38 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ Forecaster...Matt Aleksa Requested by...Chris Green Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2606622.0/GJT .DELDT 03/19/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL christopher.e.green@usda.gov