FNUS75 KGJT 210041

FWSGJT



Spot Forecast for Rabbit Mountain RX...USWFS/ BLM

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

641 PM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 2000 MDT on March 20. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Winds will increase on Saturday ahead of a cool

front expected to move through the area Saturday night. Winds will

be gusting 25 to 30 mph ahead of this cool front Saturday

afternoon into the evening. Due to sufficient mixing, excellent

smoke dispersal is expected. Relative humidity will be very low

with single digit values in the afternoon.



.REST OF TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Min temperature.....41-46. 

Max humidity........28-33 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8 to 12 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft). 

Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less overnight. 

Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph shifting to the northeast 

                    overnight. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.SATURDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Max temperature.....77-82. 

Min humidity........4-9 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 mph increasing to southwest 

                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the 

                    afternoon. 

Smoke dispersal.....Poor (15000 knot-ft) increasing to excellent in 

                    the afternoon. 

Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the 

                    afternoon by peak heating. 

Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph increasing to west 25 mph in 

                    the afternoon. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.SATURDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Min temperature.....41-46. 

Max humidity........31-36 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the early evening,

                    shifting to the north 8 to 12 mph overnight. 

Smoke dispersal.....Very good decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft) 

                    overnight. 

Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. 

Transport winds.....Northwest 23 mph becoming north 10 mph 

                    overnight. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



$$

Forecaster...Matt Aleksa

Requested by...Casey Gorsett

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2605865.5/GJT

.DELDT 03/20/26

.FormatterVersion 2.0.0

.EMAIL cgorsett@blm.gov