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Spot Forecast for North Elk Ridge Rxx...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
321 PM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on November 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure remains in control, keeping temperatures
warm and winds light. Mixing heights will be low, limiting clearing
index values and keeping smoke dispersal poor. An hour or two on
Wednesday afternoon will see smoke dispersal improve to fair, but
then quickly diminish to poor once again. These conditions will
persist through the end of the week.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....52-57.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (34000-38000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL increasing to 2700 ft AGL by 1300.
                    Decreasing back to 0 ft AGL by 1700.
Transport winds.....Southwest 17 mph.
Clearing Index......50 increasing to 380 by 1300. Decreasing to 50
                    by 1700.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....34-39.
Max humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 3-5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 mph.
Clearing Index......50.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....51-56.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-34000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
                    1300. Decreasing to poor (0-28000 knot-ft)
                    again by 1500.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL increasing to 2300 ft AGL by 1400.
Transport winds.....South 21 mph.
Clearing Index......0 increasing 430 by 1400.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

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Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Timothy Spurr
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524856.3/GJT
.DELDT 11/03/25
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.EMAIL timothy.spurr@usda.gov