Gunnison Basin Forecast Area (COZ293) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ293-152300-
COZ293-152300-
Gunnison Basin Forecast Area-
310 AM MST Sat Feb 15 2025

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
310 AM MST Sat Feb 15 2025

.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...


.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%). Patchy blowing snow. 
                    Snow showers. Isolated thunderstorms after 
                    1200. 
Chance of thunder...20 percent. 
Max temperature.....19-29 F. 
Min humidity........57-72%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    west 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
CWR.................80 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph until 1200, then 15 to 20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Fair after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%). Patchy blowing snow 
                    until 2400. Scattered snow showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms until 2400. 
Chance of thunder...20 percent. 
Min temperature.....5-15 F. 
Max humidity........77-92%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. 
                    Localized gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to 20 
                    mph after midnight. 
CWR.................30 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 25 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 50 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 
Max temperature.....29-39 F. 
Min humidity........42-52%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 30 to 40 mph increasing to west 35 to 
                    45 mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow.
Scattered snow showers. Lows 14-24. Highs 29-39. West winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to  35 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers. Lows 9 above-19.
Highs 25-35. Winds less than 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 3 above-13. Highs 25-35. Winds
less than 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 6 above-16. Highs 30-40. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 9 above-19.
Highs 29-39.