FNUS75 KGJT 051204 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Groundhog Piles...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 504 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on November 05. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Winds will be light on Thursday. As a result, smoke dispersal is marginal at best in the afternoon, with only mild improvement to fair smoke dispersal on Friday. On Friday, there is a slight chance for snow showers in the afternoon near the spot location. Should snow showers pass overhead, accumulations will be minimal. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....30-35. Min humidity........75-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 4-8 mph shifting to the southwest at 1000 MST. Smoke dispersal.....Marginal. Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....20-25. Max humidity........95-100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6000 knot-ft). Mixing height.......700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 12 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. CWR.................<10 percent. Max temperature.....29-34. Min humidity........74-79 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph shifting to the northwest at 1100 MST. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ Forecaster...Braeden Winters Requested by...Joshua Oak Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2624987.4/GJT .DELDT 11/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joshua.oak@usda.gov