FNUS75 KGJT 222048 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Steamboat Front Unit 19...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 248 PM MDT Sun Mar 22 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on March 22. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Warm and dry conditions continue with above average temperatures. Non-zero precipitation chances Monday will fail to yield wetting rains. Winds remain strong enough to produce well mixed conditions with very good to excellent smoke dispersal Monday and Tuesday afternoon after 1200 MDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....38-43. Max humidity........40-45 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the south overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-12000 knot-ft). Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North 8-12 mph shifting to the south overnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....51-56. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-15 mph. Gusts 25-30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to excellent (150000-200000 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL increasing to 6500 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph increasing to west 30-35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....33-38. Max humidity........66-71 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (0-10000 knot-ft) overnight. Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 20-25 mph becoming southwest 10-15 mph overnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....54-59. Min humidity........29-34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good (100000-150000 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 25-30 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ Forecaster...Lucas Boyer Requested by...Chris Green Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2606622.1/GJT .DELDT 03/22/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL christopher.e.green@usda.gov