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FNUS75 KGJT 202245
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALTER RX UNITS 32-41...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
445 PM MDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DEEPER MIXING WILL OCCUR AGAIN TOMORROW ALLOWING SOME GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL
WILL REACH EXCELLENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
LOCALIZED AS HUMIDITIES DROP TO THE 15 TO 20% RANGE IN THE
AFTERNOON. AFTER 6PM, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY AND
NORTHWESTERLY BY 9PM AS A BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE BURN SITE.
DESPITE THIS BOUNDARY, DEEPER MIXING WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY BRINGING
SOME GUSTY WINDS OF 25 MPH AND VERY GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY
HIGHER GUSTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (8000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...VINCE MOWERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614026.2/GJT
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LIV.ELFSTROM@USDA.GOV,VINCENT.MOWERY@USDA.GOV
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