787  
FNUS75 KGJT 271136  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART...NOCO DISPATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
536 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE (20% CHANCE) WITH  
THE MAIN CONCERN BEING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.  
OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION, GENERALLY LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED. TOMORROW, THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY CONVECTION WILL BE  
NORTH AND EAST OF THE WILDFIRE. WINDS WILL PICK UP SOME THOUGH  
WITH SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 12 TO 18 MPH WITH  
OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (34000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT)  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.  
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK  
REQUESTED BY...WES NIETO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620645.1/GJT  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CONCC@FIRENET.GOV  
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