790  
FNUS75 KGJT 160209  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
809 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON JUNE 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
THE WEEK, WITH MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE  
DIGITS. WINDS WILL GUST 25-30 MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO  
30-40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD, WITH  
HUMIDITY RECOVERING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE REMAIN 5-10  
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS  
3-5 MPH BY 2300.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-7000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 6-10  
MPH BY 1000. INCREASING TO 14-18 MPH BY 1200.  
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-15000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY  
0900, TO GOOD BY 1000, TO VERY GOOD BY 1100, AND  
TO EXCELLENT BY 1400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL BY 1600.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14-18 MPH DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH BY 2200.  
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 2200.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1900, THEN TO  
POOR (4000-10000 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL BY 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 12-16 MPH  
BY 0900, THEN INCREASING TO 20-24 MPH BY 1200. GUSTS  
TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 0900, THEN GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
AFTER 1200.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000-30000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD BY 0900,  
TO VERY GOOD BY 1000, AND TO EXCELLENT BY 1100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL BY 1700.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL VOTH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615591.0/GJT  
.DELDT 06/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.VOTH@USDA.GOV  
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