330  
FNUS75 KGJT 040120  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HERMOSA CLIFF...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
720 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON JUNE 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF  
THE WEEK, WITH DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER TEENS AND  
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS REMAIN WEAK, HOWEVER, WITH ANY  
GUSTS GENERALLY UNDER 15 MPH. ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN  
COULD SPARK AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR TWO NEAR THE BURN LOCATION, WITH THE  
MAIN CONCERNS BEING STRONG, GUSTY, AND ERRATIC WINDS, AND LIGHTNING.  
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/  
DOWNVALLEY WINDS BY 2400.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (2000-4000 KNOT-FT)  
BY 2000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 550 FT AGL BY 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) AFTER 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH AFTER 1200. SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST AFTER 1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-12000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY  
1000, TO GOOD BY 1100, AND TO VERY GOOD BY 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL BY 1200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/  
DOWNVALLEY BY 2400.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO GOOD BY 1900, AND TO  
POOR (2000-6000 KNOT-FT) BY 2000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 550 FT AGL BY 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST  
WINDS 4-8 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-20000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY  
1000, TO GOOD BY 1100, AND TO VERY GOOD BY 1200.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL BY 1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO  
REQUESTED BY...NOAH DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614931.0/GJT  
.DELDT 06/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NOAH.DANIELS@USDA.GOV  
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