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FXUS65 KGJT 071734
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1134 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARMER, DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES
SURGE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FRIDAY, AND APPROACH RECORD VALUES
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1116 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2026
WARMING UP:
A WEAK SYSTEM IS MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR IF ANY. ELSEWHERE
WILL DRY.
HERE COMES THE HEAT:
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES INTO THE DRIVER SEAT FRIDAY AND TEMPERATURES
SURGE UPWARD IN EXCESS OF 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY ACROSS THE WEST THIS WEEKEND AND
BEYOND, AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL LIKELY SURPASS 20 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. IN FACT, HIGHS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE CURRENTLY
SURPASSING THE RECORDS VALUES.
SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL BE HARD TO COME BY DURING THIS STRETCH
WITH BROAD SUBSIDENCE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FOR WEAK SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER-LEVEL
FLOW.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 516 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY AT SOME TERMINALS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS (UP TO 25
KTS) POSSIBLE. AFTER THIS PERIOD OF HIGHER WINDS, WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. HIGH CLOUDS ARE
AROUND CURRENTLY AND WILL STAY AROUND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH
SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS ALSO DEVELOPING INTO THE AFTERNOON, BUT
NOTHING OF CONCERN.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...TGJT
AVIATION...TGJT
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