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FXUS65 KGJT 181131
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
531 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS
MAY BE GUSTY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AT TIMES.
- ALL-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH COULD BE
BROKEN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 912 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
AN EXPANSIVE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN US OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THIS CAUSES TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO 15-25 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THIS PATTERN WILL BE DRY TOO, BUT WINDS DECREASE
WITH THE LACK OF A PRESSURE GRADIENT. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WILL BE THE WARMEST DAYS WITH HIGHS MOST LIKELY BREAKING
RECORDS. IN FACT, WE ARE ON TRACK TO BREAK THE ALL-TIME HIGH FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH IN SPOTS. THAT MEANS HIGHS RANGING FROM 90S
IN THE UTAH CANYON COUNTRY TO 60S/70S IN THE MOUNTAIN TOWNS. A
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN US LOOKS TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE
ON SUNDAY, WHICH SHOULD COOL US DOWN SOME, BUT WE ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES REGARDLESS.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 529 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS
AT KHDN AND KGJT THROUGH ABOUT 15Z AND AND SOME AFTERNOON
NORTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS AT KHDN, KASE AND KDRO.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...KJS
AVIATION...DB
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