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FNUS75 KGJT 290031
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEMAN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
631 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLEARING SKIES THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN GOOD RADIATIONAL
COOLING AND SOME RH RECOVERY, GETTING CLOSE TO 50% BY SUNRISE. ON
THURSDAY, LIGHT WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO WEST BY MIDDAY, MAYBE A
LITTLE WNW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND GENERALLY 8-12 MPH.
THERE IS A 25% CHANCE OF A THUNDERSHOWER, BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE
LIGHT WITH ANY SHOWERS. GUSTY WIND 25-30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
SHOWERS NEAR OR OVER THE FIRE. RH IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DROP TO
AROUND 12 PERCENT. DEEP MIXING IS EXPECTED UP UNTIL
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORM FORM, WITH 10-12 KFT MIXING HEIGHTS EXPECTED.
TOMORROW NIGHT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD END BY SUNSET WITH
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO
THURSDAY IN TERMS OF WINDS, RH, AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (1000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...PAUL SCHLATTER
REQUESTED BY...NATE CHRISTIANSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/28/25
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.EMAIL KARL.KECMAN@USDA.GOV,JOSHUA.RYAN@USDA.GOV,NATHAN.CHRISTIANSEN@USDA.GOV
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