931  
FNUS75 KGJT 031018  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LODORE CAMP...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
418 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY,  
WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING, GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS, AND HEAVY RAIN THE THREATS.  
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN WELL BELOW NORMAL TODAY, BUT WILL WARM CLOSER TO  
NORMAL TOMORROW. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM  
OVER THE TERRAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH THE SAME THREATS EXPECTED.  
CONDITIONS WILL WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER 1000, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 10-14  
MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000-36000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD BY  
1100, AND TO VERY GOOD BY 1200. REMAINING GOOD  
TO VERY GOOD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL BY 1300,  
THEN DECREASING TO 4900 FT AGL THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) AFTER 2400. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400, THEN AGAIN  
AFTER 0300.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH  
BY 2400. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE UNTIL 2100.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (5000-38000 KNOT-FT)  
BY 2000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL BY 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) AFTER 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-14 MPH AFTER  
1200. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000-16000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY  
0900, TO GOOD BY 1000, TO VERY GOOD BY 1100, AND  
TO EXCELLENT BY 1300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL BY 1300  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO  
REQUESTED BY...JOY LOGAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517187.0/GJT  
.DELDT 07/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY_W_ALLEN@NPS.GOV,JOY_LOGAN@NPS.GOV  
 
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