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FNUS75 KGJT 122224
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERS CANYON...BIA / NPS / USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
424 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES EASTWARD WITH DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE FLOW SHIFTS TO
THE SOUTHWEST BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN
MOISTURE AND THE RETURN OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
STORMS WILL BE MORE CAPABLE OF GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND LIGHTNING
RATHER THAN WETTING RAIN, SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
MPH OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...MATT ALEKSA
REQUESTED BY...COUMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/12/25
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