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FNUS75 KGJT 130443
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSHO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1043 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES EASTWARD WITH DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE FLOW SHIFTS
TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THURSDAY, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE
AND THE RETURN OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT IS MORE
PROBABLE FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE 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.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-7000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (9000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...SAM PFAHLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/12/25
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