529  
FNUS75 KGJT 150003  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DERBY...UPPER COLORADO FIRE MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
603 PM MDT SUN SEP 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR  
THUNDERSTORM MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH MUCH BETTER CHANCES TUESDAY AS  
A SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ARE LIGHTNING AND GUSTS 40-50 MPH. OTHERWISE, WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST TO WEST  
WINDS EACH AFTERNOON. THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH  
THE PERIOD.  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH  
WINDS 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST  
WINDS 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVID BYERS  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN OKARSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2521931.1/GJT  
.DELDT 09/14/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BOKARSKI@BLM.GOV,MPFEIFER@BLM.GOV  
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