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FNUS75 KGJT 162148
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR STONER MESA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
348 PM MDT TUE SEP 16 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AIR SITS OVER THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
BRINING A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND LOWER AFTERNOON RH.
WINDS PICK UP ON THURSDAY AS A JET MOVES IN OVERHEAD, OTHERWISE
WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE WITH WIND SHIFTS MOST DAYS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......770 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......950 DECREASING TO 50 OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......450 INCREASING TO 730 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521893.3/GJT
.DELDT 09/16/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRIS.ROBERTSON@STATE.CO.US,RICHARD.WOLLE@STATE.CO.US
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