887
FNUS75 KGJT 172318
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR STONER MESA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
518 PM MDT WED SEP 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN
PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL TERRAIN DRIVEN
PATTERNS. MOISTURE RETURNS ON FRIDAY, BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE LOCATION DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN REMAIN LOW DURING THIS PERIOD. WITH LIGHT WINDS
AND DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS, CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS
4-8 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-32000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY
1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) AFTER 2400.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-26000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-20000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR BY
1100, AND TO GOOD BY 1200. DECREASING TO FAIR BY
1400, AND TO POOR (30000-35000 KNOT-FT) BY 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL BY 1200.
DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 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.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
FORECASTER...BRIANNA BEALO
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521893.4/GJT
.DELDT 09/17/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RICHARD.WOLLE@STATE.CO.US,CHRIS.ROBERTSON@STATE.CO.US
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