736  
FNUS75 KGJT 081502  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
902 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SPEEDS REACHING 30 MPH. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT, BUT CHANCES REALLY INCREASE TOMORROW  
AND INTO FRIDAY.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......610 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000-31000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......310 DECREASING TO 50 OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......610 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...KRIS SANDERS  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCCREARY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2523161.0/GJT  
.DELDT 10/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTTMCCREARY79@GMAIL.COM,SCOTT.MCCREARY@USDA.GOV  
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