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FXUS65 KGJT 162334
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
534 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- THERE IS ANOTHER FROST/FREEZE RISK FOR THE LOWER VALLEYS
TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE LOW 20S TO LOW 30S.
- PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS MAY
BECOME SNOW COVERED AT TIMES.
- HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS DOMINATE THIS WEEK'S FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1044 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
TODAY AND TOMORROW:
NORTHWEST FLOW REMAINS ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN EXPANSIVE STRATUS AND LIGHT
SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MINOR IMPACTS AREA
POSSIBLE MAINLY AT THE PASS LEVEL. THIS MOISTURE WILL STICK AROUND
UNTIL MID DAY TOMORROW, SO THE SNOW CONTINUES OVERNIGHT AND WITH
SHOWERS DECREASING IN THE MORNING. ALSO, WINDS ARE STILL GUSTY IN
THE MOUNTAINS THEREFORE SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
WEDNESDAY ONWARD:
AN ANAMOLOUS RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN US CAUSING
CONDITIONS TO WARM UP AND DRY OUT. IN FACT, TEMPERATURES END UP
20 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN
RECORD HIGHS INTO THE WEEKEND. MORE SPECIFICALLY TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 90 DEGREES IN THE UTAH CANYON COUNTRY TO
NEAR 70 DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAIN TOWNS.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 529 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
CIGS AT KASE AND KEGE ARE BELOW ILS BREAKPOINTS AT THE MOMENT,
WITH IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. GUSTS OF
15-20 KTS MAY STILL OCCASIONALLY OCCUR AT SOME TERMINALS
(PARTICULARLY KTEX, KDRO, AND KGUC) THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
CALMER WINDS SETTLE IN OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE SUNRISE TOMORROW AT
KASE AND KHDN. HOWEVER, WITH MOST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTING
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ANCHORED TO THE HIGH TERRAIN AND AWAY FROM
TERMINALS, WE'VE OPTED NOT TO INCLUDE ANY MENTION OF
PRECIPITATION IN THESE TERMINALS' TAF'S YET.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...KJS
AVIATION...TGJT
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