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FXUS65 KGJT 180357
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
957 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS
MAY BE GUSTY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AT TIMES.
- ALL-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH COULD BE
BROKEN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 912 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
AN EXPANSIVE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN US OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THIS CAUSES TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO 15-25 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THIS PATTERN WILL BE DRY TOO, BUT WINDS DECREASE
WITH THE LACK OF A PRESSURE GRADIENT. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WILL BE THE WARMEST DAYS WITH HIGHS MOST LIKELY BREAKING
RECORDS. IN FACT, WE ARE ON TRACK TO BREAK THE ALL-TIME HIGH FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH IN SPOTS. THAT MEANS HIGHS RANGING FROM 90S
IN THE UTAH CANYON COUNTRY TO 60S/70S IN THE MOUNTAIN TOWNS. A
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN US LOOKS TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE
ON SUNDAY, WHICH SHOULD COOL US DOWN SOME, BUT WE ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES REGARDLESS.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 514 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
VFR CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD. A FEW SITES MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...KJS
AVIATION...TGJT
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