824  
FNUS75 KGJT 011042  
FWSGJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE HEAD...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
442 AM MDT WED JUL 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON JULY 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH  
FRIDAY LEADING TO CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THE  
FIRE. FURTHERMORE, POOR NIGHTTIME RH RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED AS  
WELL. LOOK FOR A GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH THE END OF THE  
WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. SMOKE  
DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT)  
OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT  
AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12700 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT  
REQUESTED BY...JB CLAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616355.3/GJT  
.DELDT 07/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JBCLAY@BLM.GOV,UTMFC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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