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FNUS75 KGJT 021051
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE HEAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
451 AM MDT THU JUL 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
MORE OF THE SAME TODAY AS HOT, DRY, AND WINDY
CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS
OVERHEAD EARLY THIS EVENING LEADING TO VARIABLE WINDS, ULTIMATELY
BECOMING BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST FLOW KICKS
BACK IN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON RESULTING IN ONE MORE DAY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TOSOUTHWEST FLOW KICKS
BACK IN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON RESULTING IN ONE MORE DAY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. POOR (6000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...JB CLAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616355.4/GJT
.DELDT 07/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JBCLAY@BLM.GOV,UTMFC@FIRENET.GOV
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