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FNUS75 KGJT 021056
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
456 AM MDT THU JUL 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 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 THIS EVENING LEADING TO A PERIOD OF VARIABLE WINDS,
ULTIMATELY BECOMING BECOMING EASTERLY OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST FLOW
KICKS BACK IN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON RESULTING IN ONE MORE DAY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
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 SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR (5000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH BECOMING EAST 12 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...DURANGO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616480.2/GJT
.DELDT 07/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CODRC@FIRENET.GOV
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