941
FNUS75 KGJT 221131
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
531 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RADAR SUGGEST LIGHT RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE FIRE
AT THE MOMENT...BUT ENDING SOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS FIRE AGAIN
BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT BRINGING
ADDITIONAL WETTING RAINFALL. MOISTURE LINGERS INTO THURSDAY AND
THIS SHOULD ONCE AGAIN LEAD TO AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A DRIER AND WARMER TREND MOVES IN TO END THE WEEK WITH AFTERNOON
STORMS STILL POSSIBLE BUT REDUCED IN COVERAGE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY AFTER 1200.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...65 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000-35000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...45 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...60 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN FIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617924.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHAWN.FIX@USDA.GOV
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