903
FNUS75 KGJT 221816
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR KEYSTONE FIRE...COLORADO IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1216 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DECREASES TOMORROW,
BUT ENOUGH REMNANT MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE TO INITIATE ANOTHER
ROUND OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION. THERE MAY ALSO BE LINGERING
SHOWERS/STORMS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FROM A PASSING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DRY OUT AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES,
WITH HIGH PRESSURE DRIVING WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...50 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000-35000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...35 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (36000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...LARRY LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/22/26
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