380
FNUS75 KGJT 222309
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD FIRE 2.0...EAGLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
509 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY
WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING ARE
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS. STORMS WILL INITIALLY MOVE
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, THEN SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS POSSIBLE
TOMORROW, FAVORING THE HIGHER TERRAIN. COVERAGE WILL NOT BE AS
WIDESPREAD AS WE ARE SEEING TODAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (30000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...55 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-21000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 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.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...65 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD CORNELIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617998.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/22/26
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.EMAIL RCORNELIUS@ROARINGFORKFIRE.ORG,EMERGENCY@EAGLECOUNTY.US
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