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FXUS65 KGJT 052347
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
547 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN TOMORROW
THOUGH FROM FRIDAY ONWARDS, THE NEAR-RECORD HIGHS RETURN.
- RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE THE CENTRAL DIVIDE FROM 1 PM TO
8 PM. LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION.
- ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY RETURN NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1150 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE:
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS TO OUR SOUTH AND WITH WEST THROUGH
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW, MOISTURE WILL ALSO STAY TO THE SOUTH. WHAT
THIS MEANS FOR US IS HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE WITH THE USUAL
AFTERNOON BREEZES. HIGHS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE THOUGH THEY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY
AND TOMORROW PRECLUDING ANY HEAT PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, FRIDAY
ONWARDS, TEMPERATURES INCREASE AND WE WILL LIKELY NEED SOME
PRODUCTS THEN. AS FAR AS PRECIP GOES, MIGHT SEE A STRAY
SHOWER/STORM OVER THE WEEKEND BUT WITH SUCH DRY SUB-LEVELS, DO
NOT ANTICIPATE ANYTHING REACHING THE GROUND SO THE MAIN CONCERN
WILL BE SOME GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND LIGHTNING. WE MIGHT SEE
SOME CHANGES NEXT WEEK AS MODELS ARE HINTING AT SOME MOISTURE
SNEAKING UP UNDERNEATH THE HIGH BRINGING MORE ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 543 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH HAZY
SKIES DUE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES. VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE LOWER THAN 6SM. WIND GUSTS 20 TO 30 KTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNSET WITH LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS
20 TO 30 KTS SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1150 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK. RED FLAG
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CO ZONES 205 AND 293 FROM 1 PM TO
8 PM TODAY. LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE IN OTHER AREAS. AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME WEAKER LATER THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. WETTING
RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE
WEEKEND.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ205-293.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...TGR
AVIATION...TGJT
FIRE WEATHER...TGJT
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