550
FNUS75 KGJT 121816
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR 310 FIRE...TEAM CO IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1216 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE REGION CONTINUES TO MOISTEN UP WEDNESDAY, BRINGING ABOUT
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MOSTLY FOCUSED AROUND THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OVER THE SPOT LOCATION, WETTING
RAIN CHANCES SIT AROUND 20% WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE
DECREASING ON FRIDAY. REGARDLESS, WITH LOW-LEVELS STILL RELATIVELY
DRY IN SPITE OF THE ADDED MOISTURE, ANY STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 25-30 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...35 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000-26000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...35 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS NEAR SUNRISE BECOMING
WEST 5-10 MPH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
BY 1300 MDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...45 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...BRAEDEN WINTERS
REQUESTED BY...LARRY LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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