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FNUS75 KGJT 131208
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR DODGE...WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
608 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERE IS A LOW (LESS THAN 20 PERCENT) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND FRIDAY. PRIMARY
CONCERNS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NON-DIURNAL OUTFLOW
WIND GUSTS POTENTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH, BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL, AND LIGHTNING. DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN THIS WEEKEND,
BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......400 INCREASING TO 890 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (5000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......840 DECREASING TO 50 OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......500 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...GILLIAN FELTON
REQUESTED BY...SANDRA CRESSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619317.6/GJT
.DELDT 08/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL UTMFC@FIRENET.GOV,CGRIFFITH@BLM.GOV
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