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FXUS65 KGJT 011746
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1146 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN TODAY, LIMITING CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS
AFTERNOON.
- DEEP SURFACE MOISTURE WILL KEEP CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE
FORECAST, ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND
DEBRIS FLOWS OVER RECENT BURN SCARS AND OTHER VULNERABLE
AREAS.
- TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, REACHING
NEAR- NORMAL BY FRIDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1027 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
TROUGHING ALONG THE WEST COAST AND RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL
KEEP EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS WILL PULL IN DRIER AIR,
GRADUALLY REDUCING PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
AS SURFACE LEVEL MOISTURE IS SCOURED OUT. THAT SAID, CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN EACH AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ENOUGH SURFACE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
STICK AROUND TUESDAY TO KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AROUND, AS
WELL THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. AS
DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH IN, THE MAIN THREAT WITH STORMS WILL
TRANSITION TO THAT OF GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. LIGHTNING WILL BE A
THREAT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH ANY STORM. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
DAY BY DAY AS WE DRY OUT, REACHING NEAR-NORMAL VALUES BY THE END OF
THE WORK-WEEK.
A STRONG CLOSED LOW IS FORECAST TO DROP OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY
THE WEEKEND, FORCING THE WEST COAST TROUGH TO RETROGRADE SLIGHTLY.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE TO ALSO EXPAND WESTWARD, AND
ULTIMATELY THE FLOW OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO WILL
SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN TAP INTO
DEEPER MONSOONAL MOISTURE, BRINGING A RETURN TO WETTER AND COOLER
CONDITIONS. ENSEMBLE AND DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE DOES REMAIN IN
DECENT AGREEMENT REGARDING A PLUME OF ABOVE NORMAL PWATS REACHING
EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY SATURDAY, BUT THERE DOES REMAIN
SOME UNCERTAINTY. CHANGES WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM ACTIVITY IN THE
PACIFIC COULD SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER THIS FORECAST, SO BE SURE TO STAY
TUNED FOR UPDATES ON HOW THIS WEEKEND'S FORECAST DEVELOPS.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1141 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2026
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING. PROB30 HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR SITES THAT ARE
MOST LIKELY TO SEE THIS ACTIVITY. PRIMARY CONCERNS ARE
LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
ARE POSSIBLE FROM STRONGER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...BGB/TGJT
AVIATION...TGJT
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