478
FNUS75 KGJT 251700
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRANSFER RD RX...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1100 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. PRIMARY THREATS ARE LIGHTNING AND OUTFLOW GUSTS TO 40
MPH. OTHERWISE, LOOK FOR FAIR WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS, DOWN-SLOPE
OVERNIGHT AND UPSLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15000-39000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 580 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-15000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......110.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......140 INCREASING TO 560 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DAVID BYERS
REQUESTED BY...FRED GROSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622466.1/GJT
.DELDT 09/25/26
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