476
FNUS75 KGJT 092038
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIM RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
238 PM MDT FRI MAY 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LOW CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS NEAR THE SPOT
LOCATION TOMORROW, PRIMARILY BETWEEN 1200-1800 MDT. SHOULD STORMS
APPROACH THE SPOT LOCATION, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL IS
EXPECTED TOMORROW. WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP OVERNIGHT, LEADING TO A
DRY, YET WINDY DAY ON SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND COULD PERSIST LATE INTO THE
EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) INCREASING TO MOSTLY
SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) BY 1400 MDT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5-15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11-15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10-20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 11-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14-18 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...NEAR 0 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12-16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16-20
MPH GUSTING TO 25-30 MPH AS EARLY AS 1100 MDT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON,
DECREASING TO FAIR IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10100
FT AGL BY 3PM MDT, DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16-20 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...NEAR 0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...BRAEDEN WINTERS
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN OTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513555.0/GJT
.DELDT 05/09/25
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.EMAIL TCORBIN@BLM.GOV,JWOTT@BLM.GOV,JONWOTT@GMAIL.COM
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