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FNUS75 KGJT 160113
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
713 PM MDT FRI AUG 15 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTY WINDS MORE OF A
THREAT THAN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. MOSITURE WILL BE ON THE
DECREASE TOMORROW AND MORE SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED EARLY. THIS WILL
TAP INTO WHATEVER MOISTURE LINGERS OVER THE AREA TO DRIVE MORE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
WILL REMAIN THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH LIGHTNING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (9000 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...35 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT). CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY PEAK HEATING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL AT PEAK HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH BY PEAK HEATING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...35 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SANCHEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520007.0/GJT
.DELDT 08/15/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.SANCHEZ@USDA.GOV
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