917
FNUS75 KGJT 091405
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR D1 PONDO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
805 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.
INCREASING MOISTURE AND GUSTY WINDS MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE
SATURDAY FROM THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE RACHEL BRINGING WINDS
GUSTING 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT AND
70% CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR (8000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......400 DECREASING TO 80 OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......980.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DAVID BYERS
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER PROFFIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/09/26
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