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FXUS65 KGJT 160801
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
101 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES PERSIST INTO
NEXT WEEK.
- THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN INCREASES LATE NEXT
WEEK.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1250 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
WARM DAYS, COOL NIGHTS, AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS
EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. AS AN UPPER-LEVEL JET NOSES
INTO THE REGION TONIGHT, FLURRIES CANNOT BE RULED OUT OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL DIVIDE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER, THE DYNAMICS
WILL BE BETTER ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS
IN PLACE SO IMPACTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1213 PM MST THU JAN 15 2026
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS STRONG UNTIL MID TO LATE NEXT
WEEK. THEREFORE THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. CONFIDENCE
IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT THE RIDGE WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN. THE
RIDGE BREAKING DOWN DOES INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS TO IMPACT THE AREA, ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THE
MOMENT IF ONE WILL TRACK OVER US. STAY TUNED!
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1250 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH LIGHT,
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS AND PERIODIC AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS UP TO 25
KNOTS.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...NONE.
UT...NONE.
SHORT TERM...KAA
LONG TERM...KJS
AVIATION...TGJT
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