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FXUS65 KGJT 212350
AFDGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
550 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST
WITH THE CHANCE TO SET DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS EACH
AFTERNOON.
- HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL WEATHER
CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS WHERE FUELS ARE DEEMED
CRITICAL.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1207 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026
RINSE AND REPEAT: WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEK
AHEAD AS RECORD-SETTING HEAT BUILDS ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
WHILE TEMPERATURES MODERATE SOME TOMORROW, THE REPRIEVE WILL BE
SHORT LIVED. AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE PROJECTED TO REMAIN 15 TO 25
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS
CONTINUING TO BE UP FOR GRABS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE
MARCH ALL-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD AT THE GRAND JUNCTION
AIRPORT, WHICH CURRENTLY SITS AT 85 (YESTERDAY'S HIGH
TEMPERATURE), REMAINS UP FOR GRABS AS WELL. WHILE PWATS ALOFT
INCREASE SUNDAY AND BEYOND, MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL BE
HARD TO COME BY IN THIS HOT AND DRY REGIME.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 550 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026
GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE NEAR DUSK
THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS OVERNIGHT. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH
SOME SCATTERED/BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING THROUGH. WINDS ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES BUT OVERALL MUCH
LIGHTER THAN TODAY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1149 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WHERE FUELS ARE DEEMED CRITICAL
(NORTHWEST COLORADO). WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL JOIN FORCES
WITH SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES. AS SUCH, RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE, FUELS ARE NOT DEEMED
CRITICAL, BUT BURNING COULD GET OUT OF HAND ON THIS HOT, DRY,
AND WINDY DAY.
GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ200>202.
UT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...KAA
AVIATION...TGJT
FIRE WEATHER...TGJT
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