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Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Spot Forecast for Swiss Roll...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
414 PM MDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on September 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Drier and warmer conditions will move into the region
over the next few days. Southwesterly winds gusting 20-25 mph will be
possible on Tuesday, but will become lighter and terrain driven by
Wednesday. Minimum relative humidity will lower through the week,
settling in the upper teens to the low 20s percent on Wednesday. There
is a low chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms each afternoon,
with the main threats being gusty winds and lightning.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....69-74.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-8 mph increasing to 8-12 mph
                    by 1500. Gusts up to 20 mph possible in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 7500 ft AGL by 1500.
Transport winds.....West 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....47-52.
Max humidity........47-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-8 mph shifting to the east by
                    2200.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL by 2100.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph shifting to the northeast 10
                    mph overnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Slight chance of rain showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....71-76.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 4-8 mph shifting to the southwest by
                    1200. Increasing to 8-12 mph by 1400.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 9500 ft AGL by 1500.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph shifting to the west 12 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Brian Austin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621377.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.austin@usda.gov,corey.p.wilson@usda.gov,tracy.milakovic@usda.gov