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Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Spot Forecast for Transfer Rd RX...USWFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
457 AM MDT Sun Sep 27 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on September 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions remain in place today. Clouds will increase this
afternoon as moisture increases from the southwest. Some light
showers may occur overnight and though chances are very low (15 to
20%), will keep in the forecast. All that changes Monday morning
as rain/showers move in. Some of this precip will be heavy at
times with embedded storms possible. A Flood Watch is in effect
from 6am Monday through 6am Wednesday across southwestern Colorado
due to this increased rainfall threat.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....69-74.
Min humidity........26-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest between 12 and 1PM.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (30000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 12 mph.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers
                    overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....47-52.
Max humidity........77-82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley 3 to 6 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (8000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers likely in
                    the morning, then rain showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................60 percent.
Max temperature.....56-61.
Min humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (15000-19000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Tom Renwick
Requested by...Fred Gross
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622466.3/GJT
.DELDT 09/27/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL fgross@blm.gov