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Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Spot Forecast for Huntsman...BLM
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
956 PM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A disturbance will move through the area from the
southwest along with moisture increasing, resulting in isolated
showers and storms Thursday afternoon. Better chances of wetting
rain arrive Friday with more widespread coverage. Gusty outflow
winds and lightning though appear to be the main concerns with
storms on Thursday with better wetting rain chances Friday into
the weekend.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....70-75.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 mph increasing to northwest
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL increasing to 11100 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 14 mph.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
                    chance of rain showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....46-51.
Max humidity........61-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 mph
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (3000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 17 mph becoming north 10 mph
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the morning, then showers and thunderstorms
                    likely in the afternoon.
CWR.................30 percent.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........37-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph shifting to the northwest
                    8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (24000 knot-ft) increasing to fair in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6200 ft AGL by peak heating.
Transport winds.....West 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...55 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Montrose Interagency Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521298.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL comtc@firenet.gov