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Spot Forecast for High Trail fire...White River NF
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
424 AM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on July 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms will form on the mountains again this
afternoon. Some wetting rain is expected, along with gusty outflow
winds and brief downpours. Hot and dry conditions return Friday
and beyond, with temperatures expected to trend 5 to 10 degrees
over normal. Localized critical fire weather will develop this
weekend and beyond as relative humidities return to critical
values and afternoon winds produce critical fire weather
conditions.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (60-70 percent). Showers likely and
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................30 percent.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........26-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....50-55.
Max humidity........65-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 4-8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2000-33000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph shifting to the east 4-8 mph
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....86-91.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the northwest
                    in the afternoon at 10-20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 10-15 mph shifting to the west 15-20 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Lucas Boyer
Requested by...Matthew Bradley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618629.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/30/26
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.EMAIL matbradl@gmail.com