Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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Spot Forecast for 502 Command...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
724 PM MDT Mon Aug 10 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on August 10.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Showers and a few thunderstorms will linger through
midnight tonight before finally tapering off. Increasing moisture
through the coming days will resulting in increasing coverage of
showers and thunderstorms developing over the higher terrain each
afternoon. Gusty winds and frequent lightning will be the primary
concerns tonight and tomorrow, with a heavy rain threat increasing
by Wednesday. Outside of the influence of showers, winds will be
light and terrain driven.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms until 2200.
CWR.................5 percent.
Min temperature.....57-62.
Max humidity........47-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 3-5 mph. Gusts to around 20 mph
                    possible until 2200. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (50-60 percent) after 1200. Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....82-87.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley winds 3-5 mph becoming
                    northwest winds 4-8 mph by 1400. Gusts up to 20
                    mph possible in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2000-20000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
                    1100, and to good by 1200. Decreasing to fair by
                    1700.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 11000 ft AGL by 1300.
                    Decreasing to 4600 ft AGL by 1800.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...35 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Rachael Zima
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619403.0/GJT
.DELDT 08/10/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL codrc@firenet.gov