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Spot Forecast for Kittle...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
718 AM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms are
possible this morning as well as the afternoon as a weak wave
moves through. Gusty outflow winds to 35 mph and lightning are the
primary concerns with very low chance of wetting rain. Wetting
rain chances increase this weekend as moisture increases from the
south with more widespread coverage expected. Otherwise breezy
west to northwest winds will occur in the afternoon with downslope
winds overnight.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....77-82.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 11300 ft AGL by peak heating in
                    the mid afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 11 mph.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....46-51.
Max humidity........61-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 5 to 10 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 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 in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon by peak heating.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the northwest 13
                    mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Cade Bragonier
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620061.0/GJT
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov