Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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FNUS75 KGJT 081812
FWSGJT
Spot Forecast for 25 Mesa...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1212 PM MDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on September 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Good mixing on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon will lead to good
to very good dispersal conditions each day after 1200 MDT.
Widespread critical fire weather conditions are not expected. Some
localized conditions will develop as RH values bottom out each
afternoon. However, overnight recoveries will increase into the
30-40 percent range. Wetting rains are not expected.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....71-76.
Min humidity........14-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North-northwest winds 5-10 mph. Gusts 15-20 mph in the
afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (35000 knot-ft) increasing to good (50000-80000 knot-ft)
after 1200 MDT.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10-15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....44-49.
Max humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft)
after 1900 MDT.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 5-10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....71-76.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph shifting to the west 8-12 mph with
gusts 15-20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good (90000-130000 knot-ft) after 1200 MDT.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10-15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
$$
Forecaster...Lucas Boyer
Requested by...Josh Oak
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621431.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/08/26
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.EMAIL joshua.oak@usda.gov