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Spot Forecast for Wolcott Fire...Vail Public Safety Dispatch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
514 PM MDT Wed Jun 18 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on June 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A hot, dry, and windy pattern will persist over the next
several days, leading to daily critical fire weather conditions at the fire
location. Minimum relative humidity values are expected to be in the single
digits daily. Temperatures will peak tomorrow, but southwest winds are
expected to increase each day, starting with 25-35 mph afternoon gusts tomorrow
and peaking on Saturday, with gusts of 35-45 mph. Relative humidity is expected
to recover into the 20-30% range each night, with diminishing winds bringing a
brief reprieve from critical fire weather conditions.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......10500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....45-50.
Max humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8-12 mph becoming northeast winds
                    4-8 mph by 2100, then becoming east winds 3-5 mph
                    after 2400. Gusts up to 20 mph possible until 2000.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to fair by 1900, and to poor
                    (3000-4000 knot-ft) by 2000.
Mixing height.......10000 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL
                    by 2100.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 mph shifting to the southeast 10
                    mph overnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.JUNETEENTH...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Haze in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........7-12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3-5 mph becoming southwest winds by
                    0900. Increasing to 14-18 mph in the afternoon. Gusts
                    up to 30 mph possible in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-22000 knot-ft) increasing to good by
                    1100, and to excellent by 1200.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 14000 ft AGL by 1500.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

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Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Keturah Wilkinson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2516213.0/GJT
.DELDT 06/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kwilkinson@vail.gov