


Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
323 FNUS75 KGJT 182208 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for UTE 63...CO-BIA National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 408 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MDT on July 18. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Terrain based showers will taper off early this evening, with little to no chance of wetting rains. Showers and thunderstorms will form on terrain again Saturday afternoon. Winds will also pick up on Saturday. Widespread critical fire weather conditions are not expected to develop. Non zero chances for wetting rains are forecasted Saturday, but unlikely. The primary threat for fire crews will remain gusty outflow winds from decaying shower activity on nearby terrain. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........23-28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 12 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. Max humidity........53-58 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 mph shifting to the north overnight at 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (8000 knot-ft) overnight. Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL decreasing to 900 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 12 mph shifting to the north 10 mph overnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....82-87. Min humidity........15-20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 mph shifting to the west 15-18 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 23 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon. Mixing height.......11000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 13 mph. Surface winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 3 to 8 mph becoming west around 15 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Lucas Boyer Requested by...Dennis Burns Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2518135.0/GJT .DELDT 07/1825 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL fbanburns@gmail.com