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Spot Forecast for Dry Canyon...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
902 AM MDT Wed Oct 8 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MDT on October 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Gusty winds are expected today with speeds reaching 30 mph. Isolated
showers are possible tonight, but chances really increase tomorrow
and into Friday.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....66-71.
Min humidity........27-32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10-15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 7400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 20 mph.
Clearing Index......610 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the evening. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms through the night. Chance of rain
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....43-48.
Max humidity........91-96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8-13 mph with gusts to around 25
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5000-31000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast 18 mph.
Clearing Index......310 decreasing to 50 overnight.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of rain
                    showers through the day. Chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent.
Max temperature.....63-68.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the morning.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 17 mph.
Clearing Index......610 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Kris Sanders
Requested by...Scott McCreary
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/08/25
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.EMAIL scottmccreary79@gmail.com,scott.mccreary@usda.gov