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Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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722 FNUS75 KGJT 171624 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Crosho Fire...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1024 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on August 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... High pressure continues to build in today and will bring west winds to the wildfire. These winds will generally be light though an occasional higher gust can`t be ruled out. Dry air will start moving in as flow becomes more southwesterly and though temperatures will start increasing, light winds are still expected tomorrow. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....71-76. Min humidity........20-25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 12 mph. Occasional higher gusts in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Very good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Mixing height.......11900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 17 mph. Chance of thunder...5 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....47-52. Max humidity........38-43 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley 3 to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor overnight. Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL decreasing to 900 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....74-79. Min humidity........14-19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Occasionally higher gusts in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......12100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ Forecaster...Tom Renwick Requested by...Brian Dykstra Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2520079.0/GJT .DELDT 08/17/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL brian_dykstra@firenet.gov