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Spot Forecast for Rim Road...Southern Ute BIA
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
341 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MDT on July 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Expect scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms
lasting into the evening hours each day through Friday becoming
more isolated Saturday. Primary threats are lightning and strong
outflow winds gusting to 40 mph. Storm coverage to the north on
terrain will be numerous producing northerly outflow boundaries
that will likely impact the Rim Road fire each afternoon and/or
evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 gust 25 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....56-61.
Max humidity........63-68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East to northeast winds 10 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) overnight.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....East 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming partly sunny
                    (45-55 percent). Areas of smoke in the
                    afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....84-89.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 mph increasing to west 15 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East 10 mph shifting to the northwest 13 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.

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Forecaster...David Byers
Requested by...Scott Nielsen
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518669.3/GJT
.DELDT 07/29/25
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.EMAIL scott.nielsen@durangofire.org,ginger_domingos@firenet.gov