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Spot Forecast for Gold Mountain...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
354 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Unsettled and cool conditions will continue over the
next several days as plenty of cloud cover and precipitation will be
in the area of the fire. Wetting rainfall chances peak late
Wednesday into Thursday when rainfall amounts over the fire may
exceed 1/3 of an inch. Winds will mainly be from the Southwest but
gusty and erratic near stronger showers and storms.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-75 percent). Rain showers with
                    embedded thunderstorm possible through the day
                    but most probable this afternoon and evening.
CWR.................30 percent.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........48-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................20 percent.
Min temperature.....40-45.
Max humidity........90-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7000-24000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....South 14 mph.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-75 percent). Showers and
                    thunderstorms likely.
CWR.................60 percent.
Max temperature.....59-64.
Min humidity........59-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 mph.
Chance of thunder...35 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Dennis Phillips
Requested by...Dalton Carver IC4(t)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621464.6/GJT
.DELDT 09/15/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dalton.carver@usda.gov