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Spot Forecast for Yellowjacket...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
801 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on August 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Hot and dry conditions continue with near record temperatures
around the region tomorrow and Thursday. Critical fire weather
conditions are not expected to develop. Wetting rains are not
expected. Thunderstorms and showers return Thursday with the
threat of lightning and gusty outflow winds, but little to no
chance for wetting rains.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....56-61.
Max humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight at 10-15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the southeast 13
                    mph overnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....76-81.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph shifting to the northwest in
                    the afternoon at 10-15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 8-12 mph shifting to the west 10-15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....57-62.
Max humidity........22-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 8-12 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) overnight.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 10-15 mph shifting to the south overnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........11-16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph shifting to the northwest in
                    the afternoon at 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Lucas Boyer
Requested by...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520067.1/GJT
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL hdresen@blm.gov,cogjc@firenet.gov,hloncarich@blm.gov