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Spot Forecast for Yellowjacket...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
452 AM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Morning showers will give way to afternoon
thunderstorms over the higher terrain. Nearby storms could produce
gusty outflow winds up to 35 mph, especially later in the day. A
drier airmass moves in tomorrow lowering precipitation chances
and RH values.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the morning. Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....65-70.
Min humidity........27-32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8-12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 mph.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....51-56.
Max humidity........48-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) overnight.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....68-73.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph shifting to the west in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 9300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Kathryn Abbott
Requested by...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520009.0/GJT
.DELDT 08/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov,hdresen@blm.gov