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Spot Forecast for Turner Gulch...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
917 PM MDT Thu Jul 10 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 MDT on July 10.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Warm, dry conditions continue through the period
with only a slight chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
primary threats from these storms are lightning and strong gusty
winds with wetting rain not likely. RH only recovers to about
30% overnight and drops to the low teens each afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....58-63.
Max humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Down slope winds 3-8 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2000-3000 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 mph shifting to the north overnight.
Clearing Index......50.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
Max temperature.....79-84.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........south winds 5 mph shifting to the west at 10-15
                    mph in the afternoon. Expect erratic winds gusting
                    40-50 mph near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (36000 knot-ft) increasing to very good in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph shifting to the northwest 12 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Clearing Index......360 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....58-63.
Max humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 mph shifting to the
                    northeast overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good decreasing to poor (2000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......11300 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 mph shifting to the northeast 10
                    mph overnight.
Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 50 overnight.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 11 mph.
Clearing Index......520 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

$$
Forecaster...David Byers
Requested by...Todd Foley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517801.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/10/25
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.EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov