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Spot Forecast for Leroux...COMTC
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
416 AM MDT Mon Aug 4 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
Very dry air will remain in place over the wildfire with little
recovery expected overnight. Stronger winds aloft will mix down to
the surface this afternoon bring sustained southwest winds of 15
to 18 mph with gusts reaching 25 to 30 mph. Similar conditions are
expected again tomorrow. Red Flag Warnings are in place for both
days due to these conditions. No chance for precipitation either
day.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....87-92.
Min humidity........2-7 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 mph increasing to southwest
                    15 to 18 mph in the afternoon with gusts
                    reaching 25 to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 12600 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 12 mph increasing to southwest 22 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....55-60.
Max humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3 to 6 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor overnight.
Mixing height.......11800 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....West 22 mph becoming northeast 10 mph
                    overnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....83-88.
Min humidity........6-11 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 12 to 15 mph with gusts to around
                    30 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 17 mph shifting to the west 24 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Tom Renwick
Requested by...Destiny Rodriguez
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519190.0/GJT
.DELDT 08/04/25
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.EMAIL comtc@firenet.gov