FNUS75 KGJT 052028

FWSGJT



Spot Forecast for Dodge...USWFS

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

228 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 05. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Building high pressure will continue to keep hot and 

dry conditions in place for at least the next several days. Gusts

of 20 to 25 mph are forecast during the afternoon and early 

evening hours today and tomorrow. Precipitation is not expected 

during the forecast period. 



.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Max temperature.....93-100. 

Min humidity........4-9 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.  

Smoke dispersal.....Very good. 

Mixing height.......14900 ft AGL by peak heating. 

Transport winds.....West 12 mph. 

Clearing Index......1050. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke 

                    overnight. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Min temperature.....63-68. 

Max humidity........18-23 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8 to 12 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Very good decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft) 

                    overnight. 

Mixing height.......14100 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL 

                    overnight. 

Transport winds.....North 12 mph. 

Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 50 overnight. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.THURSDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke in the 

                    afternoon. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Max temperature.....93-100. 

Min humidity........3-8 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.  

Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good by noon increasing 

					to excellent by the late afternoon. 

Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 15600 ft AGL by peak  

                    heating. 

Transport winds.....North 10 mph. 

Clearing Index......540 increasing to 1050 by the early afternoon. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



$$

Forecaster...Gillian Felton

Requested by...Casey Griffith

Type of request...WILDFIRE

.TAG 2618922.3/GJT

.DELDT 08/05/26

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.EMAIL cgriffith@blm.gov,utmfc@firenet.gov,hlovell@blm.gov