FNUS75 KGJT 041911 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Salter RX...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 111 PM MDT Mon May 4 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 07. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...The flow aloft on Thursday becomes northwest and that will persist through the weekend. There could be times of slightly more westerly wind direction, but northwest wind will prevail during afternoon mixing. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....58-63. Min humidity........13-18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8-12 mph shifting to the northwest 13-17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 8100 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....North 13 mph. Clearing Index......500 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....33-38. Max humidity........46-51 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 13-17 mph becoming northeast 5-10 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (1000 knot-ft) overnight. Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph. Clearing Index......910 decreasing to 50 overnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....65-70. Min humidity........13-18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8-12 mph increasing to 13-17 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Very good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Mixing height.......11100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 18 mph. Clearing Index......1050. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 mph. .SUNDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 mph. .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 mph. $$ Forecaster...Kris Sanders Requested by...Madelene Elfstrom Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2612653.0/GJT .DELDT 05/04/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL liv.elfstrom@usda.gov