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Spot Forecast for Dodge...USWFS

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

120 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 04. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...



.DISCUSSION... Hot and dry conditions will persist through the 

forecast period and beyond due to building high pressure. Single 

digit minimum relative humidity values are expected, along with 

poor overnight recoveries. Gusts up to 25 mph are forecast during 

the afternoon and early evening hours today and tomorrow. No 

precipitation is expected during the next several days. 



.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). 

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

Max temperature.....95-100. 

Min humidity........5-10 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 

					25 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. 

Mixing height.......15100 ft AGL by peak heating. 

Transport winds.....West 16 mph. 

Clearing Index......1050. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.TONIGHT...



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

                    through the night. 

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

Min temperature.....63-68. 

Max humidity........16-21 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 mph shifting to the north 8 to

					12 mph overnight. Gusts up to 15 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (8000 knot-ft) 

                    overnight. 

Mixing height.......14400 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL 

                    overnight. 

Transport winds.....West 15 mph shifting to the north 16 mph 

                    overnight. 

Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 80 overnight. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



.WEDNESDAY...



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

                    day. 

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

Max temperature.....94-99. 

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

Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west 

					8 to 12 mph. Gusts to around 25 mph in the 

					afternoon. 

Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 

Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 14600 ft AGL by peak 

                    heating. 

Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph. 

Clearing Index......490 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 



$$

Forecaster...Gillian Felton

Requested by...Casey Griffith

Type of request...WILDFIRE

.TAG 2618922.1/GJT

.DELDT 08/04/26

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