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FWSGJT

Spot Forecast for Long Canyon Wildfire...Wildland Fire Service and US Forest Service
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
457 AM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on July 08. 
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions will remain over the wildfire today. 
Deeper mixing will allow some gusty winds each afternoon. Today, 
gusts of 25 to 25 mph are expected, increasing to 30 mph tomorrow 
afternoon. Winds will be westerly today and more southwesterly 
through westerly tomorrow. Temperatures will increase heading into
the weekend as hot and dry conditions continue as do the breezy 
winds.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Max temperature.....92-97. 
Min humidity........8-13 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in 
                    the afternoon with occasional gusts between 20
                    to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......13200 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 13 mph. 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Min temperature.....62-67. 
Max humidity........29-34 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley 3 to 6 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft) 
                    overnight. 
Mixing height.......12000 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL 
                    overnight. 
Transport winds.....West 17 mph shifting to the southeast 10 mph 
                    overnight. 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Max temperature.....92-97. 
Min humidity........5-10 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West through southwest winds 10 to 12 mph 
                    with gusts of 25 to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good increasing to excellent in the 
                    afternoon. 
Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 14400 ft AGL in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport winds.....South 15 mph shifting to the west 24 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
Chance of thunder...0 percent. 

$$
Forecaster...Tom Renwick
Requested by...Derek Bollan
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616962.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/08/26
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.EMAIL derekbollan@gmail.com,derek.bollan@usda.gov