194 FNUS75 KGJT 291040 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Horse Head...BLM National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 440 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 29. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Gusty southwest winds will occur this afternoon but less than yesterday. Still gusts 30 to 35 mph combined with low RH will lead to critical fire weather conditions. Stronger winds are expected on Tuesday as another stronger system pushes through the area Tuesday afternoon and evening with gusts up to 40 mph or greater. RH recovery to 30% is expected overnight. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....76-81. Min humidity........6-11 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley winds 8 to 12 mph until 0900, then becoming south and increasing 10 to 15 mph by late morning. Winds will shift to southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Very good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL in the afternoon by peak heating. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 mph. Clearing Index......1050. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke overnight. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....49-54. Max humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the early evening, shifting to the southeast 8 to 12 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (6000 knot-ft) overnight. Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....South 16 mph. Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 60 overnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........5-10 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts to 25 mph after 0900, increasing 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL in the afternoon by peak heating. Transport winds.....South 31 mph. Clearing Index......1050. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ Forecaster...Matt Aleksa Requested by...JB Clay Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2616355.1/GJT .DELDT 06/29/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jbclay@blm.gov,utmfc@firenet.gov