260 FNUS75 KGJT 300026 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Babylon...Forest Service National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 626 PM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 30. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...Tuesday will see a continued southerly regime, with gusts around 30 mph expected by mid morning. Relative humidities will remain in the low teens to single digits through the forecast period with poor overnight recovery . Hot, dry, windy conditions will prevail through the rest of the week. There is no chance of wetting rain in the next 7 days. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke in the morning, then areas of smoke in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....71-76. Min humidity........8-13 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 4-8 mph increasing to 8-12 mph by 0900. Shifting to the southwest by 1300. Gusts to around 20 mph until 1200, then gusts to around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5000-10000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by 0800, to good by 0900, to very good by 1000, and to excellent by 1100. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 12300 ft AGL by 1600. Transport winds.....South 27 mph. Clearing Index......60 increasing to 1050 by 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....46-51. Max humidity........23-28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8-12 mph becoming west winds 4-8 mph by 2100, then becoming north winds 3-5 mph by 2400. Shifting to the southeast by 0200. Gusts to around 25 mph possible until 2000. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to fair by 2000, and to poor (3000-5000) knot-ft) by 2100. Mixing height.......11100 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL by 2100. Transport winds.....West 28 mph becoming southwest 10 mph overnight. Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 50 by 2100. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Areas of smoke in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....74-79. Min humidity........7-12 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3-5 mph becoming south winds 4-8 mph by 0900. Increasing to 8-12 mph by 1200. Gusts to around 20 mph after 0900, then gusts to around 25 mph after 1200. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-17000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by 0900, to good by 1000, to very good by 1100, and to excellent by 1300. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 12300 ft AGL by 1700. Transport winds.....South 18 mph. Clearing Index......50 increasing to 1050 by 1100. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 mph. .FRIDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 mph. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 mph. .SUNDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ Forecaster...Brianna Bealo Requested by...Cassidy Halverson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2616296.4/GJT .DELDT 06/29/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Cassidy_halverson@firenet.gov,utmfc@firenet.gov,kerry_murphy@firenet.gov,Karson_geissinger@firenet.gov,karly_demars@firenet.gov,2026.babylon.plans@firenet.gov