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Flight planning: Grand Junction Regional GJT / KGJT

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Grand Junction Regional in Grand Junction, Colorado, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 16 knots, gusting to 24. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.

Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field

SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC).

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
CO NM AZ UT
FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.

AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground).
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.

Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first

E170 at 10,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 5:41 pm MDT (23:41 UTC): moderate turbulence up to 10,000 ft, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT144009/TM 2341/FL100/TP E170/TB MOD SFC-100/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
9 nm southeast (144°) of GJT
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate from the surface to 10,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
LJ60 at 15,000 ft, 51 nm east, 6:28 pm MDT (00:28 UTC): light to moderate icing from 16,500 ft to 19,000 ft, -13 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
```
MTJ UA /OV MTJ030030/TM 0028/FL150/TP LJ60/TA M13/IC LGT-MOD 190-165/RM DURD ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MTJ
Where
30 nm northeast (030°) of MTJ
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ60
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light to moderate from 19,000 ft to 16,500 ft
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
B38M at 32,000 ft, 52 nm northeast, 5:32 pm MDT (23:32 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZDVWC-04.
as filed, and in English
```
EEO UA /OV EKR146023/TM 2332/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT /IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-04
```
Report
a routine report filed through EEO
Where
23 nm southeast (146°) of EKR
Time
23:32 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light
Icing
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-04
UAL1791 at 31,000 ft, 55 nm north, 4:40 pm MDT (22:40 UTC): light turbulence, -34 °C, wind 224° at 52 knots.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1791 3959N 10807W 2240 F310 MS34 224/052KT TB LIGHT SK CLEAR IC NONE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
C680 at 18,000 ft, 60 nm east, 4:35 pm MDT (22:35 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: from 18,000 ft to 10,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UA /OV ASE230020/TM 2235/FL180/TP C680/TB MOD/RM 180-100
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASE
Where
20 nm southwest (230°) of ASE
Time
22:35 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
C680
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
from 18,000 ft to 10,000 ft
UAL796 at 30,000 ft, 63 nm northeast, 6:09 pm MDT (00:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 230° at 42 knots.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL796 4004N 10755W 0009 F300 230/042KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B39M at 31,000 ft, 63 nm northeast, 4:44 pm MDT (22:44 UTC): remarks: mountain wave a 15-knot loss of airspeed zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
```
EEO UA /OV EKR/TM 2244/FL310/TP B39M/RM MTN WAVE +/-15KTS ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EEO
Where
over EKR
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Remarks
mountain wave a 15-knot loss of airspeed zdvwc
UAL2862 at 34,000 ft, 65 nm east, 4:39 pm MDT (22:39 UTC): no turbulence, wind 238° at 63 knots.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2862 3911N 10708W 2239 F340 238/063KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
C680A at 16,000 ft, 77 nm east, 4:59 pm MDT (22:59 UTC): moderate turbulence, scattered clouds above 16,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UA /OV HAERI/TM 2259/FL160/TP C680A/SK SCT160/TB CONS MOD/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASE
Where
haeri
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
C680A
Sky
scattered clouds from 16,000 ft
Turbulence
continuous moderate
Remarks
during the descent
C650 at 40,000 ft, 78 nm east, 5:48 pm MDT (23:48 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-03.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 2348/FL400/TP C650/TB MOD /RM ZDVWC-03
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASE
Where
over DBL
Time
23:48 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
C650
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
ZDVWC-03
C680A at 14,000 ft, 78 nm east, 5:02 pm MDT (23:02 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
ASE UA /OV DBL/TM 2302/FL140/TP C680A/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASE
Where
over DBL
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
C680A
Turbulence
light occasional moderate chop
B738 at 35,000 ft, 81 nm south, 6:14 pm MDT (00:14 UTC): remarks: zdvwc.
as filed, and in English
```
CEZ UA /OV DVC/TM 0014/FL350/TP B738/SK TOP 310/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEZ
Where
over DVC
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
top 31,000 ft
Remarks
zdvwc

What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.

Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point GJT · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
9,000 ft	210° (southwest)	40 knots	11 °C
12,000 ft	210° (southwest)	46 knots	3 °C
18,000 ft	210° (southwest)	61 knots	-10 °C
24,000 ft	210° (southwest)	68 knots	-22 °C
30,000 ft	220° (southwest)	57 knots	-29 °C
34,000 ft	230° (southwest)	59 knots	-36 °C
39,000 ft	240° (southwest)	66 knots	-46 °C

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.

Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list

No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.

Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now: KGJX (15 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Grand Junction Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.