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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
434 FNUS75 KGJT 040540 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Gibson gulch fire...BLM National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1140 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 MDT on July 03. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...High pressure will build to the west for the next several days resulting in continued dry northwest flow overhead. Only passing clouds are expected with warming temperatures. Occasionally breezy conditions tomorrow afternoon will leave to localized near critical fire weather conditions before winds diminish tomorrow night. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....37-42. Max humidity........80-85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 mph shifting to the east at 3 to 6 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL decreasing to 680 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph overnight. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....75-80. Min humidity........11-16 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 mph through mid morning, then shifting to the southwest. Becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor through late morning, then good. Increasing to very good around midday before becoming excellent in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph through early morning, then shifting to the northwest. Becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....36-41. Max humidity........68-73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph through 2200, then shifting to the east at 10 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent, then very good. Decreasing to poor overnight. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......11300 ft AGL decreasing to 680 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph becoming east 5 to 10 mph overnight. $$ Forecaster...Megan Stackhouse Requested by...Marteen Herrera Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2417376.0/GJT .DELDT 07/03/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mdherrera@blm.gov