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Spot Forecast for Little Valley...BLM
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
748 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on July 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Conditions are drying out as the pattern shifts to northwest flow.
Winds increase tomorrow with gusts up to 30 mph and RH values
dropping into the lower teens during the afternoon. Winds decrease
going into the late week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....77-82.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 mph with gusts up to 18
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......11300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 11 mph.
Clearing Index......930.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....50-55.
Max humidity........29-34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the north
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (12000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......10900 ft AGL decreasing to 900 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....North 15 mph.
Clearing Index......870 decreasing to 120 overnight.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 mph increasing to 15 mph
                    with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 12700 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 13 mph increasing to 24 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Clearing Index......650 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Kris Sanders
Requested by...J. Lintzenich
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417190.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/02/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jlintzenich@blm.gov