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Spot Forecast for Bears Ears...Forest Service
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
932 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 MDT on July 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure to the west will keep conditions clear
and dry with breezy conditions in the afternoon. Winds will be
gustier this weekend due to increasing winds aloft from the
northwest.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....52-57.
Max humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    northwest and becoming downslope/downvalley
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-5000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 500 ft AGL or less overnight.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Clearing Index......50.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....77-82.
Min humidity........5-10 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 4 to 8 mph until 1000, then
                    becoming northwest 8 to 12 mph increasing to 12
                    to 18 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL increasing to 9500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 21 mph.
Clearing Index......1050.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....55-60.
Max humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the early evening,
                    decreasing to 8 to 12 mph near sunset and
                    becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (6000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 mph.
Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 60 overnight.

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Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Moab Fire Center
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417499.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/05/24
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.EMAIL utmfc@firenet.gov