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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
290 FNUS75 KGJT 132131 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Bucktail...Montrose Dispatch National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 331 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 14. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Drier conditions begin to work into western Colorado on Wednesday. Still anticipate isolated to scattered showers and storms during the afternoon, though coverage and rainfall intensities are expected to decrease. Gusty outflow winds and lightning are the primary concerns from nearby convection. Storms dwindle Wednesday evening, as does chance for additional precipitation. Dry and warmer conditions spread across the region for Thursday and Friday. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....75-80. Min humidity........25-35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1 until 1000, then 2 until 1300, then 3 until 1600, then 2 until 1700, then 1. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....57-62. Max humidity........45-55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds 2 to 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Very good decreasing to poor (6000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL decreasing to 900 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest 16 mph shifting to the east 10 mph overnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....81-86. Min humidity........15-25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after noon. Gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 11 mph. $$ Forecaster...Erin Walter Requested by...Mike Sweet Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2419424.51/GJT .DELDT 08/13/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joshua.oak@usda.gov,comtc@firenet.gov