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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
601 FNUS75 KGJT 122306 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Bucktail...Montrose Dispatch National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 506 PM MDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 13. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...There could be several rounds of storms through out the day tomorrow. Each could bring heavy rainfall and strong winds. The first half of the day storms will come from the south and then perhaps west later in the day. Confidence in the wind direction and speeds is low due to the potential for multiple outflows. The chances for storms decreases on Wednesday. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................40 percent. Max temperature.....76-81. Min humidity........42-47 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................3 until 1000, then 4. Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 mph shifting to the southwest 16 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................50 percent. Min temperature.....56-61. Max humidity........68-73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph shifting to the southeast overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8000-30000 knot-ft). Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................4 until 0300, then 3. Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL decreasing to 900 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North 13 mph shifting to the southeast 10 mph overnight. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....75-80. Min humidity........28-33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................2 until 0900, then 3 until 1200, then 4. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 8200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South 12 mph shifting to the west 16 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Kris Sanders Requested by...Ryan Donner Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2419424.50/GJT .DELDT 08/12/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joshua.oak@usda.gov,comtc@firenet.gov