Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
138 FNUS75 KGJT 151050 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Speirs...Ashley National Forest National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 450 AM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on July 15. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Moisture trapped beneath the high pressure system over the region will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon/evening today and again Tuesday. Temperatures trend slowly downward while winds continue to be relatively light except when outflow winds from showers/storms impact the fire. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................40 percent. Max temperature.....82-87. Min humidity........23-28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3 to 7 mph through 1000, becoming west at 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Becoming partly cloudy (30-40 percent). CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. Max humidity........56-61 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming downslope 3 to 7 mph in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........18-23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3 to 7 mph through 1000, becoming west at 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. $$ Forecaster...Norv Larson Requested by...Tiffany Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418065.2/GJT .DELDT 07/15/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL uintahbasindispatch@gmail.com