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Spot Forecast for Babylon...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
413 PM MDT Sat Jul 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MDT on July 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure overhead will slowly move eastward
keeping hot temperatures in the forecast. Some moisture is moving
northward and will allow a few showers and storms to form in the
afternoons. With such dry lower levels, do not anticipate much
rain hitting the ground but some gusty outflow winds will be
possible under and near any convection in addition to lightning.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....85-90.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near showers and thunderstorms.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................3.
Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph.
Clearing Index......720.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....60-65.
Max humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................3 until 2100, then 2 until 2300, then 1.
Mixing height.......11100 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Clearing Index......660 decreasing to 50 overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....82-87.
Min humidity........14-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph through mid
                    to late morning, then becoming northwest 5 to 10
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3 until 1700, then 4.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Clearing Index......50 increasing to 910 in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Megan Stackhouse
Requested by...Jodi Wetzstein
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417886.3/GJT
.DELDT 07/13/24
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.EMAIL jodi_wetzstein@firenet.gov