Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
667 FNUS75 KGJT 160303 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Landfill fire...Gunnison Fire Dept National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 903 PM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 MDT on July 15. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... A few showers on the terrain this evening could send outflows across the fire. However, shower activity is expected to wane quickly after sunset. Warm and dry conditions continue Tuesday and Wednesday. Localized periods of critical fire weather conditions are possible thanks to gusty outflow winds from thunderstorms combined with low afternoon relative humidities. Afternoon thunderstorms will favor the terrain Tuesday and Wednesday and be capable of small hail and outflows up to 50 mph. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....48-53. Max humidity........73-78 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East-southeast winds 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-5000 knot-ft). Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the southeast 5 mph overnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of rain showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................20 percent. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........21-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 mph increasing to west-northwest 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1 until 1000, then 2 until 1200, then 4. Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 11100 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Northwest 13 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming mostly clear (10-20 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....46-51. Max humidity........80-85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10-12 mph shifting to the east overnight 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (6000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................4 until 2100, then 3 until 2400, then 1. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the east overnight. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 5. Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL increasing to 9500 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southeast 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Lucas Boyer Requested by...Fire Chief Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418150.4/GJT .DELDT 07/15/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bbowen@gunnisonco.gov