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Spot Forecast for Wray Mesa...BLM
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
403 AM MDT Thu Jul 11 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on July 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Conditions will remain mostly dry and warm for the next several days.
There is a slight chance for showers/storms on the higher terrain
around the fire starting tomorrow. These showers could produce gusty
outflow winds. Chances for wetting rain does not increase until Sunday
or Monday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....89-94.
Min humidity........7-12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (32000 knot-ft) increasing to excellent in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 14900 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph shifting to the north 14 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Clearing Index......320 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-5 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....63-68.
Max humidity........29-34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the west
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......13500 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....North 15 mph shifting to the south 10 mph
                    overnight.
Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 50 overnight.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....90-95.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-10 mph shifting to the northeast in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (26000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 12000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 5 mph shifting to the north 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Clearing Index......260 increasing to 840 in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Kris Sanders
Requested by...Montose Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417657.13/GJT
.DELDT 07/11/24
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.EMAIL comtc@firenet.gov