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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
957 FNUS75 KGJT 171824 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Pariette Draw...FFSL National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1224 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 MDT on August 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected today and Sunday, with increased coverage of storms on Sunday. Gusty outflow winds will be of concern both days. Storms will diminish after midnight tonight and redevelop Sunday morning again. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................30 percent. Max temperature.....83-88. Min humidity........23-28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................4. Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 26 mph. Clearing Index......1050. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. Max humidity........91-96 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-22000 knot-ft). Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................4 until 2100, then 3 until 0300, then 2. Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 11 mph. Clearing Index......140. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....84-89. Min humidity........30-35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10000 knot-ft) increasing to fair in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 mph. Clearing Index......120 increasing to 840 in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Lucas Boyer Requested by...Brandon Peck Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2420450.0/GJT .DELDT 08/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL utubc@firenet.gov