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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
557 FNUS75 KGJT 142325 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Bucktail...Montrose Dispatch National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 525 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 14. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Dry weather is expected for the next few days. Generally light and terrain-driven winds with occasional gusts in the afternoon. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph increasing to west in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (35000 knot-ft) increasing to very good in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South 10 mph shifting to the west 16 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....57-62. Max humidity........47-52 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-10 mph shifting to the southeast overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Very good decreasing to poor (8000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......9200 ft AGL decreasing to 900 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....South 13 mph shifting to the east 10 mph overnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....81-86. Min humidity........18-23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-10 mph shifting to the southwest with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL increasing to 11000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South 12 mph shifting to the southwest 16 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Kris Sanders Requested by...Mike Sweet Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2419424.52/GJT .DELDT 08/13/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joshua.oak@usda.gov,comtc@firenet.gov