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Spot Forecast for Mill Creek RX...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
218 PM MDT Wed Sep 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1402 MDT on September 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Expect uneventful weather through the next 36 hours
as dry southwest flow aloft persists over the project area. Winds
will be terrain driven and generally light. Relative humidity
falls a bit further on Thursday while temperatures rise a couple
of degrees.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....65-68.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 14 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....37-42.
Max humidity........65-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope winds 3 to 7 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Becoming poor (4000-31000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........2 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 800 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....66-71.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3 to 7 mph through 0900, then
                    becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Becoming fair by noon on the way to good
                    at peak heating.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......Rising to 6600 ft AGL at peak heating.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph.

$$

Forecaster...Norv Larson
Requested by...Fred Ellis
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2422496.2/GJT
.DELDT 09/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL fred.ellis@usda.gov