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Spot Forecast for Salter RX Units 34 & 37...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
443 AM MDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on September 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Dry and very warm conditions will continue this
weekend. Isolated storms are possible over the higher peaks each
afternoon so some gusty winds are possible but chance of wetting
rain is very low. Overall, dry conditions are expected at the burn
location with occasionally breezy afternoon winds and good to
very good smoke dispersal.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....76-81.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph until 1000, then
                    becoming south-southwest 8 to 12 mph with gusts
                    to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 10300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon by peak heating.
Transport winds.....South 15 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....47-52.
Max humidity........53-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph in the early evening,
                    then becoming downslope/downvalley 4 to 8 mph
                    after sunset and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (1000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast 12 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....76-81.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west
                    8 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 10300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon by peak heating.
Transport winds.....Southeast 12 mph shifting to the west 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Vince Mowery
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2423163.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL trevor.williams@usda.gov,caleb.schutz@usda.gov,vincent.mowery@usda.gov