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Spot Forecast for Spruce Creek Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
614 AM MDT Sat Jun 8 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on June 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Above normal temperatures will continue today, along
with generally dry conditions and low relative humidity. Increasing
moisture tonight into tomorrow will lead to a slight chance of showers
and storms near the fire site in the afternoon and evening. These
storms will be capable of producing strong, gusty, and erratic winds
along with lightning. Chances of wetting rain remain low.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....77-82.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 3-5 mph becoming southwest winds 8-12
mph by 1200. Gusts up to 25 mph possible in the
afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-20000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
1000, to very good by 1100, and to excellent by
1200.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 12600 ft AGL by 1500.
Transport winds.....Southwest 17 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....47-52.
Max humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8-12 mph becoming north winds 3-5
mph by 2200. Shifting to the east after 2400.
Gusts up to 20 mph possible before 2000.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft)
                    by 2000.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......10900 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL by 2100.
Transport winds.....West 17 mph shifting to the east 10 mph
                    overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming partly sunny
                    (55-65 percent) after 1200. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....74-79.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3-5 mph shifting to southwest
winds by 1000. Increasing to 8-12 mph after 1200.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-15000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
1000, to good by 1100 and to very good by 1600.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL by 1200,
then decreasing to 8500 ft AGL after 1500.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph shifting to the west in the
                    afternoon.

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Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...Charles Thelemann
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415816.0/GJT
.DELDT 06/08/24
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.EMAIL charles.thelemann@usda.gov