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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
978 FNUS75 KGJT 071200 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for spruce creek fire...USFS National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 600 AM MDT Fri Jun 7 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on June 07. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Above normal temperatures will continue even with a a bit of moisture to make clouds this afternoon. Some buildups are possible over the higher terrain but not expected over the fire. Still any virga passing by can still create gusty winds and should be monitored. Otherwise low afternoon humidity will be a result of the higher than normal temperatures and deeper mixing will lead to some afternoon gusts near 20 mph. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........11-16 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light terrain winds then Southwest 10 to 15 mph after 1200 with occasional gusts near 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......14300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....51-56. Max humidity........38-43 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph shifting to the east overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest 18 mph shifting to the southeast 12 mph overnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........9-14 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 11100 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South 16 mph shifting to the west 18 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Dennis Phillips Requested by...Charles Thelemann Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2415759.0/GJT .DELDT 06/07/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL charles.thelemann@usda.gov