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Spot Forecast for Spruce creek...Forest Service
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
248 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Mainly clear and dry conditions expected the next few
days as the threat of wetting rainfall will remain across the
northern part of the State. Winds will be terrain driven to start
the day and then mix to the Northwest this afternoon and Southwest
tomorrow. Above normal temperatures and the dry conditions should
help push minimum humidity to below 25 percent both afternoons.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Terrain driven winds 5 mph becoming Northwest
                    7 to 12 mph by 1300.
Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to excellent by peak heating.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 10600 ft AGL by peak heating.
Transport winds.....West 17 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....36-41.
Max humidity........43-48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 3 to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Decreasing to poor (3000 knot-ft) overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Mixing height.......10100 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....West 20 mph becoming north 10 mph overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Terrain driven winds 5 mph becoming Southwest
                    7 to 12 mph by 1300.
Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to excellent by peak heating.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL by peak heating
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 mph shifting to the southwest 21
                    mph in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Dennis Phillips
Requested by...William R Ellis
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL william.ellis2@usda.gov