Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
454 FNUS75 KGJT 081717 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Slash Pile Rx...Norwood Fire Protection District National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1117 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 09. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... A low pressure center anchored to our west will keep unsettled weather in the forecast through the period. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms will develop on terrain. Precipitation chances increase Friday, with a greater chance for wetting rains from afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Marginal winds and higher relative humidity will keep critical fire weather conditions out of reach. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Max temperature.....60-63. Min humidity........20-25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon at 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 7200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South-southeast 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of rain showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of rain showers overnight. CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....36-40. Max humidity........75-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 15 mph decreasing to 8-12 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (11000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................3 until 2100, then 2 until 2400, then 3 until 0300, then 2. Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL decreasing to 1100 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....East 13 mph. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................40 percent. Max temperature.....60-65. Min humidity........29-34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10-12 mph shifting to the south 14-18 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1 until 0900, then 3 until 1200, then 4. Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 mph. $$ Forecaster...Lucas Boyer Requested by...Griffith Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413514.0/GJT .DELDT 05/08/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cgriffith@norwoodcofire.com