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Spot Forecast for Prairie...BLM
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
719 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on September 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Late this evening winds diminish and transition to a
light drainage flow under mainly clear skies. Winds pick up with
warming on Wednesday, though intensity will be significantly less
than that experienced today...a few gusts from the Southwest will be
possible during peak heating hours.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....43-48.
Max humidity........49-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 12 to 18 with gusts to 25 mph
                    decreasing to 5 to 10 mph and shifting to the
                    East by midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 mph shifting to the east 10 mph
                    overnight.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....73-78.
Min humidity........12-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3 to 7 mph through 1000, shifting
                    through to the south in the late morning then
                    becoming southwest and increasing to 10 to 15
                    mph in the afternoon. A few gusts near 25 mph
                    possible during peak heating.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East 10 mph increasing to southwest 18 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Clearing Index......Increasing to above 1000 in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....45-50.
Max humidity........47-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    overnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Transport winds.....South 13 mph shifting to the east 10 mph
                    overnight.

$$
Forecaster...Dennis Phillips
Requested by...Specht
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2422655.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL utmfc@blm.gov,mspecht@blm.gov