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Spot Forecast for spruce creek fire...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
614 AM MDT Wed Jun 5 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on June 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure will move overhead, providing for
sunny and dry conditions with warming temperatures through the
week. Winds will generally follow terrain driven patterns with
upslope in the afternoon and downslope overnight. Winds will be
breezy at times with very good smoke dispersal.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....79-84.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph until 0900,
                    becoming north 8 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL increasing to 9400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....45-50.
Max humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 8 to 12 mph, becoming southwest in the early
                    evening, then downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph after
                    sunset.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (7000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 15 mph shifting to the northeast 14 mph
                    overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....82-87.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph, shifting to the
                    west 8 to 12 mph and becoming upslope in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Haines Index........6 or high.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph shifting to the west 13 mph in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Matt Aleksa
Requested by...Charles Thelemann
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415636.0/GJT
.DELDT 06/05/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL charles.thelemann@usda.gov