Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
815 FNUS75 KGJT 180119 FWSGJT 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