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Spot Forecast for Salter RX Units 34 & 37...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
455 AM MDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on September 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Unseasonably warm temperatures continue to highlight
the forecast today. Isolated to scattered showers and storms will
develop over the eastern San Juans this afternoon and have the
potential to produce gusty outflow winds. If precipitation
develops close enough, winds at the burn site may be affected.
Otherwise quiet conditions persist with good smoke dispersal
expected once afternoon mixing kicks in.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....77-82.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL increasing to 11300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East 13 mph shifting to the south 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....50-55.
Max humidity........49-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 mph shifting to the east
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1000-31000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....East 12 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....75-80.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 mph shifting to the south in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 9900 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 14 mph.

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Forecaster...Kathryn Abbott
Requested by...Vince Mowery
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2423118.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/27/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL vincent.mowery@usda.gov,caleb.schutz@usda.gov