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Spot Forecast for West Rim Rx Unit 20A...BLM
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
753 AM MDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on September 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Expect dry conditions today with very warm, near record
temperatures that will last through the rest of the week. Winds will be
generally light breezes with an occasional gust during the afternoon
hours. Note: For planning weather, we have set up the Fire Weather
Dashboard on the weather.gov/gjt website. Spot forecasts are for active
incidents or areas with personnel active onsite.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....73-78.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph shifting to the west in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 9400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 12 mph shifting to the west 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Clearing Index......350 increasing to 660 in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....50-55.
Max humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 mph shifting to the east
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-28000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 mph.
Clearing Index......170.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....74-79.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 mph shifting to the northwest
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (36000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL increasing to 11100 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Clearing Index......380 increasing to 780 in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...David Byers
Requested by...Jonathan Ott
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2422984.0/GJT
.DELDT 09/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jwott@blm.gov,bellis@blm.gov,tcorbin@blm.gov,rlromero@blm.gov