Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
472 FNUS75 KGJT 241437 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Salter RX 34 & 37...US Forest Service National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 837 AM MDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on September 25. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Sunny and dry conditions can be expected over the next few days with smoke dispersal looking to reach the good category under in these above normal temperatures. Winds on Wed look to be southerly in the afternoon mixing then more West/Northwest on Thursday as the pattern shifts a bit in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....73-78. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to South 8 to 13 mph by 1100. Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to good by peak heating. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......Increasing to 6400 ft AGL by peak heating. Transport winds.....South 14 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....46-51. Max humidity........47-52 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1000-34000 knot-ft). Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....75-80. Min humidity........15-20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph shifting West then Northwest at 5 to 10 mph through the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to good by peak heating. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......Increasing to 9600 ft AGL by peak heating. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Dennis Phillips Requested by...Vince Mowery Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422960.0/GJT .DELDT 09/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL caleb.schutz@usda.gov,vincent.mowery@usda.gov