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Spot Forecast for North Elk Ridge RX...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
837 AM MDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0813 MDT on September 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure is moving in from the west bringing mostly
clear skies and dry conditions with light, mostly terrain driven breezes.
These conditions look to continue through the coming week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 mph shifting to the northwest 7-10 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Clearing Index......360 increasing to 680 in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....43-48.
Max humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (0 knot-ft) overnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Clearing Index......520 decreasing to 50 overnight.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....65-70.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (24000-32000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........3 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Clearing Index......280.

$$
Forecaster...David Byers
Requested by...Timothy Spurr
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL timothy.spurr@usda.gov