Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
666 FNUS75 KGJT 231437 FWSGJT 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 .TAG 2422716.2/GJT .DELDT 09/23/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL timothy.spurr@usda.gov